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Dana Hunkele

Chairperson - Communications
Member - Finance Committee 
Liaison - Planning Board and Downtown
 

Dana has lived in Caldwell for more than a dozen years. She graduated from Douglass College and Rutgers University and was born in Kearny, New Jersey. She has a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Psychology. In 2017, Dana launched her own interior design company, making her a small business owner. She is a former retail executive with almost two decades of experience managing multi-hundred-million dollar businesses. Dana brings a plethora of knowledge in a variety of roles to the town council as a result of these experiences.

Dana served on the Jefferson School Home School Association board for seven years in a variety of capacities. Most notably, she oversaw the construction and design of the new playground while serving as President. She has been married to her husband, Frank, for sixteen years, and they are raising their two children in Caldwell: Alexandra, twelve, and Frankie, fifteen. Between the town's soccer and lacrosse clubs, Frank and Dana have been very involved.

As a council member, Dana is dedicated to guiding the borough toward a bright future while upholding its significant small-town flavor and charm while keeping financial prudence at the forefront.

In her free time, Dana enjoys traveling, cooking, baking, renovating her own home, spending time with her loved ones, doing pilates and lifting weights, volunteering at her kids' schools, and can often be found reading books to discuss with her book club.

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