Danielle Levine is a proud citizen of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. She was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. After graduation, she started her career working with Indigenous communities in northern regions, and later moved to BC where she completed her Master of Business Administration Degree where her research focused on developing and delivering Financial Literacy programs for an urban Indigenous community.

Danielle also has certificates in: Community Economic Development from Simon Fraser University, and certificates in Decolonizing Education from Wilfred Laurier University and a micro-credential in ESG from BCIT. She now lives in the Coast Salish territory of BC and is an educator who strives to create meaningful learning opportunities through her independent consulting practice.

For the past 6 years Danielle has consulted with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) building an Indigenous engagement strategy. An important goal of the strategy is to increase awareness of the profession and to engage with communities on the value of a CPA. With a longer-term goal of increasing the number of Indigenous CPA’s in British Columbia and the Yukon. She is actively involved in developing an Indigenous member forum. Danielle also leads the CPABC Financial Literacy program where she works on programming and delivery of financial literacy sessions for a variety of audiences including children, youth, students, adults, seniors, new Canadians, and Indigenous Peoples.

Over her career, Danielle has advised on the development of several entrepreneurship accelerator programs including the Entreprenorth program, e@UBC and the Kanuu Indigenous Innovation program. She has custom designed a food entrepreneurship program for Indigenous hunters and gatherers in Inuvik, NWT that incorporated food sovereignty, entrepreneurial development, and traditional Indigenous knowledge.

When she worked for UBC’s Ch’nook program at the Sauder School of Business, Danielle designed many courses including a full MBA credit for visiting M?ori students from the University of Waikato Management School in New Zealand. Danielle also developed a custom leadership program for the Musqueam Indian Band, an innovative mentorship program that matched Indigenous students with UBC alumni, and a course that introduced real estate development for Indigenous leaders.

Danielle serves on many Boards, Committees, and Advisory Groups. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Chief Joe Mathias Aboriginal Scholarship Fund, and is a member of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board which advises the federal government on issues related to Indigenous economic development in Canada. She sits on an Advisory Committee with the Métis Nation of British Columbia on a Credit Union Exploratory Committee. Her past board work includes: the CPA Martin Family mentorship program for Indigenous high school students Advisory Committee, the Indigenous Advisory Committee for the School of Business at the University of the Fraser Valley, the Vancouver Native Housing Society, and the Fraser River All Nations Aboriginal Society which she was also a founding member.