Darcelle is the Founder and Executive Director of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope, supporting socially-minded entrepreneurs and small business owners in delivering valuable services to vulnerable communities.  

 

Darcelle brings a unique breadth of cross-cultural professional expertise in  business strategy, program development, management, implementation, due diligence,  construction, and operations, and a keen understanding of the dynamics and challenges of micro and social-enterprise business leadership. Darcelle provides compassionate, seasoned guidance  to social change advocates in transitioning from early-stage visionaries to strong, focused leaders  and governance directors.  

 

Prior to her current engagements, Darcelle directed the expedited development, national energy  sales agreements, and construction of multiple-unit renewable power plant programs in  Southeast Asia, and business development, strategy, and implementation activities for U.S. retail  electricity and energy services programs.  

 

Darcelle earned her Doctorate in Education from Mills College, her Master of Arts Degree in  Educational Leadership from Mills, is an honored graduate of the Transnational Executive MBA  Program of CSU East Bay, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering  from Stanford University. Darcelle is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of  California.