Danielle Keys Bess is a native Houstonian who works tirelessly to make Harris County a better place to live and work. As the project manager for newly constructed, affordable single-family properties, Danielle worked to create homes for more than 100 families with a 0% foreclosure rating. And when natural disaster damaged and destroyed the homes of our most vulnerable senior citizens, Danielle focused her work ethic and expertise to support the rebuilding and/or remodeling of their homes throughout Houston. Never content with the status quo, Danielle played an active role in bringing together private and public funders to support neighborhood beautification projects in our historically underserved communities.

Danielle’s parents grew up in the segregated south and taught her the importance of strength, leadership, and hard work. She learned the importance of hard work from both her father, a US Navy veteran, and her mother, a small business owner/entrepreneur. Danielle Keys Bess grew up in a household grounded in a spiritual foundation of service, faith, and sacrifice – and those core values are at the center of her professional and personal life.