About

Hi! My name is Danelle.

(Pronounced: Day-nelle Nickname: Dae or Day )

I am a Liberal Artist , a Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) , and a TRUE Advisor. I started as an interior designer, passionate about sustainability and making a positive impact in the world. Along the way, I became a multidisciplinary creative, historian, and problem solver whose sectors of expertise are: built-environments/real estate, consumer packaged goods (CPGs), education, experiential design, healthcare/medicine, social impact, STEM/M, and sustainability.

I am the founder of By Mnemosyne, a design and humanities consultancy working towards sustainability and business transformation. I've 20+ years experience working for, and with, leading companies and brands. Over my career, I've developed a strong skillset that includes art/creative direction, business development, communication design, content and experience production, data analysis, research, and teaching/mentoring. Parallel to being a multidisciplinary, I moonlighted as a birth doula (trained and certified by DONA International) from 2007-2012. In 2022, I was accepted into the U.S. LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program - Technology & Innovation cohort.

I earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree (2016), with a concentration in the history of science, technology and medicine, from the Harvard Extension School (HES); a professional certificate in Religious Studies and Education (2015) through a partnership with the Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and HES; and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (2004), from the interior design program at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

In addition to being an associate member of the New York Academy of Medicine, I am a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, the Organizations of American Historians, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media.

I have served as a mentor for various youth programs via The Global STEM Alliance, was a teaching assistant through the Religious Literacy Project via Harvard University's MOOC, and sit on The Music & Health Clinic Steering Committee for The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine.

STUDIOS/ COMPANIES WORK(ED) FOR...

(In Alphabetical Order)

AR New York—(6m Freelance)

Presentation Designer

Bloomberg L.P.—(9m Freelance)
Production (Marketing) Designer

By Mnemosyne—(9yrs Ind. Practice ~ Current)

Founder & Liberal Artist

Crown Acquisitions—(1yr Full-time)

Exec. Assistant & Creative Manager

Dalzell Productions—(3yrs Seasonal Freelance)

Production Coordinator / Tribeca Film Festival Special Events

Douglas Elliman—(6m Freelance)

Creative Director

Edelman—( 2yrs Full-time & 2yrs Freelance)

Senior Designer

Jack Morton Worldwide—(3.5yrs Permalance)

New Business & Presentation Designer

J.Crew—(1yr Permalance)

Marketing & Education Designer

The Knot—(3m Freelance)

Graphic Designer

Lucky Duck Productions—(2m Internship)

Production & Production Design Intern

MA Architects—(2yrs Permalance)

Interior Designer & Arch. Assistant

Mama Glow—(2yrs Freelance)

Creative Director

May Lindstrom Skin—(9yrs Freelance)

Web & Digital Communication Designer

MTV Networks—(3m Internship)

Special Events Art Intern

Nickelodeon—(9m Permalance)

Presentation Designer

Power Pilates—(9m Permalance)

Brand Designer

Rolling Stone Magazine—(3m Internship)

Editorial Intern

The Seventh Art—(9m Full-time)

Art & Innovation Director

Sterling Brands—(1yr Full-time)

Creative Manager & Presentation Designer-Design Intelligence Division

Verte—(7yrs Independent Practice)

Birth Doula, Lifestyle Consultant & Designer

W. P. Carey—(3 yrs - Full-time)

Creative Director - July 2020 - February 2022

Digital Designer - May 2019 - July 2020

MEMBERSHIPS

2012—Current
The New York Academy of Sciences

2014—Current
The New York Academy of Medicine

Student Member - 2014-2016
Associate Member - 2017-Current

2017—Current
The Music & Health Clinic Steering Committee for The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine; 2017—(Co-chair) Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy’s Gala

2017—Current
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media

2021—Current
International Society of Sustainability Professionals

2022—Current
Organization of American Historians

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

2018 & 2016—(Teaching Assistant) Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures, taught via Harvard X on edX.org, Cambridge, MA (ONLINE) SPRING ’16 & SPRING ’18

2017—(STEM Mentor) Billion Oysters Project, Summer Learning Youth Camp (Grades 5-6), presented by the Billion Oysters Project, Good Shepherd Services, and the NYC Department of Educations

2017—(STEM Mentor) Various programs presented by the Global STEM Alliance

EDUCATION

2012-2016—Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), History of Science, Technology and Medicine, Harvard Extension School

2012-2015—Religious Studies and Education Certificate, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Extension School

2000-2004—Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design, with a Sustainability Concentration, Fashion Institute of Technology

CERTIFICATIONS

2022 June—Current
TRUE Advisor

Certified by Green Business Certification Inc.

2022 March—Current
Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA)

Developed and certified by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals and issued by Green Business Certification Inc.

2010 July—2013 July
(Certified Birth Doula) CD (DONA)

Certified by DONA International

LECTURES/
PANELS

2023—(Presenter) "Climate, Change, & Epidemics," presented at the Annual History of Medicine Night: Part 1, at the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)

2022—(Presenter) "Systems thinking within the realms of the humanities: Human-centered discourse as a pathway towards sustainable development," presented at the 1st Macerata Festival of Humanities: Sustainable Humanities—
The Humanities, the Social Sciences and Sustainability. Challenges and Perspectives, at the University of Macerata, Italy

2018—(Learning Facilitator) Marvel’s Black Panther STEM DAY, presented by Marvel and BazanED, in partnership with The New York Academy of Sciences, NY Power Authority, Microsoft, Ghetto Film School, and BioBus

2017—(Panelist) Global Symposium 2017 New York: Focus on STEM in the Media, presented by The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and Google

2014—(Presenter) “Pioneers of Medical Education and the Spice Trade: Leiden University as a Catalyst for the Dutch Golden Age,” presented at the 4th Annual History of Medicine Night-Part 2; hosted by The New York Academy of Medicine

2012—(Presenter) “Psychological Colonization of the Mind,” presented for a class held at Lesley University

2009—(Panelist) On being a birth doula, presented by The Pregnant New Yorker

EXHIBITS & STORYTELLING

2015—(Artist & Curator) Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars installation and exhibit for the 10-year anniversary of Chicken & Egg Pictures, presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures, The Art Directors Club, and Shutterstock

2015—(Designer, Historian, & Storyteller) True Mirror: A history of mirrors, mythology, STEM, and the arts; Presented at the first annual festival of arts and ideas, hosted by the Onassis Cultural Center NY and the Onassis Foundation.

PUBLICATIONS

2016—Minerva’s Army and the Battle for Green Gold: Leiden University as a Catalyst for the Seventeenth Century Spice Trade. Master's thesis, Harvard Extension School. https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/33797284

2013 —Coverage of, “The Whispering Mind: The Enduring Conundrum of Consciousness” Panel, held at the 6th Annual World Science Festival in NYC. www.worldsciencefestival.com/2013/06/a_debate_on_consciousness/

2009—2006: Articles samples written for Eco-chick

https://eco-chick.com/author/danelle

GENDER
RIGHTS' WORK

2010-2012—Advocacy Committee Member, Choices in Childbirth

2005-2008—Volunteer Producer and Fundraiser, V-Day

HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE

2007—2012 (Birth Doula via DONA International)
2017-2010: In-Training

2010-2013: Certified

2011—Completion of a 35-Hour Course of Study in Core Competencies for Community Health Workers, sponsored by the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation and Columbia University

2011—ICEA Professional Childbirth Educator Workshop

2011—Completion of various sex and sexuality educational and community outreach training workshops through Planned Parenthood of NYC

2003—(Care provider) Live-in care provider for woman with Alzheimer’s