Dayna M. Hassell, M.Ed.

Dayna Hassell has been working in the field of Student Services within higher education for over 30 years on both the undergraduate and graduate levels to a cross-section of students ranging from public school, to non-traditional adults, to certified and licensed professionals. The diversity of her responsibilities has included recruitment and orientation activities, freshman studies instruction, general and professional academic advisement, as well as career and financial aid counseling. She has also held positions of supervision and leadership that have allowed her to advocate for under-represented groups of students.

A Pittsburgh native, Dayna is an alumna of the University of Pittsburgh where she earned both her B.S. in Psychology and M.Ed. in Counselor Education. Dayna Hassell has been the regional representative for NJ for the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid at the University of Pittsburgh since 2018 where she is responsible for the recruitment and selection of the freshman class.