Danielle Corral

Danielle joined American Farmland Trust in February of 2025 where she serves as a Working Lands Protection Specialist. Danielle was born and raised in Arizona and has worked in the food system and agriculture space for over 15 years. She began as a holistic nutritionist and then moved into permaculture and co-founded a nonprofit dedicated to urban forestry. To better connect children and schools with nutritious food and local farmers, she worked in local food procurement at the Arizona Department of Education with USDA child nutrition programs. Danielle then managed an Arizona-based Coalition for Farmland Preservation to address the rapid rate of farmland loss in Maricopa County, help support small and medium-scale producers, and collaborate on ways to protect working lands and natural resources.

In this role, she helped develop the first urban agricultural conservation easement in the state through collaboration with the City of Phoenix, Central Arizona Land Trust, the landowner, and Maya’s Farm. In her “free time,” Danielle is working towards creating a bison restoration and ranching operation. Danielle holds a Master of Arts in International Diplomacy, a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Criminal Justice, and certifications in both Holistic Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems. She is also a former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Analyst Officer.