Darlene Masse Recognized Among Top 50 Women Leaders of Rhode Island

Darlene Masse, of Rumford, was recently honored as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Rhode Island for 2023 by Women We Admire. Darlene is a strategic communications leader with more than 25 years of experience in media relations, employee communications, stakeholder engagement, marketing and change management. She has a strong track record of leading award-winning, multichannel communications and engagement campaigns at FORTUNE 500 and FTSE 100 global companies in the life sciences, energy, and consumer products industries.

Darlene is a Senior Director of Communications at Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue over $40 billion. The company’s Mission is to enable its customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Darlene is responsible for leading communications for the company’s Fisher Scientific and Fisher Healthcare brands.

Previously, Darlene worked at National Grid for nearly a decade, serving as a trusted advisor and communications partner to the executive leadership team. This included leading communications on multimillion-dollar capital infrastructure projects, including supporting the nation’s first offshore wind farm off the coast of Block Island. She also served as a company spokesperson and has extensive experience as a Public Information Officer under the Incident Command Emergency Structure.

Prior to that, Darlene held positions of increasing responsibility during her 12-year career at Hasbro, including serving as Editorial Director where she led content development and market localization strategy for major global brands such as Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, Taboo and Scattergories. She also worked on Hasbro’s communications team, leading global employee communications and media relations for the company’s licensing division. Darlene began her career at the Boston Globe.

Darlene received an MBA, with honors, from Suffolk University Sawyer Business School, with a concentration in marketing. Darlene also received a BS, with honors, from Northeastern University, with a concentration in journalism and communication. She also holds an advanced graduate certificate in the Business of Energy from Clarkson University. Darlene is a certified soccer referee and a volunteer on the Parent Council at Providence Country Day school.