Meet Our Team

Darlene Schultz serves as the President and CEO of Georgia Works.

She joined the organization in July of 2020.  She had served on the Board of Directors of Georgia Works since 2014.

Prior to joining Georgia Works, Darlene served and CEO of 3Keys, Inc. where she oversaw the development of 3Keys’s affordable housing management component, the growth of the organization from 241 units of permanent supportive housing to 477 units, which includes five single site facilities and two scattered site facilities, as well as multiple preservation projects at 3Keys properties.  Darlene is now a 3Keys Board member and serves as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Supportive Housing Association.

Darlene has worked for the Atlanta Braves, The Weather Channel and Time Warner Digital Media for ten years. Her first job in 1978 was as Assistant Director of the Cheerleaders for the Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans) football team.  Darlene resides in Decatur with her husband John and has five grown sons; she loves to hike and travel.