Meet Daree
Daree Allen, MS is an award-winning speaker and authorpreneur has taught
Experienced workshop presenter/facilitator for youth and adultsspiritual discipleship classes and presented business and professional development topics at organizational chapter meetings, workshops, conferences, schools, and universities across the country for such organizations as The Society for Technical Communication (STC), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at Strayer University, and the University of Houston’s BLACKE Student Summit. She has also been a mentor and facilitator, conducting divorce recovery workshops, and a Toastmasters Youth Leadership program at a local middle school. She’s also:
- Technical writer for 13+ years
- Author and publisher
- Single mother of a rising star
In 2010, Daree was one of the top 100 winners of the Writer’s Digest 79th Annual Writing Competition, in the Magazine Feature Writing category. In 2009, Daree was one of the 25 essayists selected to have their work appear in Rev. Dr. John E. Guns’ devotional book, Journey to Wholeness: The Immersion (2011). In addition, Daree has been a contributing writer for several magazines and blogs including About.com, The Dollar Stretcher, Hope for Women Magazine, and Clutch Magazine. This writing is in addition to her 12+ year-career as a technical writer. Daree holds a Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Communication from the State University of New York at Utica/Rome Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies in Management from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in Adelphi, MD.
Daree’s strong passion for both the written and spoken word translates seamlessly in her blog, Daree’s Insights, where she pontificates on the things that move, motivate, and challenge her and her readers to be better and do better. A collection of inspirations and reflections of personal growth, the blog explores such themes as singleness, spirituality, accountability, and youth mentorship.
Daree’s reflective writing reveals much. Transparent and unashamed, she shares things about herself that others wouldn’t-–all in the name of teaching and introspection.
