Background
Darby, Donna Jean was born on May 14, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Leonard Christian and Eleanor Leone (Battenberg) Roebel.
public relations company executive
Darby, Donna Jean was born on May 14, 1934 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Leonard Christian and Eleanor Leone (Battenberg) Roebel.
Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University, 1955. Master of Science, Indiana U.-Bloomington, 1957. License teacher.
Teacher English, Smart Junior High School, Fort Wayne, 1955-1956, South Side High School, Fort Wayne, 1956-1960, Chattanooga High School, 1960-1962, U. Chattanooga, 1960-1962. President Contacts, Incorporated., Fort Wayne, since 1976. Public information director East Allen County Schools, New Haven, Indiana, since 1982.
Consultant Colwell-Van Riper County School, Fort Wayne, 1983, Executive Relocation, Austin, Texas, 1983, Kalamazoo, 1983, Kansas City, Missoury, 1984.
Executive director Leadership Fort Wayne, since 1982. Chairman, Board Of Directors Historic River Cruises, 1979-1983.
President-elect United Way of Allen County, 1984. Vice president United Way of Indiana, 1984.
Vice president Convention and Visitors Bureau Fort Wayne, 1983.
Board directors United Way Lower Eastern Shore, since 1985. Member junior board Peninsula General Hospital.
Member, junior board Peninsula General Hospital. Chairman, board directors Historic River Cruises, 1979—1983. Executive director Leadership Fort Wayne, since 1982.
President elect United Way of Allen County, 1984. Vice president Convention and Visitors Bureau Fort Wayne, 1983, United Way Indiana, 1984. Board directors United Way Lower Eastern Shore, since 1985.
Member of Indiana Tourism Council, Women Business Owners Association, Public Relations Society America, Women in Communications Inc. (chairman 1984), Fort Wayne Futures Club, Rivergreenway Club, Kappa Kappa Kappa (Woman of Year 1978).
Married Keith Anderson Darby, July 27, 1957. Children: Diana Lynn, Ellen Kimberly.