Darren Blue
Development Strategist
Contact
[email protected]
P: 507.387.6651
C: 507.317.2555
Mankato Office
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Hometown
East Grand Forks, MN
Passions
Golf
Grilling + Smoking Competitions
Hockey
Outdoors
Friends + Family
About
With over 20 years of experience as a collegiate level coach, Darren knows first-hand the positive impacts of facility design on all participants of a sports and recreation facility. Bringing a client-level perspective, having worked with ISG on an extensive university athletic complex renovation, Darren understands the unique opportunities these projects present. Passionate about solving project constraints and challenges, he builds rapport and fosters empathetic relationships between clients and the design team. Through this problem-solving mindset, he identifies simplified solutions and connects clients to ISG’s holistic list of in-house resources.
Strengths
Responsibility | Positivity | Arranger | Woo | Individualization
Affiliations/Accomplishments/Volunteerism
Mankato Golf Club, Member (2010-Current)
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Youth Hockey Volunteer Coach (2020-2021)
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Unsung Hero Award (1994, 1995)
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Maverick Achievement Award Recipient (1993, 1994, 1995)
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MSU Hockey Captain (1993-1994, 1994-1995)
Education
Master of Science in Educational Leadership, Minnesota State University, Mankato – Mankato, MN
Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato – Mankato, MN