Darcelle Lahr, Ed.D.

Founder & Executive Director

Darcelle Lahr, Ed.D., is President and CEO of Integral Consulting Group, a woman/minority-owned management consulting practice; the Founder and Executive Director of L.C. and Lillie Cox Haven of Hope, a 501(c)(3) community nonprofit; and the Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Social Entrepreneurship Center, supporting socially-minded women entrepreneurs. 

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Darcelle’s passion is in providing compassionate, seasoned guidance to social change agents in transitioning from early-stage visionaries to purposeful, ethical leaders and governance directors.  Darcelle’s current programs address systemic inequities facing marginalized and systems-impacted individuals through social entrepreneurship.

In addition, Darcelle serves as Professor of Business Practice in the Lorry I. Lokey School of Business & Public Policy at Mills College.  Darcelle teaches Leadership & Ethics, Social Impact Consulting, Social Entrepreneurship, Business & Society, and the capstone MBA Strategic Management course.

Darcelle earned her Doctorate in Education and Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Mills College, is an honored graduate of the Transnational Executive MBA Program of CSU East Bay, and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Darcelle is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California.