Danielle Schmitz

Danielle Schmitz, Program Associate, joined the ABA ROLI team in 2019. Prior to moving to Washington D.C., Danielle lived in Wisconsin and received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a double major in Political Science and International Studies and certificates in African Studies and Middle East Studies. During this time, she worked as a fundraiser for the University of Wisconsin and interned with the Wisconsin State Assembly and the US Senate. Danielle spent the summer between her sophomore and junior years as a volunteer English Teacher in the West Bank and hopes to continue learning Arabic. Danielle now works in the Africa Division on the DRC, Ethiopia, and Mali portfolio.