Dayana was born and raised in the Southern California. In between Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino National Forest. The memory that began her love for nature is when her parents took her out to the nearest creeks while her dad fished and her mom collected black berries and cleaned them with a spaghetti strainer in the creek. While studying Environmental Science and Resource Management at Cal State Channel Island she has been able to travel with her class to New Orleans and do tree surveys and go to the Santa Rosa Research station to conduct GIS research. During the summers she typically takes on trail maintenance jobs at national parks and national forest. She has done work at Sequoia National park and Siskiyou Mountain range in Oregon. This past summer she had the honor to work at the Santa Barbara zoo as an educator and interpreter.

During her free time she love visiting national parks, camping, backpacking and hiking with her friends and loved ones. She would also like to recognize and say that we are able to play and teach the kiddos on Chumash land.