Daniel is a native of Arizona and was born and raised in Tucson.  In 2007, Daniel moved to Phoenix to work for Congressman Ed Pastor in his district office. It was during that time, Daniel became passionate about working within higher education. It is what eventually led Daniel to work for Arizona State University where he recently celebrated his 10th year and is currently working as an Assistant Director with the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

At a very early age, Daniel’s parents instilled into him what it meant to volunteer, lead and care for his community.  He has been doing that ever since. In 2012, Daniel was awarded the Valle del Sol 40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40 distinction. Daniel has raised over $14,000 in breast cancer awareness through the Susan G. Komen 3 day walk, where he has walked a total of 240 miles to raise awareness. In 2018, Daniel was named Mr. Phoenix Pride, which started his volunteerism with the organization.  That year he helped raise $47,000 for the Phoenix Pride Scholarship program. Since then, Daniel has served on its board of directors as Vice President and currently serves as the President of the Board. In 2020, during a global pandemic, Daniel was elected to serve the Imperial Court of Arizona, a non-profit that raises money for other non-profit organizations throughout the State.  During his 2-year tenure, Daniel, along with his counterpart, raised $110,000 for other non-profit organizations which include, One n Ten, Peacework medical, Ripple Phx, Southwest Human Development and AZ K-9 Rescue, to name a few. 

In addition to all this, Daniel still finds time to promote one of the longest running and most prestigious pageants in the country, Miss Gay Arizona America.  Daniel is the proud uncle of Zoe Alice and currently resides in central Phoenix with his husband Nick and black lab Olivia.