Development Director – Ace Daniels

Ace Daniels joined the APF staff in January 2021 as the Development Director.  A proud Las Vegas native, his luxury hospitality and sales/marketing career spans 15 years on the Las Vegas Strip at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. Ace graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/Marketing degree as well as a Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts degree.  Upon completion, Ace worked for the Utah Shakespeare Festival as an Assistant Company Manager. Ace successfully completed the Leadership Las Vegas program with the Vegas Chamber Leadership Foundation (Class of 2020).

His strong passion for the performing arts began during early adolescence with a love for classical music while playing the violin and cello. He soon immersed himself into theatre and began dance classes and private vocal instruction. Ace’s theatrical performance credits in the Las Vegas theatre scene include In The Heights, Oklahoma!, Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s Tarzan, Grease, and West Side Story with Super Summer Theatre, Les Misérables (Signature Productions), The Little Mermaid (Henderson Pavilion), and his producing and directorial debut of Annie on the Super Summer Theatre stage in 2019.  He looks forward to more directing opportunities in the future.

Outside of theatre, Ace enjoys Peloton cycling, his yoga practice, and quality time with his husband and son, plus their two rescue dogs named Shakespeare and Sonnet.