Team Fundraising Page of Danielle Morgan Acosta-Diamond Honoree

Danielle Morgan Acosta is a passionate and collaborative student affairs practitioner and leadership educator focused on facilitating change, social justice, and student and staff development. For over a decade, Danielle has been known by peers and students as a fierce advocate, crisis manager, and mentor with an ability to see and grow potential and encourage herself and others to live and work with positive restlessness. Danielle earned her undergraduate degree at Clark University, holds masters’ degrees from Clark University and Salem State University, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Florida State University, where she works as Director of Student Affairs, advising Student Government and overseeing the identity based agencies and Allies & Safe Zones program. She has written and presented on governance and funding structures, leadership and change, cross-cultural advising, social capital and Twitter, first year experience programs, and university inclusion efforts. Her professional involvement expands to ACPA-College Student Educators, International, where she engages in work regarding credentialing, professional mentoring, and equity and inclusion. Danielle has served in formal roles including the Standing Committee for Graduate Students and New Professionals Chair, ACPA Foundation Trustee Associate, Phyllis Mable New Professionals Institute faculty member, Convention Chair, and member of the Governing Board.