Danielle Pathak serves as the Associate National Director for Pastoral Health and Formation with Vineyard USA. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she began attending the Columbus Vineyard as a teenager, where she discovered her love for the Church and first sensed a call to pastoral ministry.

Danielle earned a B.A. in Human Development and Family Studies from The Ohio State University in 2001 and received theological training through the Vineyard Leadership Institute. In 2001, she and her husband, Jay, moved to Denver with a small team to plant what would become the Arvada Vineyard, which then, over the next 15 years, planted many churches in the Denver metro area. She served the Arvada Vineyard and the larger Mile High Vineyard in the role of Staff and Spiritual Formation Pastor until 2024. Over time, she has developed a deep conviction that a pastor’s inner life must be intentionally cultivated, a conviction that continues to shape her leadership and ministry for Vineyard USA.

She is a trained spiritual director (Sustainable Faith, 2013) with additional training in Family Systems theory and a certificate in Spiritual Formation and Leadership (Transforming Center, Chicago, 2020).

Danielle and her husband Jay have 2 adult daughters, Jasmine and Sofia, who are the most fun people to hang out with! She loves to travel all over the world, but also loves coming home to beautiful Colorado and her gigantic Bernese Mountain dog, Yeti. Danielle is a creative who loves a good art project, reading a spy book, and digging in her yard to make more room for flowers and veggies.