Dani Stieler was born and raised in Colorado. She graduated from Biola University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Biblical Studies. After graduating, she stayed on with her almer mater as the assistant volleyball coach, strength coach and adjunct weightlifting teacher in the P.E. department for four years until she met her husband, Kent, on a short trip home. After six weeks of dating, they decided to get married, and she shortly after, moved to Loveland.

Dani was baptized at St. Spyridon in May of 2013 and married a month later in June. She and her husband now have three kids and a very loveable but not-so-smart dog. Since the birth of their first child in 2015, she has been a stay-at-home mom until she stepped into a part time role of parish communications in January of 2023. She enjoys the outdoor life that Colorado has to offer along with the year-round sunshine, spending most summer days at the pool with the kids or camping.