Originally from Akron, Ohio, DePace moved to Spokane in 2014 to attend college. She graduated from the former Moody Bible Institute in Spokane in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). She currently works full time as an elementary teacher for Enlightium Academy in downtown Spokane.

Danielle follows in her mother’s footsteps as a lacrosse coach. Her mother, the founding head coach for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Ohio, has coached lacrosse for nearly a decade. Danielle witnessed her mother start a brand new lacrosse program, which is paying dividends for the emerging Whitworth team. Growing up in a lacrosse coach's home, Danielle is prepared and equipped to face the challenges that come from coaching a new lacrosse program.