Please join us in welcoming back Danielle Hoske to the DeKalb County Community Foundation staff. As the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP) manager, she works part-time with the DCNP Director to support DCNP programs, training, and communication efforts.

“I am thrilled to be with DCNP again, supporting their mission to strengthen local nonprofit organizations,” Danielle remarked. “In 2017, I participated in the DCNP Internship Program where I was later hired on by my host employer, CASA DeKalb County. Not long after I began my career, I was hired as the DCNP program assistant at the Community Foundation. It was a great opportunity to immerse myself in the sector and build incredible connections with some of the most inspirational leaders in DeKalb County. Returning to DCNP, I look forward to reconnecting and collaborating with the amazing organizations serving our county.”

Danielle is completing her master’s in educational research and evaluation at Northern Illinois University and will graduate this year. She has enjoyed various career opportunities in Chicago and the East Coast. She is a former director for a Chicago workforce agency and advocated in DC with other Chicago workforce partners on behalf of the National Skills Coalition (NSC). Danielle is the development and communications manager for Foster Progress, a Chicago-based organization that provides mentorship and college access support to teens aging out of foster care. In her free time, she stays busy consulting with nonprofit organizations on program evaluations, kayaking on the Kishwaukee River, and cuddling her fur babies: Odin, Sass, and Olaf.