Farley Nachemin
Dana served as Senior Designer for Christmas Tree Shops while I was the VP over this area. Dana was responsible for a broad suite of products in our holiday, outdoor and home decorating areas. Our most successful products at Christmas Tree featured illustrations and novel designs frequently paired with clever sayings. Dana was particularly talented at finding great balance between home design and novelty. She was equally adept at creating serious decor product designs as she was at novelty/humor design. This range made her a highly valued senior member of our design team.
Dana is an outgoing and very upbeat person. She was helpful at training new more junior hires and has a great personality to help keep things upbeat and fun.
David Stahley
I had the pleasure of working with Dana at Christmas Tree Shops for 10 years.
She is not only a talented artist but very insightful designer, balancing a strong understanding of her customer with the need to advance the company’s fashion position.
Dana played a major role developing company-wide trend direction which was the cornerstone of CTS’s business.
Always a strong partner with her cross functional counterparts in buying, planning, and marketing.
Karen Sutphen
I had the pleasure of hiring(!) and working with Dana for several years on the product design team for Christmas Tree Shops. Dana was an instrumental part of this team which produced over 260+ original products annually and 1000+ pattern/illustration projects, and set the trend and creative direction for the retailer.
Dana is enthusiastic, energetic and positive. Her skills and speed in Illustrator are bar none! She formed close relationships with the merchants and quickly delivered on the asks. She was part of the trend cross-functional team which set the trend direction for the upcoming season across the organization. Dana would be a benefit to any team and organization!
“I was fortunate to work with Dana for over 11 years at Christmas Tree Shops. Dana provided great designs for exclusive product for the merchant group. She was an excellent collaborator, always taking into account our needs and doing so in an efficient, enthusiastic and professional manner. She consistently met deadlines but never to the detriment of the quality of her work.”
Pam Roberts, Buyer, Christmas Tree Shops