Danielle Hartounian

Dynamic leader in early career recruitment, emerging talent acquisition, and learning/professional program development. 

Dynamic, innovative leader with a “low ego, high growth” mindset. Passionate about designing, developing, and delivering educational programs that focus on learning, leadership, and professional development to transform people, teams, organizational culture, and businesses. 

Strong background in university relations and early career/emerging talent acquisition and program development. Confident in leading the vision and content for internship programs, project management, relationship development, and strategic partnerships to leverage the reputation and experience of early career programs. Experience in diverse client-facing roles at deeply matrixed institutions, with excellent skills and proven expertise in talent acquisition (sourcing/recruiting industry leaders/SMEs), project management, strategic communications, and relationship building/community management. 

Thrive at the intersection of independence and collaboration, and love generating ideas, devising systems, and creating solutions to contemporary challenges for job seekers spanning from early to mid-career and beyond.

Master's in English (strong communication [written/verbal], analytical, writing/editing skills)

Master's in Higher Education (with an emphasis in Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development) - graduate research focus on recruitment (talent acquisition) and retention (employee engagement/experience) in the workplace of higher education