Dan Vance
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Dan joined the Mad Ants staff in February 2020 in the position of Media Relations Manager. In 2022, he was promoted to the role of Director of Public Relations/Social Media. He oversees the communications department, including media relations, social and digital media.
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Vance is an alumnus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Immediately before joining the Mad Ants, Vance was the Marketing Director for Living In The Fort. Vance joined the Mad Ants organization with a 20-plus year background in media and publications, including with Outside the Huddle, as a Multimedia Editor and page designer at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel and as the Editor-in-Chief of the Vinton (Va.) Voice.
Vance coaches basketball through Summit City Elite.