Darlene Pors

Project Sales Account Manager

H.T. Lyons

Darlene is a Project Sales Account Manager for H.T. Lyons, Inc. and has worked for them for almost 21 years. She started out in the company in the Engineering Department doing CAD and designing HVAC & Plumbing systems for commercial buildings and process piping systems for industrial projects. She worked in the Estimating Department learning how to estimate projects before moving to the Service Department as a Special Project Design Associate. Darlene recently accepted a position as a Project Sales Account Manager, helping customers with their commercial building’s needs.

Darlene attended Goddard College, where she studied Environmental Design. In addition to attending Goddard, she also attended the College of William & Mary where she studied 18th Century American Architecture and Textiles. Darlene is a member of ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers)/ASSE (American Society of Sanitary Engineering) and ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning).

Darlene is a past member of PPL Women’s Network where she served for 10 years a Vice President of Business Outreach. She is a past member of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network) and served a two-year term as the Membership Chair. She is a past committee member of The American Heart Association Lehigh Valley Go Red, and a past Committee member of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Take the Lead. In addition to these philanthropic activities in the community she serves as a Cabinet Chair for Women United of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. She is a member of the Women’s Giving Circle for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital. Darlene has previously served on the Women’s Business Council board and presided as Chair for two years, as well as being involved on various WBC committees and the Chamber’s Board of Governors. Her involvement with the WBC and Chamber has spanned for over 17 years.

Darlene is a 2015 recipient of Lehigh Valley Business, Women of Influence; she was honored as the 2017 Women of the Year by the YWCA Bethlehem during its 42nd Annual Women and Teens of the Year Awards; was featured as one of Lehigh Valley Style Magazine’s 2017 Women of Style; and a 2019 Athena recipient.

In her spare time, Darlene enjoys gardening in her 18th century style formal gardens, cooking and entertaining, spending time with her three Yellow Labrador Retrievers and assisting her husband, Robert in his business, Buckingham Restorations.