Employer: North Memorial Health System – Dan.Olson.Aloha@comcast.net
Time on Board: 20+ years
Daniel D. Olson, MBA, MAM, MLS(ASCP)CM graduated summa cum laude with a BA in natural science from Concordia University, St. Paul, earned a BS in medical technology from Minnesota State University – Mankato, completed a one-year clinical internship at Regions hospital and is a board certified medical laboratory scientist. Dan has a Master of Arts in management and a master of business administration (MBA) from the College of Saint Scholastica- St. Paul. Dan is a doctoral student in leadership in healthcare administration at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Dan currently serves as Project Manager at North Memorial Health System. He continues to provide healthcare consulting services and is Adjunct Faculty at the College of Saint Scholastica MBA program as the course designer and teacher for MGT-6307 Rural Healthcare Economics.
Dan has worked in leadership roles throughout his professional life beginning with five years of restaurant management and a year of ice manufacturing management in Hawaii. He moved to Minnesota in 1984 and continues to provide leadership in healthcare workforce development and healthcare education and industry partnerships at the state and national level, and served on numerous boards.
Dan’s favorite thing about being on the MN HOSA Board is “The board members and students all working together to create a space for learning and healthcare career development”
