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MANAGER, RESPONSIVE SUPPORT AND NETWORK ENGAGEMENT
Daniela is passionate about advocating for a more equitable early childhood system. As Manager of Responsive Support and Network Engagement, Daniela oversees the Alliance’s diverse network of Responsive Support providers—policy and operations experts who the Alliance engages to help state policy advocates on both custom long-term projects and immediate short-term needs.
Prior to this role, Daniela served as a Policy Associate for the Alliance. Additionally, in 2023-2024, she served a year-long IPA (Intergovernmental Personnel Act) deployment as a Policy and Strategy Analyst for the Administration of Children and Families.
Before joining the Alliance, Daniela was the Northern Region Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for The Children’s Movement of Florida. In her previous role, she advocated at the state level on behalf of local community partners focused on birth to five issues. She has extensive experience in building broad support for early childhood initiatives across sectors. She was instrumental in leading The Movement’s Bosses for Babies initiative and worked with business and chamber leaders statewide.
Daniela has a bachelor’s degree in public policy and a master’s degree in education policy and evaluation from Florida State University.