Darren Reese is a visionary adaptable leader with a proven track record of driving strategic influence and delivering impactful change. He has extensive experience in grassroots community organizing, successfully developing over two dozen neighborhood associations and leading hundreds of community meetings that facilitated positive change at the city council and mayoral levels. Reese also played a pivotal role in licensing, staffing, and integrating commercial and residential operations at Carey Services, which specializes in serving individuals with developmental disabilities across northern Indiana. As part of his tenure at Carey and as HR Director for the City of Marion, he interviewed thousands of candidates and mentored numerous professionals.In his executive career, Reese over the last decade, has served as the President & CEO of The SESCO Group, a privately held Indianapolis-based engineering consulting firm. In his tenure, the company has tripled in size, relocated its Indianapolis hq and established operations across North America. As a volunteer, he successfully navigated organizations through leadership transitions, including Marion Civic Theatre, The School of the Arts, Main Street Marion, The Grant County Chamber of Commerce, and Grant Blackford Mental Health/Family Service Society merger. His legislative advocacy includes preserving Tax Increment Financing in Indiana, and influencing regulatory changes at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Office of the State Comptroller. Although accomplished within Republican Party politics, including being elected by his peeers to the Indiana State Republican Central Committee, Reese maintains strong, bipartisan advocate within his large network of elected legislators and executives. He is also an officer in the Indiana Environmental Professionals of Indiana Council (EPIC).Additionally, Reese has successfully established and negotiated international economic development projects, fostering strong connections with foreign investors and immigrant entrepreneurs.As an entrepreneur himself, he has founded and led multiple ventures. He is the Founder and Chairman of a food safety technology company, and his umbrella LLC, The Darren Reese Company, manages a diverse portfolio of real estate and business investments. Together with his wife of over 25 years, Susan, a very successful real estate professional still reside in Marion where they enjoy socializing with friends, volunteering for local boards and organizations, and leaving the world better than they found it