Cohort 
2023

Dani Macri

Musician, Educator, Engineer

We must work as a community incorporating personal passions with intellect we can engage in real world problems, creating viable solutions for long term transformation in the society.

Current Work

Dani is an artist engaged in providing a safe environment developing emotional healthy relationships among the LGBT+ community through collective music practice.

Personal Hero

My friends, who always inspire me

Words of Strength

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Vision

Today world problems require collective actions. We must work as a community incorporating personal passions with intellect we can engage in real world problems, creating viable solutions for long term transformation in the society.

Impact

As an Atlantic Fellow, Dani aims to create a network that can replicate artistic interventions in underserved populations, hoping to contribute to a society where all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, are considered as equals.

Motivation

Vulnerable populations, such as LGBT+, are exposed to cognitive threats due to existing social discrimination. Dani seeks to improve the mental health of this social group to enable them a better quality of life.