Darryl has lived in Manchester for the past 25 years. He is a married father of four, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Howard University. Currently, he has two grandsons that attend public school in Manchester.

Darryl has extensive experience working with public school systems, as he was formerly a grants administrator for Danbury and Hartford Public Schools. He collaborated with superintendents, department heads, administrators, teachers and community based organizations to acquire grant resources to improve the quality, and increase the quantity of educational programs and services.  He also served as COO of 

the Urban League of Greater Hartford, which provides much programming that focuses on areas related to education and workforce development.

This background sparked his interest in actively serving the Manchester community. He assumed a vacated seat on the board in 2012, and won election to board seats in 2013 and 2017. In 2018, he became Chairman of the board. During his tenure he has served on the School Modernization and Reinvestment Team Revisited (SMARTR 1), along with the Personnel and Finance, Policy, Residency and Communications Committees. 

As board chair, Darryl is focused on working collaboratively to improve academic outcomes, decrease the academic achievement gap, improve school climate and enhance student prospects for life after high school. He takes great pride in the recent progress of the town’s school system, including gains in reading and math fluency, successful passage of a referendum to renovate all schools as new, and working closely with the Board of Directors to approve a budget that was sensitive to the needs of taxpayers and students.