Marist Connections
Alumni Making an Impact: Accessibility
Dana Jones '20 is the founder of Accessadoor, an organization dedicated to making handicap accessible doors accessible by all. The kit enables establishments to turn ordinary handicap accessible doors into a system that can be operated by a smartphone app. She chats with Amy Woods '97 about her experiences in becoming an entrepreneur and founder before graduating college - funding, creating a team, dealing with rejection, and the benefits of just going with the flow.
Dana is a Hudson Valley native with and graduated from Marist in 2020 with a bachelors in Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship. She transferred to Marist in 2018 after finishing her associate’s degree at Dutchess Community College.