Darst Center Board Lauds Departing Executive Director Mindy Rueden

With deep gratitude and a sense of loss, the Board of Directors of the Br. David Darst Center announces that, after careful discernment, Executive Director Mindy Rueden has decided to resign her position effective December 31st in order to pursue new opportunities. Darst Center Board members want to take this opportunity to commend Mindy publicly. Since 2005, she has epitomized the Darst Center’s core values of respect for persons, justice, compassion, service, and care for creation. Her personal witness has consistently reinforced the purposes of the Darst Center.

As Executive Director, Mindy has fostered the Lasallian-inspired mission and programs of the Darst Center, expanded the Center’s outreach to both retreatants and partner agencies, and built a reputation of integrity and excellence for the Center. The Board recognizes and deeply appreciates her creative leadership which has steadily increased the Darst Center’s capacity to introduce young adults to issues of social justice through service and reflection.

Board members send their prayers and good wishes with Mindy and also reaffirm their own commitment to the mission, values, and programs of the Darst Center. The search for a new Executive Director has begun so that the Center will steadfastly continue to promote the principles of social justice among its retreatants and in tandem with its partner agencies.