Darlene A. Zaharis, Business Manager

Darlene has served as the business manager for West Wind Consulting since 2005.  She brings over twenty-three years of experience in a variety of areas including development and alumni relations administration, event coordination and project and facility management.  She has worked in advancement offices at Cornell University and Ithaca College and provided administrative management for the consulting firm Carol O’Brien Associates where she was responsible for facilitating and scheduling national and international feasibility studies.

Darlene has served on the Share Our Strength’s Ithaca Taste of the Nation planning committee, coached youth soccer in her home town of Trumansburg, and is active in her church community.

Darlene attended Ithaca College School of Business with concentration in business management. Currently she lives in Trumansburg, NY and has two daughters, Samantha and Karissa.