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Becca Wood

Director of Events and Engagement

Becca Wood has served as director of events and engagement for the Advancement Office since 2022. She joined the advancement team in 2015 as administrative assistant and has served as assistant director of alumni relations since 2016. She holds a B.S. in Sports Management from Kennesaw State University. She and her husband, Tyler, are the parents of Emi Grace (’25) and Ty (’27).

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B.S. Kennesaw State University

Episode 128: A Chat with Jeff Snider ('92, LD '18)

September 21, 2023
In this episode, Director of Events and Engagement Becca Wood talks with Jeff Snider ('92, LD '18) about his boarding experience at Darlington, his current experience as a boarding parent, and more as Darlington celebrates 100 Years of Boarding. 

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Episode 119: A Chat with Dr. Sonbol Shahid-Salles

July 20, 2023
In this episode, Becca Wood, Director of Events and Engagement in the Advancement Office, chats with Darlington parent, Purple Tie volunteer and local physician Dr. Sonbol Shahid-Salles about her involvement in the Darlington Community, with a special preview of the upcoming Purple Tie Tiger Tailgate event. 

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Episode 117: A Chat with Lou Dempsey ('87, LD '17)

July 6, 2023
In this episode, Becca Wood, Director of Events and Engagement in the Advancement Office, chats with Lou Dempsey ('87, LD '17) about his involvement in the Darlington Community as a parent and local business owner, with a special preview of his role in the upcoming Purple Tie Tiger Tailgate live auction. 

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Episode 79: A Chat with Izzy Hortman ('08, LD '15) and Annie Rosen ('02, LD '18)

October 13, 2022
In this episode, Becca Wood, director of events and engagement in the Advancement Office, chats with Izzy Hortman ('08, LD '15) and Annie Rosen ('02, LD '18) about their Darlington experience, their respective careers and their work as co-chairs on the Alumni Council Darlington Connects committee. 

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Darlington welcomes new faculty and staff, recognizes those with new roles

August 18, 2022
Darlington is pleased to welcome the following new faculty and staff members for 2022-2023 and recognize those who will have new roles in the coming year. This list will be updated as employees are hired.

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Episode 70: A Look at the Purple Tie Tiger Tailgate & Parent Organizations

August 11, 2022
In this episode, Content Manager Maddie Fox talks with Director of Events and Engagement in the Advancement Office Becca Wood and Darlington parent and President of Pre-K to 8 Tiger PRIDE Nancy Hortman. Together, they chat about the upcoming Purple Tie Tiger Tailgate and what this annual event does to support Darlington parent organizations. 

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Darlington Connects: Way to Go, Tiger!

Upper School | Becca Wood, January 21, 2022
The Darlington Connects program continues to engage with our community by highlighting the accomplishments of our community through social media, blogs, and podcasts. We are excited to introduce our “Way to Go, Tiger!” series, and we encourage you to follow along and share your own accomplishments with us.

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Podcast Episode 26: A Look Into Darlington Connects

September 30, 2021
Welcome to Episode 26 of The Darlington Podcast! In this episode, guest host Bob Berry ('64) chats with members of the advancement team Julie Lucas ('97), Carson Raymond, and Becca Wood, about the Darlington Connects program.

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Darlington Connects: 8 Ways to Get Involved

Upper School | Becca Wood, September 23, 2021
Over the past year, the Darlington Connects program has been successful in providing the Darlington Community with career advice, internships, networking, lifelong learning opportunities, celebrating career successes, promoting small businesses, and much more.

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Purple Tie: Bid in Our Pre-event Online Auction!

Upper School | Becca Wood, September 7, 2021
We are excited to kick off the first part of Purple Tie 2021 with an online auction Sept. 8-17 as we know that you are already eager to start bidding on and using many of our items this fall!

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