Danielle is in her second year with HDI, serving as the company’s Director of Business Development for Women’s Basketball and as a member of HDI’s Leadership Team. Danielle came to HDI in 2022 after coaching women’s basketball for 10 years. Most recently, she spent the 2020-2022 seasons as an assistant and interim head coach with the University of Illinois - Chicago. Prior to her time at UIC, she served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Yale University. Previous to her stint at Yale, Danielle spent the 2017-18 season on staff at Rutgers-Newark.
Danielle started her coaching career as head coach at Rahway High School in New Jersey from 2011-17, where she led the Indians to six straight State Tournament appearances, a conference title, and their deepest postseason run since 2001. She also taught Health and Physical Education from 2011-2018 and was awarded the 2016 Educator’s Award.
Danielle was a standout player and student at Kean University, where she graduated cum laude in 2010 with a degree in Health and Physical Education. As a forward at Kean, she helped the nationally ranked Cougars to four NCAA DIII Tournament appearances and three Elite Eight appearances. Danielle served as team captain for the 2009-10 season and was given the team’s Unsung Hero Award, just one year after earning the team’s Most Improved Player Award and earning an All-NJAC Honorable Mention selection.
