Danielle Noble began her career as a social worker and non-profit administrator, transitioned to local government, and became a professional coach. She is both a generalist municipal executive and an expert in social services, homelessness, housing, and organizational development. Between 2005 and 2024, she served the City of Santa Monica in a variety of roles including Deputy City Manager, Assistant Director, and Acting Director of the Community Services and Housing and Human Services Departments. During this time, she addressed homelessness; provided strategic direction on cultural, recreational, social services, educational, and affordable housing programs; conducted policy analysis; managed Council agenda preparation; as well as guided budget development, communications, legislative affairs, strategic planning, and grantmaking policies. Additionally, Ms. Noble worked with City Managers, Assistant City Managers, and Department Directors on a variety of issues and projects, led through the COVID crisis and two departmental re-organizations, and partnered with the Human Resources Department to create and launch new organizational development initiatives including employee engagement programs and training academies. Ms. Noble holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s Studies from Ithaca College in New York, a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California, and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Co-Active Training Institute. She is also a graduate of the University of Virginia’s International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) Senior Executive Institute, the University of California’s Berkeley Executive Seminar, member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and mentors young adults to become confident, college-bound, and career ready.