Dana Bottenfield is the senior vice president for Human Resources at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has over twenty-five years of experience in human resources. She began her HR career in 1995 as a compensation/HRIS analyst.  Her professional journey has included roles in talent acquisition, compensation, HRIS, immigration, benefits, and employee relations. Before St. Jude, she worked for Harrah’s Entertainment.

Dana leads the HR team that is responsible for providing benefits and wellness, talent acquisition, immigration, learning and development, employee relations, compensation, HRIS, and campus culture. She is active in HR, including membership in the NCCN Human Resources Leadership Network and TIAA Healthcare Advisory Council. Professional highlights include testifying before the Congressional Education and Workforce Committee and receiving the HR Impact Award from the Memphis Business Journal.

She passionately advocates for the city of Memphis and the St. Jude employees who live, work, and play in Bluff City. Born and raised in Memphis, Dana is a proud graduate of the University of Memphis, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She went on to the University of Georgia, where she received a Master of Arts in Sociology.