Dana Loewy taught business communication at California State University, Fullerton for nearly two decades. She enjoyed introducing undergraduates to business writing and honing the skills of graduate students in managerial communication. Concurrently, she also taught various German courses and was a regular guest lecturer at Fachhochschule Nürtingen, Germany. Dr. Loewy has played an increasingly significant role in collaborating with Dr. Guffey on recent editions of Essentials of Business Communication and Business Communication: Process & Product. Dr. Loewy holds a master's degree from Bonn University, Germany, and earned a PhD in English at the University of Southern California. Fluent in several languages, among them German and Czech, her two native languages, Dr. Loewy has authored critical articles in many areas of interest--literary criticism, translation, business communication, and business ethics.