Dawn Zanca earned her BSEd in Special Education and Elementary Education from Evangel University (then College) in Dec. 1990, an MSEd in Educational Administration from Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) in 2004, and rounding out her educational career with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction from Evangel University in 2018. In 2022, she was invited to begin serving as a dissertation advisor, and was later asked to also teach a graduate-level course; a surreal adventure to begin her educational career as a student at Evangel on the original campus (we all remember the barracks!) and now teaching for her alma mater.
Dawn has spent the vast majority of her professional career in the field of Special Education, serving as a teacher and Process Coordinator. After 31 years, she retired from public education in May 2023 to then begin a second career a few months later; working for the special education solution software company she used for many years as a Special Education professional in public education.
She loves Jesus with all of her heart and views the positions she currently holds, and has held, as God-given opportunities to help others and watch them grow as a professional.