Darleen Souza currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at South Shore Health, a role held since December 2020, where collaboration and enhancing patient and customer experience are prioritized. Souza's extensive background includes serving as Senior Vice President and CHRO at Albany Medical Center from September 2017 to December 2020, and as Vice President at both Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and CharterCARE Health Partners, where responsibilities included overseeing human resources for a large health system. Earlier experience encompasses Vice President roles at St. Joseph Health Services of RI and various positions in human resources at Southcoast Health. Darleen Souza holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and Industrial Relations from Bridgewater State University, a certification in Labor Law from Harvard Law School, and a certification in Business from Syracuse University.