Darren J. Glenn

Darren J. Glenn is a Trinidadian-born, American intersectional environmentalist, racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights advocate, and librarian based in the New York City area.  Born in his parents’ hometown in 1988, Darren immigrated to the United States in 1993, and grew up in Queens, NY, and then Long Island.  While pursuing higher education, he developed a passion for social justice.  After receiving a Master’s Degree in Library Science at Syracuse University, Darren was able to live in Germany and Mexico developing his language and transnational resource mobilization skills. 

He resettled in the Greater New York area in 2016 and became a volunteer at the NY-based LGBTQ+ advocacy non-profit the Caribbean Equality Project.  He took on the role of organization’s Programs Director in 2018, developing his skills and his passion for grant writing, program design, and community organizing.  In 2020, he and his brother ultimately co-founded their own non-profit in Trinidad and Tobago, the Glenn Family Foundation, to address critical social, economic, and environmental issues throughout the Caribbean.  In addition to his roles at the Glenn Family Foundation and Caribbean Equality Project, Glenn now serves as a volunteer for Permatours and the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island’s Creation Care Ministry, as well as works as a public librarian in Brooklyn, NY.