A daughter of the Jamaican soil, Danae is an intelligent, resourceful, leader, coach and change maker.
She holds undergraduate degrees in Communications & Linguistics and Urban Studies (cum-laude) from York and a Masters of Applied Environmental Science (Local Economic Development) from University of Waterloo.
As Chief Executive Officer of CHRY Community Radio for over a decade, Danae was responsible for the successful reorganization and establishment of social enterprise VX3 Exchange Inc (for vocational training in media arts), and the creation of VIBE 105FM (Toronto's Diverse Music Mix). Her experiences at CHRY/VIBE were amongst the topics of her 2015 TEDx YorkU' Ricochet series presentation.
Upon completion of CHRY's transition to VIBE, Danae successfully embarked on a professional transition to health care. Building on her educational background and tenure as past president/chair of Black Creek Community Health Centre, she is currently the Lead Administrator for a pair of Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics in Toronto.
She is the owner of Peart Media + Business Consulting, through which she consults to entities such as VX3, co-manages artists, and provides small business and entrepreneurial advisement. In her alternate business hours Danae may be found debating politics or ideology, hosting radio shows, events, concerts, panels or pursuing her love of acting and comedic ventures.
Danae Peart
BA. BA. MAES
