Danielle Ayers

Chief Executive Officer at me too. International

Danielle Ayers is the current Chief Executive Officer at me too. International, and they have been in this role since July of 2017. Prior to their current position, Danielle served as the Senior Director of Affiliates at ToolBank USA from July 2013 to July 2017. In this role, Danielle was responsible for setting the nationwide strategy for Affiliate engagement and collaboration, ensuring network-wide alignment on the mission and brand, and assessing the return on investment for partnerships and opportunities. Danielle also built and influenced culture within the organization, unifying the perspectives of 200+ leaders in order to drive decision-making and buy-in on opportunities and changes in structure and programming. In addition to managing the ToolBank USA programmatic, operational, and disaster relief staff, Danielle was also responsible for overseeing the budgeting, financial accountability, and overall operations of ToolBank USA. Under Danielle’s leadership, the organization created network-wide policies on brand alignment, program structure, board and stakeholder engagement, etc. Danielle also developed executive-level training and support for nine Affiliates’ board and staff, researching and creating resources for executive directors, program staff, and board members. One of Danielle’s most notable achievements during their time at ToolBank USA was facilitating the first-ever unified contract agreement between ToolBank USA and its Affiliates. This negotiation required careful planning and a delicate balance of power in order to establish clear roles and requirements that would allow the network to grow collabor

Danielle Ayers has a Master's degree in African-American Studies from Temple University's College of Liberal Arts, and a Bachelor's degree in Communications/Public Relations from Temple University as well.

Candice Crawford - Operations Associate, Shesheena Bray - Director of Programs, and Denise Beek - Chief Communications Officer report to Danielle Ayers.

Links

Previous companies

City of Norfolk, VA logo

Timeline

  • Chief Executive Officer

    July, 2020 - present

View in org chart