She represented USA from 2013.
She won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava.
She also won three bronze medals in the K1 team event at the European Championships.Dana is the older sister of Matej Benuš, multiple world medalist and world cup champion in C1.
She married the American K1 slalom paddler Scott Mann in 2010.