California, United States

Senior Manager, Community Engagement and Partnerships, Integrative Communities

Daniel is the Senior Manager of Community Engagement and Partnerships at Integrative Communities DBA The Social Impact Center, where they help build a network in LA County by tailoring intersectional programs through a distinctive LGBTQIA+ restorative justice lens. As a proud queer person of color who was supported by powerful women and gender-nonconforming people, Daniel’s desire to educate the next generation to authentically be themselves is paramount to their story and how they contribute to society. Daniel is a co-founder of NETA Zine, a digital art collective, founded in 2014, that celebrates LGBTQIA+ Identity through art and activation. In addition to creative outlets, Daniel is also a certified Power Up Mindology Fitness Instructor, a mental health and physical wellness program that helps system impacted community members embrace mental health tools for healing from trauma and other life experiences.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2024