Derrica Daniel joined the ACLU of Nevada in 2023 as the Outreach Coordinator intern and President of the Emerging Leaders. She is a Las Vegas native, who graduated from Legacy High School in 2018 and has been heavily involved in the Las Vegas community for the past seven years. She is a Batteries Included award recipient, an award-winning Poet, and a mentor in Teaching and Uniting Ladies to Inspire Positive Success (T.U.L.I.P.S.) She graduated from the Summer Business Institute at the top of her class and utilized her skills to pursue entrepreneurship. Daniel attended Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences to become an Esthetician, and she received her license in January 2021.
Although Derrica has always been passionate about entrepreneurship, she has always been deeply driven by the youth in her community and has helped coordinate some of the biggest staple youth events in Las Vegas over the past few years. Daniel is the former Youth Coordinator intern and President of the Nevada Partners Youth Executive Board, where she focused on giving the Las Vegas youth a chance to be the change they want to see in their community through civic engagement and community service.
Daniel is beginning her college education journey in the fall of 2023 at the College of Southern Nevada as a political science major. Over the years, Daniel has continuously shown her passion for reducing gun violence and education inequality while being an advocate for civil rights. Daniel is extremely ambitious and has the experience to help mold the leaders of tomorrow.
