Melissa Danielsen

Melissa grew up in Minnesota, became the first in her family to earn a college degree (University of Minnesota), and co-founded Josh’s Place, a home- and community-based Medicaid provider supporting adults with disabilities. She named Josh’s Place in honor of her late brother, who had developmental disabilities and epilepsy. After selling Josh’s Place in 2019, Melissa co-founded Joshin to transform workplace support for people with disabilities. Following the 2025 sale of Joshin to RethinkFirst, Melissa is leading strategy at the large behavioral healthtech company and scaling her work and mission.