Darchelle Denise Burnett, M.A.

Darchelle D. Burnett (she/her/hers) was raised in Southern California. Within her intersectionalities, she identifies as Black/African American and Indigenous/Native American (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) and is actively working towards reconnecting to her tribal history as well as gathering the perspectives of her Black ancestry. She graduated from California State University Monterey Bay with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Anthropology and a minor in Peace Studies. And graduated from the University of Washington-Bothell with a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies degree now working towards building better humans through inclusion curriculum.

She has enjoyed various leadership experiences that have furthered her understanding of institutional politics, organizational frameworks, and more, allowing her to envision careers that involve fostering Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. In research, community, career, and university involvements, Darchelle thrives the most when engaging in transformative dialogue and creative-inclusion perspectives, which she believes leads to more equitable and comfortable working spaces. She holds value to the idea of storytelling and aims to research these positions as they aid institutions in taking account of the voices that make up their workforce, specifically highlighting the ones that are often silenced.

She continues the idea of storytelling by diversifying the spaces that she finds herself in whether it's creative art, academia, modeling, or corporate workspaces. Dose of Darchelle is a place that promotes her creative outlook on diversity, equity, and inclusion, by featuring creative engagements that are reflective of self-love, body and skin positivity, and self-transformation. She is not perfect whatsoever but she strives to be as authentic and candid as possible.