Danielle Hodes

Danielle Hodes was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Experimental Psychology and Art History, along with a minor in Neuroscience, from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. She also holds a master’s degree in museum studies from New York University.

Danielle embarked on her museum career at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Upper Manhattan, initially starting as an intern and eventually ascending to the position of Director of Education and Public Programs. During her tenure at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, she dedicated over three years to producing a wide range of public programs ranging from discussions on post-9/11 national security and geopolitics to artistic performances.

Subsequently, Danielle took on the role of Senior Program Producer at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, where she was responsible for orchestrating large-scale public programs, including the Smithsonian’s annual Food History Weekend. She also served as co-lead for the Smithsonian’s 20th-anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Danielle serves as a consultant with the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz where she focuses on identifying the training and support needs of museums and cultural institutions engaging with traumatic content in service of their communities.

Before assuming her current position as Executive Director of the Davenport House, Danielle served as the Senior Program Manager of Public Programs and Interpretation at the Edith Farnsworth House, a National Trust for Historic Preservation Historic Site.