Danisha Dumornay
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
Danisha Dumornay is a strategic operations leader with extensive experience in nonprofit, education, and consulting sectors. As Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at America’s Promise Alliance, Danisha focuses on organizational efficiency, fostering cross-team collaboration, and driving sustained success. Her expertise in strategic planning, protocol development, and systems design is rooted in a human-centered approach, enhancing operational effectiveness and empowering leaders and teams to achieve impactful results.
Danisha began her career in postsecondary success planning, advising diverse student populations on career, education, and financial literacy opportunities, and ventured into public education by leading capital investment initiatives at Boston Public Schools to improve educational facilities. She later served as global business operations lead at multiple consulting firms, overseeing multi-million-dollar programmatic strategies and spearheading initiatives to improve system efficiencies and growth opportunities.
As the founder of Kalalou Collective LLC, Danisha has provided strategic and operational support to small businesses and nonprofits, leveraging her experience to create sustainable, scalable solutions. Her notable projects include developing district-wide project management systems and creating culturally responsive business strategy playbooks for social impact institutions.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Danisha is dedicated to wellness, serving as a 200 HR RYT yoga practitioner and teaching wellness workshops. She also enjoys hiking and writing children’s books.