Danielle is in her third year with HDI, serving as the company’s Director of Women's Basketball and as a member of HDI’s Leadership Team. Thanks largely to her efforts, HDI's client base in women's college basketball has more than tripled since her arrival.
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.
