Education

Daphne holds a master’s in public administration from American University, and served as a Brookings Institution legislative fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Experience

In addition to her skills as a coach and facilitator, Daphne is the author of Dropping the Mask, a book about the intersection of leadership and identity. She’s a frequent speaker for government, businesses and nonprofits on topics including leadership, diversity and inclusion, transportation and technology. She also serves as adjunct faculty for the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, and is a mentor coach for Georgetown’s Leadership Coaching Program.

Daphne was the deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), leading the organization’s over 1,100 employees across the United States. She previously served as the counselor to the chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and as deputy assistant secretary for administration for DOT. She also held executive leadership positions with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, NASA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control Service. Daphne received the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award and the 2017 Influential Woman in Trucking Award for outstanding leadership achievements in transportation.

In the course of her career, Daphne has worked with executives from Marriott Corporation, DoorDash, Delta Airlines, Norfolk Southern, Georgetown University, the University of Virginia, Pew Research Center, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation and dozens of other companies and nonprofits.