Originally from Arkansas, Dani has an MFA in Creative Writing-Poetry from UNR Lake Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada College) and is a graduate of Hendrix College where she studied English-CW.

Currently, Dani is Senior Poetry Editor at Sierra Nevada Review and manages social media for Okay Donkey. She teaches college comp and conducts ABA therapy in Norfolk, VA.

Her work has appeared in Sangam, The Talon Review, infinite↓scroll, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, AuVert Magazine, and eMerge Magazine. Using her poetry & essays, Dani hopes to achieve a sense of unity with readers.