Danielle DiMare, Managing Director, Innovation
As Danielle DiMare (she/her) completed her undergraduate studies in sociology, she became fascinated by the power of arts and culture as a vehicle to teach leadership and life skills. This passion inspired her career, beginning with working at community-based organizations LEAP and The Leadership Program supporting citywide afterschool programming. Thereafter, she worked in the Office of School and Youth Development at the NYC Department of Education (DOE) administering out-of-school time and attendance improvement grants serving 400 schools. Danielle also partnered with the National Center for Community Schools to found the NYC Regional Assistance Center, a citywide training center for afterschool programs. While working at the DOE, Danielle earned a Master of Science in Change Management from Milano New School and focused her thesis on digital innovation in education.
After leaving the DOE, Danielle consulted and collaborated with social impact organizations such as Children’s Aid, United Community Schools, Creative Connections, ExpandED Schools, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NYC Center for Youth Employment, and the NY State Department of Education. Most notably, she helped build Your Dream, Your Team, a web-based toolkit to help youth with disabilities find a job, and launch the CareerCLUE initiative, a credit-bearing, career-readiness program for high school students.
After leaving the DOE, Danielle consulted and collaborated with social impact organizations such as Children’s Aid, United Community Schools, Creative Connections, ExpandED Schools, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, NYC Center for Youth Employment, and the NY State Department of Education. Most notably, she helped build Your Dream, Your Team, a web-based toolkit to help youth with disabilities find a job, and launch the CareerCLUE initiative, a credit-bearing, career-readiness program for high school students.