Darran White Tilghman
Director of Community Engagement

dtilghman@shorerivers.org
443.385.0511 ext 278

As Director of Community Engagement, Darran White Tilghman works to coordinate and deepen our community engagement programs to develop a strong and diverse ambassador base for our work, mobilize grassroots behavior change, and inspire civic engagement. She joined the ShoreRivers’ staff in 2019.

Darran’s professional experience includes serving as Director of Development for the Village Learning Place and for Baltimore Lab School. She brings seven years of experience as an Independent Development Consultant, helping nonprofits realize their visions through grant writing, communications, and professional development workshops for executive staff. Her clients have included the Kent County Arts Council and Riverview Gardens, a Wisconsin nonprofit that transformed a historic golf course and country club into an urban farm and job-training center. She loves work that unites and improves communities.

Darran holds a degree in English from Lawrence University and has completed a post-baccalaureate course in environmental policy. Her current volunteer work includes membership on the Chestertown Environmental Committee and leadership in the Garnet Good Seeds Garden placemaking project.