Dana Fergins, Speaker/Author/Facilitator

12/22/2025

As a published international author and TEDx speaker, Dana specializes in leadership development, facilitation, resilience, and personal growth, earning recognition for her excellence in presentation and facilitation. Dana equips leaders, scholars, and organizations with strategies to build resilience, lead with purpose, and create sustainable impact. Her signature book and framework, '7 Rules of Resilience,' has been implemented across collegiate programs, non profits, high school mentoring programs, Rotary Clubs, K-12 counseling programs, professional women’s leadership organizations, and community development settings.

As Featured Media for Huffines Broadcast Campaign she has reached an estimated 1.2M+ viewers and listeners across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. She served as featured voice and on-camera talent representing community-centered leadership and trust. In addition, she contributed to their multi-channel campaign exposure across radio, broadcast, and digital.

12/07/2025

“7 Rules of Resilience" shares practical principles for building resilience through self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and boundary-setting, based on the author's journey overcoming personal hardships. www.danafergins.com

11/19/2025

Resilience is not the absence of hardship. It is the decision to rise again, stronger and more grounded in purpose.

In “Rising Through Resilience: A Journey of Strength, Purpose, and Becoming” from Dana Fergins-Hawthorne, M.Ed., M.A. on Influential Women, this story reflects on how life’s challenges can forge confidence, compassion, and clarity in leadership.

It is a reminder that growth often begins in the moments that test us most.

🔗 Read the full piece:
https://lnkd.in/ecTJs8k7

10/24/2025

www.danafergins.com

10/13/2025

As Director of the Thelma DeWitty Honors Program, I design and lead high-impact learning experiences that cultivate leaders, scholars, and changemakers. My work integrates academic excellence, leadership development, and community engagement—empowering students to not only persist and graduate, but to thrive as global citizens and vision-driven leaders.

Outside of academia, I am a best-selling author, sought-after facilitator, and dynamic speaker specializing in leadership development, resilience training, and personal growth. Through my workshops, keynote sessions, and coaching experiences, I equip emerging and established leaders with tools to strengthen mindset, expand influence, and lead with purpose. My programs blend research-based strategies with practical, real-world application—helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential and create lasting impact.

I bring both strategic vision and hands-on leadership to every initiative I lead. Whether in the classroom, at the podium, or in the community, my goal remains the same: to develop confident, compassionate leaders who serve with distinction and inspire change.

Driven by purpose and guided by resilience, I am committed to building legacy—one leader, one scholar, and one moment of impact at a time.

💜 Dreamers & Doers | Building Legacy. Inspiring Global Impact.

07/13/2025

Dana Michelle Fergins is a no-nonsense, spiritually-grounded, brilliance-driven woman who refuses to let pain go to waste. Her journey is one of turning adversity into assignment, using every challenge as fuel for purpose and power. A truth-teller, quiet warrior, and champion for others, Dana leads not for applause—but for transformation, restoration, and legacy.

In higher education, she serves as Director of the Thelma Dewitty Honors Program at Wiley University, where she equips the next generation of change-makers through academic excellence and bold mentorship. Her book, 7 Rules of Resilience, offers raw yet empowering guidance for those ready to rise after hardship. Her recent academic research on remote work and workforce transformation was featured at an international conference in Cairo, Egypt, further extending her impact to a global stage.

Rooted in community, Dana serves with unwavering commitment through organizations like Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Junior League, Rotary Club, and the Lupus Foundation of America, Lone Star Chapter. Whether mentoring students, advocating for systemic equity, or serving her local and global community, Dana Michelle Fergins embodies what it means to turn purpose into power—and to leave a legacy that uplifts others long after the work is done. www.danafergins.com

05/31/2025

Invest in yourself. 7 Rules of Resilience offers real strategies to help you heal, grow, and thrive—because the best project you’ll ever work on is YOU. www.danafergins.com

05/11/2025

Excited to share my latest article for the Shreveport Sun: Education Options & Leadership in Cedar Grove: It’s a Notable Discussion.
As Cedar Grove—like many urban minority communities—navigates educational challenges, strong leadership and innovative options are more necessary than ever.
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this critical conversation.
By Dana M. Fergins, M.A., M.Ed. The Shreveport Sun

04/19/2025

I am honored to serve as both a service advocate and an education advocate, committed to uplifting and empowering communities—especially our children. With a passion for equity, leadership, and transformative education, I believe it’s time to amplify my voice further by contributing this current year as a guest columnist again for newspapers and media outlets. My goal is to expand the conversation around advocacy for children, highlight pressing issues, and inspire actionable change through informed storytelling and thought leadership.

04/13/2025

Join me this Monday (tomorrow) from 6–7 PM CST for a special Kindle eBook Sale of my book, 7 Rules of Resilience – available here: https://a.co/d/7YsHy2t
Let’s build resilience together—one rule at a time!

In "7 Rules of Resilience," author Dana Fergins shares a powerful personal journey of overcoming hardships and discovering the essential principles that helped her become more resilient. From a dysfunctional upbringing to professional setbacks and personal betrayals, the author faced numerous cha...