Dana Teasley serves as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel of GEO Foundation. She oversees all business, legal, and operational aspects of the GEO Foundation and the GEO Academies. Dana holds a Liberal Arts degree in Communication, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Kelly School of Business, and a law degree from McKinney School of Law. Prior to joining the GEO Foundation, Dana spent several years in public and media relations and business management. She finally gave in to her passion to return to law school, and upon graduation, opened her own solo law practice specializing in serving special needs students and their families. She joined GEO in 2004, drawn by GEO’s mission of empowering students in high-risk areas by providing them with a high-quality education and path to college.
While in law school, Dana earned honors as Moot Court Champion, a member of the Order of the Barristers, a member of Law Review, and earned Pro Bono service awards. She is licensed to practice in the State of Indiana and in the Northern and Southern Indiana Federal District Courts and still serves special needs students and their families on a pro bono basis.
Dana has served two terms on the Special Olympics Indiana Board of Directors, was elected twice to her hometown traditional public school board, and has been president of the board of trustees for her local library. She was an Indianapolis Business Journal Honoree for 2021 CFO of the Year.
On a personal level, she is a proud mom of three extraordinary young adults and spends what little free time she has with her husband, a good book, or anything related to professional sports in Pittsburgh.