Daniella Gibbs Lger is the Senior Vice President for Communications and Strategy at American Progress. Previously she was the organisations Senior Vice President for American Values and New Communities where her work focused on the intersection of politics race demographic change religion and values. Prior to joining American Progress Daniella served as Special Assistant in the Obama administration. Daniella has also worked at the Democratic National Committee joining as Communications Director for Womens Vote Center. During her tenure at the Democratic National Committee she handled African American issues and speciality media. Daniella has spent two years at the National Newspaper Publishers Association as marketing associate and political liaison.