Daniel Perez

Daniel Perez is currently the Manager of Communications & Media at BUILD Chicago. Daniel has over ten years of experience in marketing and program management.

Daniel started their career at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, where they were the Marketing Communications / Program Manager. Daniel successfully managed programs from start to completion, and was responsible for partnering with the internal team to ensure that work was delivered on strategy, on time and on budget. Daniel played a major role in developing and shaping programs, managing and building long-term client relationships and understanding the “big picture” in branding.

Some of their key responsibilities at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance included developing and implementing communications strategy, undertaking monitoring and evaluation activities to determine the success of communications strategies, raising public awareness around key privacy issues, and ensuring that the website was updated and steadily improved. Daniel also coordinated and managed public outreach and education events, including lectures, workshops and conferences.

In their current role at BUILD Chicago, Daniel is responsible for overseeing all aspects of communications and media. Daniel works closely with the Executive Director to prepare mailshots, supporter newsletters, appeal letters/emails and all other necessary correspondence for attracting and developing individual supporters. Daniel also recruits, trains, motivates and manages volunteers where appropriate to assist in carrying out the above responsibilities.

Daniel Perez has a Master of Business Administration - MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia from The Art Institutes. Daniel also has a Certification from LinkedIn in Content Marketing: Social Media.

Some of their coworkers include Emily Muench - Manager of Foundation & Corporate Relations, Stephanie Arevalo - Manager, Special Events. Daniel Perez reports to Kirsten Mallik, Chief Development Officer.