Marian Darlington-Hope PhD
GLP Partner & Senior Associate

Marian Darlington-Hope has been training practitioners in Dialogue EducationT since 2000. As a consultant in the Boston area she has developed numerous seminars, workshops, client training and strategic planning sessions using a Dialogue EducationT approach. She also incorporates Dialogue EducationT in her community building and facilitation work. As a former member of the faculty at Lesley University, Marian has with colleagues who are Dialogue Education Practitioners worked together to influence teaching and professional development. As a professor at Lesley University and the University of Massachusetts Boston College of Public and Community Service Dr. Darlington-Hope has taught in the area of nonprofit organizations, human services and social policy.

Marian holds a Master in City Planning (MCP) degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning with a specialization in social policy. She received the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Her dissertation, The Role of Expectations in Community-University Partnerships explored articulated and unspoken anticipation between partners.  Her current research and professional practice interests examine the relationship between an individual's sense of community and civic engagement participation. Dr. Darlington-Hope has consulted with numerous organizations including colleges, government agencies, churches, and nonprofit and voluntary organizations.

Marian is a community activist serving on numerous boards and commissions. She has served as a Human Services Commissioner for the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cambridge Health Alliance Joint Public Health Board and President of the Board of Directors, Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House. She also serves in her local church and churches in Cambridge, MA.  She is a past recipient of Martin Luther King Community Service Award from the Cambridge Black Pastors Association.

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