Dana Banker is a native Floridian and a veteran journalist who twice led teams honored with the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service. As senior managing editor of the Miami Herald, Dana oversees the editors and reporters who deliver local, state and national news coverage, from politics and entertainment to investigations. A University of Florida graduate, she spent the first decade of her career as a reporter in South Florida, covering beats ranging from cops and government to education and environment. Before joining the Herald, she was managing editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Dana has served as a Pulitzer juror and president of the Florida Society of News Editors.