Danelle Bender

Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury Officer

Danelle serves as DFA’s Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury Officer. She is responsible for all of DFA’s banking and capital markets activities, as well as treasury, credit and accounts receivable, accounts payable, capital, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions. Danelle manages DFA’s relationships with its lenders, investors, and rating agencies. Danelle joined DFA in 2010, having previously worked for Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division in Chicago and Sprint’s corporate development department. Before joining DFA, she led Embarq’s Finance Department until it was acquired by CenturyLink®. In 2017, Danelle was recognized in Ingram’s magazine’s 40 Under Forty list, and in 2023, she was named a Woman of Influence by the Kansas City Business Journal. She currently serves on the board of The Children’s Place, a non-profit organization providing support to children and families within the Kansas City community that have experienced traumatic events, as well as on the board of the Kansas City chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. In 2026, she was honored as one of the stars in Cristo Rey Kansas City’s Dancing with the KC Stars competition.