Danielle earned her Bachelor of Life Science degree from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska with an Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy from Methodist College, Omaha, Nebraska in 1998. She worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Bryan Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska until she completed her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in 2004. She began working with a pulmonary medicine practice in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2005 as a hospital coordinator. She finished her Masters of Nursing Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from Clarkson College, Omaha, Nebraska in 2010. She continued to work with the pulmonary practice and also began working with an urgent care clinic in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2013 she transitioned to Occupational Health and was assigned to the Zoetis Occupational Health Clinic in Lincoln, Nebraska by A10. Since 2013, Danielle has received NIOSH and CAOHC certification.