Programs and events to help kids connect with the world. Serving Hancock County, Indiana and Indianapolis.

Board Members & Leadership Team

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Donna Griffin

Founder & CEO

Dani’s Dreams started around my dining room table 10 years ago with a small group of family, friends and Zion Lutheran teachers committed to helping me honor and remember my daughter.

But it’s bigger than that now. We’ve taken root…

​Over the last nine years, we have raised nearly $60,000 to support outdoor education in Hancock County all through volunteer efforts.

Dani’s Dreams provides free, hands-on STEAM and environmental educational activities for children in Hancock County and throughout Central Indiana. Our Go Green Center sets the standards for learning about alternative energy with working solar panels that light our building.

Dani’s Dreams Innovation in Education Corp. became a public charity in June 2016 received 501c3 status, electing a board of directors and moving forward to build the organization in Hancock County and throughout Central Indiana with Dani’s Dreams Outdoor Education Programs at Zion Lutheran and Sugar Creek Township Park and the Urban Media Project camps.

I live in Greenfield, Indiana, and have been a writer, editor, and teacher for more than 30 years, but my most important roles remain wife, mother and “Nana”. —Donna Griffin, founder and CEO

As founder and CEO of Dani’s Dreams our mission is to provide young people of all ages a chance to connect with the world.”

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Rebecca Mims

Marketing Intern

Rebecca is a young professional beginning a post-graduate career with a double major in Marketing and International Business. Her background includes supervisory experience and management training at Starbucks, team experience as Vice President of Marketing for Entrepreneur Club at Kelley School of Business, and service experience as a team captain and public speaker for American Cancer Society. She is currently aiding Dani’s Dreams as a marketing intern in roles as Digital Marketer, Social Media Coordinator, and Content Creator.

I can’t wait to see Dani’s Dream expand in our communities and positively impact the lives of people.”

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Scott Miller


Advisor to the Board
Scott Miller, MD, is a Diagnostic Radiologist. He has been a resident of New Palestine, Indiana for 20+ year.

Scott is the current President of the Sugar Creek Township Parks Board and has been instrumental in helping to establish the Dani’s Dreams Outdoor Trail at Sugar Creek Park.

I am excited to see how Dani’s Dream can continue to work with Sugar Creek Township Park in establishing and enhancing park-based ecological educational experiences at the park.”