Daniela Modonesi is currently the Ground Staff Committee Chair at the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF), a european trade union federation representing 5 million transport workers in 41 countries. she is also the elected Women's Representative in the civil aviation section of the International Transport Worers' Federation - a global trade union federation representing nearly 20 million transport workers in 150 countries - whilst also being the Civil Aviation Regional Secretary for the italian trade union FILT-CGIL. Daniela works as ground staff for a groundhandling company at Bologna Airport. She graduated with a magna cum laude from Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum and has a Master's degree in International Studies on Philanthropy (Bologna University and IUPUI Purdue University Indiana , USA) . She became active in trade union work related to aviation issues at local and national levels and then, since 2010, at both european and international levels. Daniela is a keen fan of both rugby and volleyball, and loves to study languages and history.