Darlene serves as Christian Leadership Alliance’s Member Engagement Coordinator. She oversees membership services and leads the annual Outcomes Conference moderator team.

Darlene worked for seven years with a nonprofit in Haiti, organizing the daily operation of the US office in Nashville, TN, and assisting teams entering Haiti. Before that, she worked for 30 years as a manager in the Real Estate Division of a lending company in Knoxville, TN. Her passion is working with families in crisis, equipping young women in discipleship and orphan (family) care, especially children with special needs.

Darlene has been married for 46 years. She has two children and eight grandchildren (two adopted from Haiti). She serves alongside her husband, Russell, the Member Care Pastor at Long Hollow Church in Hendersonville, TN, equipping families in crisis and providing discipleship for young women.