Leandra Darden

Senior Associate

Leandra Darden joined the Triangle education team in 2021 with 8 years of experiential and informal environmental education experience. Her past work in social emotional learning and diversity, equity and inclusion help her to create fun, engaging and transformative programing and meaningful experiences. As a woman and a person of color in science and education, it is her passion to inspire scientific inquiry, creativity, and a love for nature in all students.

Leandra has a B.S. in Marine Science from the University of Tampa. She has a passion for the ocean and has worked as an educator at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and interpreted marsh science at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Her diversity of jobs throughout the country has allowed her build understanding of many different habitats and environmental issues.

Outside of work you can find Leandra looking at the invertebrates in local tidepools, crafting with friends and playing the newest board game.