Matters βΈ Attachment
Scott Darling Resume β File 189752
T. F. SCOTT DARLING, III, ESQ., AICP
LEGAL/PLANNING EXPERIENCE
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Deputy Chief of Staff/Assistant General Counsel, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,
Boston, MA (2009 β Present)
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Environmental and Land Use Counsel/Privacy Administrator, Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, Boston, MA (2005 β 2008)
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Director of Greater Boston Institute/Staff Attorney/Community Organizer, Conservation Law
Foundation/CLF Ventures, Boston, MA (1999 β 2005)
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Senior Associate/General Counsel, Fort Point Associates, Inc., Boston, MA (1992 β 1999 & 2001 β
2003 (part term))
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Associate, Campbell, Campbell, & Edwards (formerly Campbell & Associates), Cambridge, MA
(1991 - 1992)
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Solicitor's Apprentice, Rory O'Donnell & Company, Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland (1990)
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Law Clerk, Massachusetts Trial Courts β Inspectional Service Department, Housing Court Division,
Boston, MA (1989)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Executive Director, Freedom House, Roxbury, MA (part-time 2001 β 2003)
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Community Liaison, Inspectional Services Department, Boston, MA (1986-1988)
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Teaching Assistant, Campus School at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (1985-1986)
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Extended-Term Substitute Teacher, Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge, MA (1985)
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Graduate Assistant in Student Activities, Curry College, Milton, MA (1984 - 1985)
QUALIFICATIONS
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Admitted to practice law in the following courts:
Β Massachusetts
Β District of Columbia
Β Federal District Court of Massachusetts
Β U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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Notary Public (Massachusetts)
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Registered Real Estate Broker (Massachusetts)
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American Institute of Certified Planners
EDUCATION
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Juris Doctor: Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
Β Honors: American Jurisprudence Award Recipient; Paul A. Gargano Scholarship
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Masters of Public Policy: Tufts University, Medford, MA
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Bachelors of Arts: Clark University, Worcester, MA
Β Major - Government
Β Minor - Urban Geography
β’ Certificates:
Β International Comparative Law, USD Graduate Program, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Β LeadBoston Program, National Conference for Communities and Justice
Β Emerging Leaders Program, UMass/Boston, Center for Collaborative Leadership
Β Future Leaders Program, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
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COMMUNITY/PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
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Boston, MA: W.M. Trotter Institute /UMassBoston (Member - Advisory Board); ISDβs Board of
Examiners, (Member), Smith Academy for Leadership Charter School (Member - Board of Trustees,
Former Treasurer), WGBH Community Advisory Board (Former Chair, Executive Committee
Member), Freedom House, Inc. (Former Member β Board of Directors), St. James Educational Center
(Former Member β Board of Directors), , METCO, Inc. (Former Member - Board of Directors),
Quincy-Geneva Housing Corporation/New Visions CDC (Former Chair/Vice-Chair of the Board),
and Grove Hall Main Street Program (Former Member - Board of Directors)
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Greater Boston, MA: Benjamin Banneker Charter School (Board of Trustees, Former co-
Chairperson and Treasurer), Somerville Zoning Board of Appeals (Member), W.E.B. DuBois
Academy (Former Member, Chairperson - Board of Directors), Greeley Foundation (former Member
- Board of Trustees), and Cambridge College (Former Member - Community Building Advisory
Board)
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Legal Organizations: Environmental Justice Network (Member); Massachusetts Volunteer Lawyers
Program (Participant), Adopt-A-School Project (Participant); Massachusetts Black Lawyers
Association (Member); Boston Bar Association (Member); Massachusetts Bar Association (Member);
Federal Bar Association (Member); Massachusetts High School Mock Trial Competition (Judge);
Boston Middle School Mock Trial Competition (Judge); BLSA Northeast Regional Moot Court
Competition (Judge); National Frederick Douglas Moot Competition (Judge); and Project HIP-HOP
(Former Member - Board of Directors)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Course Advisor and Thesis Reader, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Β Practicum in Brownfields Development, Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
Environmental Policy Group (Fall 2006)
Β Thesis Defence, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Environmental Policy Group
(Spring 2007)
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Instructor, Roxbury Community College, Roxbury MA
Β Construction Law in collaboration with The Massachusetts Alliance for Small Contractor's
(Fall/Spring, 1998-99)
Β Construction Management in the Department of Continuing Education (Fall, 1998)
PRESENTATIONS
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MIT, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, (Topic β Community Engagements in Brownfields
Development), 2005-2006
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Tufts University, Environmental Science and Management Fellowship Colloquium, (Topic -
Environmental Permitting on MegaProjects), 1994 and Environmental Policy & Planning Graduate
Program (Topic β Community-based Advocacy) 2004-2005
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Move Massachusetts, Breakfast Series, (Topic β Greening the Democratic Convention), 2004
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The Boston Harbor Association, Education Project, (Topic - The New Boston Harbor), 1998-2001
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UMASS/Boston - CPCS, Lecturer, (Topic - How to Make Presentations to Governmental Bodies),
1996, 1997
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Boston Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, (Topic.- Impact of Development
Review), 1996
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Boston Bar Association, Lunch βnβ Learn Seminar,(Topic - Permitting on the Central Artery Project),
1995