Senior Associate
Danielle comes to NPAG with 14 years of nonprofit, community relations and fundraising experience ranging from small community grassroots organizations to higher education. Prior to joining NPAG, Danielle served as the first Fund Development Manager at Densho, a Seattle based Japanese American history and social justice organization which digitally preserves and shares the Japanese American WWII incarceration experience. Over five years, she built the development program and led efforts to increase overall support and community engagement on a national level.
Prior to Densho, Danielle worked at the University of Washington for over five years with the College of Arts & Sciences Advancement and Regional Advancement teams where she worked as the Campaign Assistant and served as Assistant Director for Advancement representing Southern California’s fundraising and alumni engagement efforts.
Since 2017, Danielle has been heavily involved with the U.S. Japan Council, a globally recognized organization which strengthens ties between the United States and Japan by building a community of leaders across cultures, sectors and generations. She is an alumnus of the USJC’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) which annually selects a small cohort of professionals from the U.S. and Japan to participate in leadership education, programs and promote positive relations between the two countries. Danielle also continues to help lead the Pacific Northwest Region’s member engagement activities to bridge relationships and build community, domestically and across the Pacific.
Danielle holds a bachelor’s degree in American Ethnic Studies with a focus on Asian American Studies from the University of Washington. Through her own family story and work in the community, she advocates the importance of how our past offers vital lessons for our present because learning from history can heal and empower future generations. In her path to NPAG, Danielle carries a deep love and admiration for mission-based organizations and the direct impact they have on the communities they serve.
She lives in Seattle with her husband Francis, daughter Nami and their two pups, Zodi and Fruits.