Advancement Associates  

J.Daniel Hess, Ph.D. — AssociateJ.Daniel Hess, Ph.D. — Associate

Dan has been a communication consultant for over 35 years and taught communication at Goshen College for more than 30 years. He consults nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the areas of personal, organizational, and cross-cultural communication. A dynamic and upbeat communicator, Dan is a natural motivator.

His books include:

  • Gifts Handed Down
  • The Whole World Guide to Culture Learning
  • An Invitation to Criticism
  • From the Other’s Point of View: Perspectives from North and South of the Rio Grande
  • Ethics in Business and Labor
  • Integrity: Let your Yea be Yea

Dan has directed international study-service units, led orientation seminars for international relief and service agencies, and helped produce a film about refugees (Journeys of Hope). In 1991, he received The Sears Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership.

As president of J.Daniel Hess Communication Services, Inc., Dan operates from his home office in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Contact Dan at Dan@advanassociates.com.


Dan, in addition to working one-on-one with our key people, presents periodic workshops as part of our DRG University. He is an effective, thought-provoking and challenging public speaker—yet always upbeat and encouraging. He leaves you believing that you can be successful.


John Robinson, CEO
Dynamic Resource Group

J.Daniel Hess, Ph.D.J.Daniel Hess, Ph.D.