A native of Morgantown, WV,Danielle got her start in the performing arts with dancing and baton at the age of 3. In HS, she was given the opportunity to audition for the colorguard program, and fell in love with the activity. From there, Danielle attended West Virgina University, and was a member of The Pride of West Virginia Mountaineer Marching Band while obtaining her BA in Biochemistry and minoring in Dance. In 2003, Danielle marched with the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps, performing across the country in one of the corps's most beloved shows- "Harmonic Journey". She then went on to instruct the WVU Colorguard, the 2006 Magic of Orlando Drum & Bugle Corps, the Towson Universty Marching Band, and other scholastic and independent groups across the mid-Atlantic. In 2011, Danielle and auxiliary adjudicator for the National Judges Association, judging in MD, PA, NJ, WV, & DE. Since moving to Martin County in 2015, Danielle has kept active by instructing local guard programs. Most recently, she was nominated by district 14 educators to become an auxiliary judge for the Florida Bandmasters Association.

Danielle currently resides in Stuart, FL with her husband, Chris- a Jupiter HS music teacher, their two sons- Wesley & Wyatt and their cat- Mena.