Daniel Leonard ‘20

Degree(s): B.A. Hospitality Management with a concentration in Event Planning

Current Employment: Events Assistant at Ida Rose Events & Design, Washington, D.C. area

During his time at Mercyhurst, Daniel served on the boards of 3 student clubs, helped start several others, and was elected as a Cultural & Diversity club representative through Mercyhurst Student Government. He was a staff writer for The Merciad for two years and served on the Senior Class Gift Committee. To gain real-world hospitality experience, Daniel completed two internships through Mercyhurst. He worked at Kensington Park Senior living in their food and beverage department and PanoPlanning virtual tours in their marketing and sales departments. Daniel was proud to become the thirteenth member of his family to graduate from Mercyhurst when he walked the stage with the class of 2020. Daniel has since received a job in the hospitality industry and has begun his journey working as an assistant at Ida Rose Events & Design with hopes of owning his own event planning company one day.