Dara is a writer and advocate with a background in leadership development and education. She graduated with honors from Columbia University, completing a degree in English and Comparative Literature focused on contemporary drama. While at Columbia, she was selected for the Oxbridge Scholars Program and a theatre education internship with The 52nd Street Project. Teach for America brought her to Oklahoma, where she was a founding member of the inclusion council at CAP Tulsa and co-founded the Gay-Straight Alliance at the high school where she taught English. She also worked in operations at a nonprofit that identifies and connects leaders in the Tulsa community, mentored with Magnify Mentoring, and served on the board of DC Veg Week. Dara most recently worked at the Good Food Institute as a Senior Donor Communications Specialist and currently supports the hiring process for philanthropic funder Coefficient Giving.