Darci E. McConnell
President and CEO
McConnell Communications, Inc.

Darci E. McConnell, president and CEO of McConnell Communications, Inc., has worked for nearly 20 years in the communications field, both as a public relations professional and as a journalist. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Detroit Black Public Relations Society, and sits on the boards of Habitat for Humanity, the Detroit Community Initiative and the Detroit City Chess Club. She is the past president of the Detroit Association of Black Journalists, and a former adjunct professor at Wayne State University's School of Communication Arts. Prior to establishing her company, McConnell spent 14 years as a print reporter for newspaper outlets across the state as well as in Washington, D.C. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and Communication from the University of Michigan. Her personal passion is making a difference in the lives of young people, through mentoring programs and opportunities.