Danielle Bechta

Danielle Bechta serves as the Senior Manager of Philanthropy at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, where responsibilities include developing strategies to engage the community and raise funds for research initiatives. Previous roles at the Foundation included Associate Director of Advancement and Advancement Officer. Prior to this, Danielle worked at Rutgers University Foundation, coordinating major gifts and planning engagement events, as well as at Rutgers University in various administrative and human resource capacities. Additional experience includes management roles at World of Beer Franchising, Inc. and Bertucci's. Danielle holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership from Saint Joseph's University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History from Rutgers University.