A native of Brooklyn, New York, Daughtry is the daughter of Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry and Rev. Dr. Karen Smith Daughtry. Daughtry graduated from Dartmouth College in 1984 and Wesley Theological Seminary in 2012. In October 2019, she was consecrated to the office of Bishop and installed as the fourth National Presiding Prelate of , succeeding her father. Standing at the intersection of faith and politics, she works with community activists and organizations, political entities, businesses, and faith leaders and communities to assist them in building coalitions and partnerships that advance the common good. For her work with and within communities of Faith, Religion News Service named her one of the 12 most influential Democrats in the nation on faith and values politics. She has also served as Resident Fellow at , where she focused on the role that faith and values play in American politics.
Career
She was formerly Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the United States Department of Labor. She directs the Democratic Party's Faith in Action initiative to reach out to Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim voters. In the 2008 DNC convention, Daughtry as convention CEO, denied non-religious groups participation in the interfaith service. Daughtry is the coauthor--with Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, and Minyon Moore--of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics, a joint history and biography. In it, four of the most powerful African American women in politics share the story of their friendship and how it has changed politics in America. She is Principal of which supports a broad array of businesses and organizations with strategic planning, project management, and community engagement activities. Reverend Daughtry serves as an Equity Advisor for , and on the Editorial Board of the . She is Founder and Co-Convenor of , which supports Black women in leveraging their economic, social, and political power. She sits on the Boards of Directors of the , , and the , and she is Co-Founder and Co-Chair of and Co-Chair of the Connections Committee of .
