About

Darci has honed and combined her two seasoned talents — skillful change agent and versatile group facilitator. She approaches her assignments with a facilitative lens creatively architecting meetings and conversations that extract the power of a NPO’s collective wisdom. Give her the outcomes you want, the timeframe to work within, the audience and resources to work with, and she’ll craft a group process that gets results.

Darci is not afraid to jump into culturally and politically challenging situations. She brings hands-on practical experience and attention to detail, while also working with the team to keep everyone’s eyes on the bigger picture. She’s extremely insightful, very resourceful and highly energetic.

Education

Darci’s education and experience is deeply rooted in community organizing ideology. Straight out of college, she worked as a community organizer with Native Americans in Tucson developing their grassroots fundraising and marketing efforts. As long-term executive director with the California School-Age Consortium, she inspired its growth from a small, $20K San Francisco-based organization to a statewide $2M professional association representing over 130,000 afterschool professionals and allied associations in California.

In addition her Technology of Participation (ToP^®) Facilitator and Trainer accreditation, Darci has a Masters of Public Administration from University of San Francisco and Bachelor of Science from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Core Values

TRANSPARENCY WITH DISCOVERY / Unveiling and extracting critical issues in a safe and supportive setting; the approach is unbiased, with resolve, calm and with clarity.

PARTNERSHIP / Shared responsibility in producing lasting outcomes achieved through partnership. Engender buy-in and loyalty as stakeholders discover their insights and skills are honored and maximized.

COLLECTIVE GROUP WISDOM / Facilitating a group to move from diverse perspectives and ideas to action and experience common success.

TRUST IS BASED ON TRUTH / Best, informed decisions are those embedded in facts and current reality, fueled by experience and passion, and skillfully framed in an inclusive process.