Darci Flynn

Darci Flynn serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Freedom Network USA.

Darci Flynn is a dynamic leader with a passion for addressing complex social issues through collaborative partnerships in both the private and public sectors. Darci is currently the Founder and Principal Consultant of Brave Path Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm that seeks to address racial and gender inequities. With over 15 years of experience in policy and advocacy, program development and design, strategic planning, and government relations, Darci brings a deep commitment to creating a more just and inclusive world through systems change work. In 2021, after serving as a senior policy advisor to the Mayor of Chicago for two years, Darci became the City’s first Director of Gender-based Violence Strategy and Policy. In this role, she co-created – with advocates, survivors, researchers, and City officials — a citywide strategic plan to address gender-based violence and human trafficking. Darci joined the Mayor’s Office after just under eight years at Heartland Human Care Services (HHCS) where she helped to lead a program serving immigrant survivors of human trafficking. While serving an Associate Director at HHCS, Darci became a national leader in addressing human trafficking through a human rights-based approach. This experience has given Darci a profound understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved in addressing gender and racial inequities that fuel gender-based violence. Darci has a Master’s in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Justice Studies from the University of New Hampshire.