About Darlene

Darlene McLennan has nearly 40 years of experience working in the disability sector, of which 19 years are within the tertiary disability sector. 

From May 2005 to October 2023, Darlene was a National Disability Coordination Officer for Tasmania. She led the development of several significant national resources that support the success of students with disability in tertiary education, including an E-Learning resource, ‘Supporting students with disability in VET’, NDIS preplanning toolkit, and ‘How to Transition to Tertiary study for students on the autism spectrum’ and the most recent project was the development of a guide for Higher Education provides in accessible ICT procurement. 

Darlene completed her Master of Business with the University of Tasmania in 2013 and has a post-graduate degree in Careers Education through RMIT.