Darlene grew up in Northern Maine, moved to Central Maine with her parents and siblings in 1975 and has lived here since then. She has one daughter, 2 grandchildren (16 and 9) and 2 step- grandchildren (14 and 10). She worked in a law firm out of high school for 6 years (Rudman Winchell), worked in manufacturing in admin for 11 years, worked in the banking industry in many capacities for 23 years. Retired in 2019 and recently joined Jen Goddard at Thriving Proof as a Thermographer. She has a home business (Darlene's Designs) making tote bags, cosmetic pouches, jewelry pouches, and wine totes.