Board Members

Danielle Beerli, MSW, Board Chair

Founder of Empower Her, Inc.
Professional experience in Social Work, Program Development and Administration
Multitude of volunteer experience both in the USA and abroad

Michelle Schwenger, M.Ed., Board Secretary
Michelle strongly believes that our learning never ends and we all have something amazing to contribute to the community around us

Teacher for over 15 years
Lifelong volunteer for many groups and organizations
Current Girl Scout Troop Leader and coordinator for a girls STEM club

Florian Beerli, Board Treasurer
Having a young daughter, he can see the pressures put on girls and is happy to support the important mission of Empower Her, Inc.

Executive in insurance with over 25 years experience and a proven track record in succeeding with startup initiatives
Past and present volunteer coach of soccer and baseball and other community organizations

Diane Michaelsen, LCSW, LADC

Professional and Educator in the behavioral health field for over 30 years
She has long used the power of educating others to inspire folks to aspire to a vision of holistic health

Anne DiFrancesco
Anne has helped up-and-coming entrepreneurs – especially women – who need help getting their businesses off the ground as well small business owners who are looking to grow their companies.

Started A & M Studios, Inc. in 1983 with a focus on strategic planning, targeted marketing and advertising solutions in print and web media.
Since 2007 Anne has been a Marketing Counselor and Instructor for the Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC).
She is a past board member of FINE – the Entrepreneurial Network and Woman2Woman magazine.

What Our Clients Are Saying

"My daughter and I have attended over a dozen program since October 2016! What stands out to me about the organization is how well run it is, and how accommodating Danielle is. She is always willing to listen to my concerns and her willingness to come up with programs that not only benefit my daughter and me, but all of the clients."

~Stacey Wadey

"By the end of the sessions, the girls had a better understanding of the concepts of friendship and self esteem and how it applied to each individual and the meaning of the term friendship. We feel our girls greatly benefitted from the informative classes conducted by Mrs. Beerli. We highly recommend this program and feel it was helpful."

~Lisa Collins and Erin Correa

Contact Us

203-361-1279