Danielle has worked in and around government, politics, and the not-for-profit sector in policy design and implementation, campaigns, advocacy, law reform and strategy. At dandolo, Danielle has led evaluation, strategy and research projects across a range of sectors including primary prevention, health, education, early childhood education and care, and child and family welfare.

Prior to joining dandolo, Danielle held leadership and advisory roles including at a peak body for child and family welfare, in the Department of Justice and Community Safety across youth justice, courts, and justice strategy, and as an advisor to a Member of Parliament, managing projects in areas such as justice and health.  

Influential work at dandolo:

• Researching the drivers of retention and attrition in the early childhood education workforce for a state department 

• Supporting a Victorian TAFE body in developing a bid to deliver VET services in correctional facilities

• Evaluating a state education department strategy to support the safety and wellbeing of the education workforce  

• Evaluating a school-based health initiative to support young people to recognise, understand, and manage pelvic pain for a not-for-profit

• Supporting an Aboriginal peak body with evidence reviews on funding models for integrated Aboriginal Community-Controlled ECEC services and access to ECEC to inform policy development

• Evaluating a not-for-profit organisation's multi-state community disaster recovery program supporting children and families affected by floods

• Facilitating and report writing for stakeholder consultation on primary prevention of violence against women in new settings for a not-for-profit

• Leading a national stakeholder consultation to support a Commonwealth department to develop a whole of government strategy

• Undertaking a rapid review of community services workforce growth and development strategies for a state department

• Evaluating a statutory primary prevention authority

Danielle has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Criminal Justice) from Navitas College of Public Safety and a Master of Law (Juris Doctor) from Monash University.