DANA STAMOS
Founder of and Webmaster for USADOJO.COM
Dana
Stamos was born in Hollywood, California on February 6, 1955 and she grew up in Tarzana, California.
She was extremely blessed to be born into a wonderful, always involved family with parents, Jim and Joyce Van Schaack who set a beautiful example for her.
Jim & Joyce Van Schaack (Dana's parents),
Assembly Woman Mimi Walters and Dana Stamos at Joyce Van Schaack's
California Woman of the Year Induction, 2005
She attended the University of Redlands graduating with
a B.A. Degree in
English, and with minors in theater and religion. While attending
Redlands, Dana participated in a foreign studies program, living
in Salzburg, Austria.
While there she studied European culture, art history, and
the governments of Europe. During her junior year in college,
she toured with an
acting troop, traveling in the United States and in Canada’s
Newfoundland and the British Maritimes.
After graduation, Dana became the Awards Coordinator for R.I.M, a Hollywood
company who produces millions of dollars in public service television programming.
As R.I.M. Awards Coordinator, Dana coordinated and helped produce the first
R.I.M. Awards program shown on KABC Television. R.I.M. awards are similar
to the Emmy’s or the Oscar’s, awarding quality media in television,
motion pictures, art, music, and literature.
Dana has worked in public relations and as media coordinator for numerous
organizations. She has organized major press events for key political figures,
and has assisted in events coordinated by the White House Staff Office.
Nancy Reagan, Dana Stamos and Ronald Reagan
Dana has three grown children who were born in Santa Cruz, California.
In Santa Cruz Dana owned and operated the Santa Cruz Fitness Center. In
1986 she moved to Reno, Nevada. She now resides in the Capital of Nevada,
Carson City.
Dana has been the Area Director for Washoe County Special Olympics. She
coordinated hundreds of athletes and coaches in 15 different sports and
organized numerous local and state games. She was the Executive Director
for the Reno Executive Club, planning events for hundreds of Reno’s
top executives. She has also been President of the Sierra Nevada Chapter
of the ASSOCIATION OF COREL ARTIST & DESIGNERS and is a member of the
local Craftman’s Club.
Dana has worked with computers for many years and has taught both MAC
and PC based systems to people of all ages. She took a year off from her
business and set up a computer lab for the teachers and students at a local
elementary school as her way of contributing to education.
Dana owns and operates Visual Impressions, a graphic design, digital imaging
and web design company. She is a CORELDRAW! instructor and in the past
she was part of COREL Corporation’s beta team. Her clients include
national companies like RMX, a UPS Company, for whom she has produced everything
from business cards through full color brochures, trade show booth graphics,
building signs and web sites. She has produced menu’s and table tents
for numerous restaurants and ads for companies like Enterprise Rent A Car,
Red Robin and Crystal Springs Water Company. Dana has enjoyed designing
and producing projects such as the Beat the Heat Contest for McDonald’s
and KREN Television and she has designed everything from back stage passes
for musicians like Dru Hill and for Budweiser, Coors and Planet Hollywood.
She has even designed music CD’s. Visit Visual Impressions, Dana's
business web site for examples of her work.
Dana has designed and created web sites for many different types of companies including churches, law firms, artisits, restaurants, doctors, children's boutiques, dental companies, and bird toy companies. She owns and operates Carson Valley Online and Dayton Valley Online.
Dana is a Christian and she enjoys teaching Sunday School as well as deep theological discussions. She has studied with the likes of Francis Schaeffer, and other well known Christian thinkers of this century and she loves C.S. Lewis! She attends Calvary Chapel!
Dana is also a performance animation artist with CHOPS Live Animation, and does real time 3D character animation, that means its live!
Dana owns and operates USADOJO.COM, the worlds largest martial arts web site chalked
full of information for anyone who wishes to learn more about her passion,
the martial arts. She also designs sites for other martial artists such as Willie Lim's Classical Dimension, Avi Nardia Online, KAPAP Academy Online, American Teachers Association
of the Martial Arts, Silver State Open Martial Arts Tournament.
Dana Stamos and Jeff Jones Sky Diving Together
Perris Valley, California
Dana loves all kinds of extra curricular activities, but she likes martial arts best. Dana has studied Tang Soo Do Karate with Harold Gross and Danzan Ryu JuJitsu with Professor Larry Cary. She studied Goju-Shorei Karate and Goju-Shorei Weapons wirh Master Dave McNeill. She is currently studying
Isshin-Ryu Karate and Kyusho-Jitsu with Master Glenn Ristine and she is
part of Kyusho-Jitsu Kenkyukai. She is also studying the MULTI-MARTIAL
ARTS SYSTEM (MMAS) with Sensei Jesus Suarez and she is part of Doce Pares
International.
On Saturday, July 12, 2003, Dana was inducted into the
Hawaii Martial Arts International Society Hall of Fame 2003 for her "Outstanding
Contributions to the Martial Arts". The HMAIS Hall of Fame took place
in Las Vegas, Nevada and was one incredible gathering of martial
artists from around the world. She was appointed to the
Board of Directors of the Hawaii Martial Arts International Society
as Director of Media and Public Relations. She sits on the National
Board of A.T.A.M.A. (American Teachers Association of the Martial
Arts) and on the Board of NNAMA (Northern Nevada Alliance of Martial
Artists).
Dana and TJ Storm who were inducted into the
HMAIS Hall of Fame in July 2003.
On Saturday, August 16, 2008, Dana was very honored to be inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame for her contributions to the Martial Arts and into the Academy of Masters as a Founding Member. (Read Article)
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