After landing dream job, TWU alum now has MBA goal

Dec. 15 2025 — DENTON — Krystal Dana landed her dream job of becoming a physical therapist when she started working for Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston’s Medical District five years ago. It was a career goal she had made for herself back in her high school days.  

Recently, when she started thinking about a career pivot into healthcare administration, she turned to a familiar and trusted source: Texas Woman’s University. It was at TWU’s Houston campus where Dana earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy. 

Texas Woman’s MBA program was attractive to Dana because of its versatility. The program allowed her to continue to work full time while taking classes online. 

The program’s flexibility suited Dana perfectly because it allowed her to take classes without making substantial changes to her work schedule, she said.

And when Dana missed those in-person interactions with faculty and students, she pursued a leadership position with the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) student organization. She currently serves as vice president. 

“I like to be involved and I saw it as an opportunity to get exposure in a leadership position and be able to be involved more in school without being on campus,” Dana said. 

The MAK College’s BGS chapter recently earned the highest honors distinction possible for BGS chapters in 2024-25. BGS is the international honor society for AACSB accredited business programs.

Six MAK College students and BGS members, including Dana, represented TWU at a BGS leadership conference at the University of Dallas in October. 

The summit was part of the BGS leadership conference series that brings together top-emerging student leaders from chapters worldwide for a two-day experience focused on practical leadership skills and personal growth.

“The guest speakers were amazing, very influential, and I think some of the stuff that they were saying was very impactful,” Dana said. 

Dana enjoyed the interactive aspect of the conference as well. Students were randomly assigned to groups and given a topic to address in a presentation.

“It was really nice how you can get all of these students together about this one topic,” she said. “It can be so different when you have all these minds working on one thing.”

Dana plans to graduate in summer 2026. She’s excited about the skills and knowledge she’s gained from the business side of the healthcare field. 

“I see the clinic differently,” Dana said. “I see the way it functions and the way it operates. It just gives you a different perspective.

With her experience as a clinician, she believes she has an advantage when she moves into an administrative role because of that insight from direct patient care. 

Although she doesn’t have a clear path for her future, she’ll never forget her first love. 

“PT is near and dear to my heart,” Dana said. “I think I'd still be involved in the outpatient ambulatory side of it in some shape or form, but I'm just going to see where my career takes me.”