Darden Rice

Darden Rice is a Senior Strategy and Operations leader with 15 years of success in driving community engagement initiatives and communications/media campaigns. She is the Senior Campaigns Director for the SPCA Tampa Bay, focused on Capital Campaigns, Strategic Communications, and Stakeholder Engagement. Darden previously served for 8 years as a Councilmember for the City of St. Peterburg helping advance the health and preservation of communities and natural resources, transit, housing, and basic human rights. She has dedicated her entire career to leading local, state, and national projects to create measurable and meaningful change. Darden joined the SELF Board of Directors this year.