Danielle opened the doors for Default CrossFit in 2013 and was the founding Owner and Head Coach for five years.

She played competitive sports since she was 8, with soccer being her first love. She also swam, played softball and basketball, and attended University of San Diego High School where she lettered all 4 years in soccer and swimming. At California State University, Chico, she earned a B.S. in Health Science, with a minor in Sociology, and played on the women’s lacrosse team for 4 years, two of which were as a player/coach.

After getting married and having her first son, Casey, she started attending Stroller Strides, a workout group for moms with their children. Soon after, she became an instructor, where she continued helping moms to be fitter and lead healthier lives for over 6 years. During that time, she trained for and ran the Long Beach Half Marathon and the OC Half Marathon, along with several mud runs around Southern California.

Soon after having her second son, Brody, a friend introduced her to CrossFit. She has now been doing CrossFit for over 9 years, starting out at Cutting Edge Kettlebells and CrossFit. She got her CrossFit Level 1 Certificate in April 2012.  She coached at Boombox CrossFit in Temecula for over a year, and about the same time, started training a few Stroller Strides friends in her garage. Danielle earned her USAW Sports Performance Coaching Certificate in 2013, and her CrossFit Level 2 Certificate in April 2017.  Danielle has run in Ragnar So Cal and competed in CrossFit locally at a C.A.L Competition where she placed 2nd in the Intermediate division.

Danielle is still one of the leading instructors at Default Fitness and coaches the 8:30AM weekday class.