Dani grew up in Biloxi, MS and played soccer and softball in college — first at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and then at Belhaven University. Dani first got connected to FCA as a sophomore in college, and FCA soon became a huge part of her life as a college athlete. She joined the FCA Student Leadership Teams at both colleges she attended and served as a Huddle Leader at multiple FCA camps while in college. After graduating from Belhaven with a biology degree with plans to go into the medical field, Dani felt a call to ministry. She decided to forego a future career in medicine in order to pursue coming onboard as FCA staff.
Dani is currently in her 8th year on staff with FCA. She first joined staff in 2017 in Central Mississippi where she did ministry with high school coaches and athletes. She moved to Birmingham in 2020 to marry her husband, Ty, and upon moving to Birmingham, she joined our staff team here and has continued to do high school ministry across the metro area. Dani and Ty attend Shades Mountain Baptist Church, where Ty serves as the Young Adult Associate, and they live in Hoover with their two dogs, Riley and Shep!
"One of my favorite parts of my ministry with FCA is the one-on-one discipleship relationships that I get to have with athletes and coaches. There are few things I love more than studying God’s Word early in the morning with a coach or athlete and a warm cup of coffee and walking with them through the Scriptures to unpack the beauty of who Jesus is and what it means to truly follow Him!"