Daniel Cancel

Director of Facilities

As Director of Facilities, Danny works with network staff, administrators and educators to oversee facilities at the Network's 13 campuses. He has over 12 years of experience in facilities management and has worked at CICS Irving Park as a custodian and then worked for Civitas Educational Partners as a facilities manager at Northtown Academy. He has a passion for excellence and takes pride in his work. 

Danny is a Chicago native born and raised on the north side of Chicago. He together with his wife Venessa of 20 years have two children - Haley, 17, a senior in high school, and Ethan, 14, a freshman in high school. Danny is bi-vocational and serves as a licensed minister for the Assemblies of God and is the Executive Pastor & Student Ministries Pastor at Bethel Assembly in Elmhurst. Danny enjoys baseball games with his family, bike riding and is an avid reader. 

Why do you work at CICS?  Danny loves to see growth and watch people become the best version of themselves. To be able to witness progress is a joy for him.  He gets to witness both the growth and progress of his investments, skills and expertise in CICS campuses that enable students, teachers and administrators to work together in a safe, functional and clean learning environment. Behind the scenes, he loves to serve our communities and give them the best opportunity to grow and become all that they strive to be.