Meet Our HR Certification Exam Prep Course Instructor

Darby Starnes

Darby Starnes is the instructor for the HR Certification Exam Prep course offered by UNC Charlotte. Her passion as an HR professional and her dedication to helping others thrive has served her through each facet of her career. With over 20 years of experience serving in the corporate and tech start up environment, Darby’s expertise and guidance are backed by proven methods and fast failures that have created learning opportunities and translatable business results.

Darby has taught learners for over 15 years. Having held roles with ever increasing focus on organizational development, change management, people success, coaching, mentorship, she has dedicated herself to building a best place to work culture with a focus on learning.

Darby is an accomplished author and holds an MBA in Finance, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, an ACC coaching credential through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), as well as many other certifications including CDE (Certified diversity Executive) CCMP (Certified Change Management Professional-ACMP), CPTD, CDP, SHRM-SCP, and SPHR, and Master’s certificate in project management from Villanova University.