Shane Darnell Bio

Involved in the show horse industry for over 40 years, Shane Darnell has shown under the direction of Taylor River Farm for the last 15 years, achieving numerous Amateur World Titles in the Western, Hunt and English Pleasure divisions. Shane has served on the board for the American Morgan Horse Education Charitable Trust. In 2019, Shane recognized the need for an alternative non-Olympic governing body and co-founded Equine Sports Council with Jackie Hale. Shane Darnell, PMP, ITIL, has a Bachelor of Science degree from DeVry University and is a recognized transformational leader in information technology having consulted with IBM, Mobil Oil, and Mitt Romney for President. Shane has also led process and change management efforts with Fidelity Investments in Six Sigma, as well as cybersecurity risk management and eCommerce web development. He volunteers his services to ESC and the University of New Hampshire’s IT Curriculum Board.