Darcy is a multidisciplinary
designer & puzzle enthusiast
living in Chicago.
About Darcy
A proud lifelong generalist, Darcy spent the first 15(ish) years of her career working in various departments at political campaigns, non-profits, and small businesses, developing a deep love of fixing broken systems.
She currently works for herself, splitting time between her ‘online’ and ‘offline’ work.
Darcy is a certified project manager and completed her master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago. Her hobbies include curating her Little Free Library, helping her pit bull Moose canvass the neighborhood for compliments, and playing volleyball whenever her schedule and lower back permit.
She is this close to finishing the renovation on her home in Logan Square.
Portfolio
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✔️ Creating a sustainable system to read and respond to all print and email sent to HQ at Obama for America '08.
✔️ Producing a successful outreach strategy and fundraising event with Gloria Steinem for the Women's Media Center and Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation.
✔️ Spearheading an org-wide shift in social media strategy for 50+ regional offices at Teach For America.
✔️ Crafting a content and execution strategy that generated millions of organic impressions at 9/11 Day.
✔️ Implementing transparency and accountability measures (including creating a wiki to house all information in one place) on One Tail at a Time's associate board.
✔️ Leading a project team to successfully onboard a new data convergence apparatus & launch a major website redesign at the American Library Association.
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10th District Cook County Commissioner
42nd Ward Alderman
9/11 Day
American Library Association
Americans for Responsible Solutions
ChiArts Foundation
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
Grooming Zoomies
HotelTonight
Obama for America
One Tail at a Time
Saved By The Max
Stitch Monograms
Teach For America
Transit Tees
Women's Media Center
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“…The remarkable critical thinking ability she brings to analysis and problem-solving; her courage in working toward innovative solutions…Darcy is the strongest team member I have ever managed and one of the sharpest colleagues I've ever had."
Shuhei Yamamoto
Managing Director
Teach For America -
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"Darcy has been a true asset to our team from the day she arrived. Her deep knowledge of how systems work and how to measure and support high performance across large institutions are major strengths."
Tracie D. Hall
Executive Director
American Library Association -
"I've worked with a lot of great people in my career thus far but Darcy is definitely one of the best. She's very self-motivated, creative, positive, funny and so smart...If the opportunity to work with her knocks on your door, open it, it'll be the best decision you ever make."
Monique Antoinette Millet
Director of Social Media
Teach For America -
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"Her problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex situations and relationships led her to become the most trusted employee on my team with the widest portfolio of responsibilities."
Dan Griffin
Ops-Comm Manager
Obama for America ‘08 -
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"Darcy excels at analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of strategies that drive internal and external operations. She's a strong problem-solver, looking for new ideas…to help define a problem before determining options."
Ana Vargas
Managing Director
Teach For America -
"Darcy has expertly managed multiple critical projects for ALA, including a large-scale and complex website redesign and launch, and an organization-wide business analytics implementation. Her strategic thinking, adaptability, and engaging communication style were an essential part of our success with these efforts..."
Rebecca Headrick
CITO
American Library Association -
“Darcy and her skill set were exactly what we needed as an organization at a pivotal moment in our history…She jumped in feet first and tackled opportunities with an unmatched set of expertise and intuition."
Ryan Walls
Executive Director
9/11 Day
