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Dana Hunter Fradella
Dana Hunter Fradella

Executive Leadership Coach

Open to offers · Member since 6 Oct 2026
Location
New Orleans, United States
Desired salary
Confidential
Work preference
Remote Only / Part Time, Contract, Freelance
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a certified executive leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker with more than 20 years of experience developing leaders and building high-performing teams.

I partner with CEOs, founders, nonprofit leaders, and business owners as they navigate career, revenue, and leadership transitions. I help clients clarify their vision, strengthen confidence, and turn ambitious goals into accountable action.

Through my coaching practice, I deliver one-to-one coaching, VIP intensives, group programs, masterminds, workshops, and keynote speaking. I use a structured five-phase framework centered on reflection, clear goals, transformation, and sustained action.

Before launching my coaching practice, I served as a school principal, academic dean, campus manager, project manager, and leadership coach. I have coached hundreds of teachers and school leaders and supported organizations working to improve academic outcomes, culture, engagement, retention, and graduation.

I am known for building trust quickly, asking questions that create breakthroughs, and holding leaders accountable with care. My work combines strategic planning, mindset development, team leadership, facilitation, and performance coaching.

Skills

22 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Founder & Executive Leadership Coach Her Next Level

I deliver one-to-one coaching, VIP intensives, and group programs for women CEOs, founders, nonprofit leaders, and business owners navigating career, revenue, and leadership transitions.

I created a five-phase coaching framework that guides clients from reflection through goal setting, transformation, and accountable action. I lead a weekly intention group and a mastermind for podcast hosts and business owners, and I design and facilitate workshops, conference sessions, and leadership retreats.

I am also the founder and host of the top 5% ranked Her Next Level podcast, publishing four full-length monthly episodes focused on mindset, leadership, and empowerment.

Leadership Coach & Educational Consultant Independent

I design and deliver leadership coaching and professional learning for school and district leaders nationwide, aligning engagements to performance goals in academics, school culture, family engagement, graduation, and retention.

My clients include PowerSchool, Kickboard, TNTP, Leading Educators, Imagine Learning, StudySync, McGraw Hill, Teach For America, and Cleveland ISD. I observed, coached, and evaluated more than 100 K-12 teachers for TNTP from 2017 to 2023 using the Core Rubric for Effective Instruction.

I also designed and evaluated K-12 ELA and Social Studies curriculum for StudySync, McGraw Hill, and Imagine Learning from 2018 to 2025.

Associate Manager & Project Manager Kickboard / PowerSchool

I led, coached, and developed a team of thought leaders, content creators, and graphic designers responsible for an on-demand professional learning library of more than 15 courses for teachers and school and district leaders.

I planned and hosted a webinar series with national experts on school culture, trauma-informed practices, equity, and family engagement. I also delivered professional development supporting stronger school culture, attendance, engagement, graduation, and reduced exclusionary discipline.

School Leadership Coach Leading Educators

I coached more than 30 teacher and school leaders in New Orleans to set and achieve ambitious goals in academics, culture, and community engagement.

My work affected more than 10,000 students and their families. I facilitated leadership development focused on visionary leadership, strategic planning, content standards, and effective team leadership.

Academic Chairperson & Campus Manager Blue Cliff College

I led and coached more than 40 faculty members across five academic programs serving over 1,000 adult learners.

I supported retention, graduation, licensure, and job placement outcomes above 75%. I also built partnerships with employers and community agencies that advised programs, hosted externships, and hired graduates.

Principal, Academic Dean & Teacher KIPP New Orleans; Baltimore City Public Schools

I served in school leadership, academic dean, instructional coaching, and teaching roles in Baltimore and New Orleans. As a Baltimore high school leader, I helped raise state test scores by more than 20% and achieve a 100% graduation rate.

At KIPP New Orleans, I coached more than 20 teachers across grades 5-8 and designed staff development in instruction and data analysis, increasing assessment scores by up to 22% across subject areas. I also served as a Teach For America corps member and instructional coach for grades 9-12 in Baltimore.

Education

Learning history

Brave Thinking Institute

Certified Life Coach & Life Mastery Consultant, Life Coaching

Completed certification as a Life Coach and Life Mastery Consultant.

The Johns Hopkins University

Master of Arts, Teaching

Graduated summa cum laude with an M.A. in Teaching.

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Arts, French and Women's Studies

Graduated cum laude with a B.A. in French and Women's Studies.

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