Darragh is a native of Broad Run and has a lifelong association with Highland, graduating from 8th grade in 1969. She received her A.B. from Stanford University in Psychology and Political Science with honors, and her J.D. from Boston University.
Darragh has spent her professional career in private law firm practice and chief legal officer roles in the construction, telecommunications, IT, and retail sectors, domestically and internationally. Her prior board roles have included President of the Fairfax Bar Foundation, Chair of the Different Drum School Board of Trustees, and member of the Global Association of Corporate Counsel Board. She is a Lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Darragh regularly serves on for-profit advisory boards and is the managing principal of Flag Hill Law PLLC in Herndon, VA where her practice includes serving early-stage companies and pro-bono clients.