Danielle Marshall is PACE’s Equity Analyst, with a focus on centering racial equity. Throughout her 20 years in the social sector, she has worked in various leadership roles with nonprofit youth development and community-based organizations at both the local and national level.  Her early experience as an AmeriCorps member helped shape her approach. Danielle believes not only in civic engagement but also in amplifying a diversity of voices and ensuring communities are active in designing solutions from within. Most recently she served as the Executive Director at Playworks Mid-Atlantic, where she led efforts to increase social-emotional development and physical activity in elementary students. Danielle additionally served as a senior member of the national equity team, working in partnership with the Center for Equity and Inclusion to establish REDI policies, examine programming, and develop and implement training on cultural competencies and centering racial equity. Danielle is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) and holds a Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University.