Darlene comes to UP/Collegium from a myriad of life and work experiences that include professional acting, facilitating improvisation workshops for personal and professional development, to administrative roles in a variety of school settings and lots of parent classroom volunteer time. She is excited to work to support the missions of the Garaventa Center and Collegium and the support and enrichment they offer educators. Darlene knows first-hand the powerful effect that a teacher can make on a student’s life when anchored in a deeper vocational purpose.
Darlene loves learning, improvisation, reading, dancing, health and fitness, stimulating conversation, board games, her family, her cat, and potatoes. Finding humor and playfulness wherever possible is golden to her.