Professional

In her first year in the business, Darling qualified for Northwestern Mutual's Pacesetter First 40 and Pacesetter Second 60 Awards.  Nationally, only 11% of new Financial Representatives qualify for the First 40 Award, and less than 2% qualify for the Second 60 Award as these are the highest measure of consistency and sales excellence within Northwestern Mutual. Darling parlayed her early success into a number one ranking in the Southern Region among First and Second Year Financial Representatives.

In 2005-2017 Darling qualified for Million Dollar Round Table, an international organization representing the Top 1% of financial professionals who have demonstrated exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. In addition, Darling has earned the National Quality Award which recognizes persistency and performance from 2006 to 2010 as well as the NAIFA Quality Award in 2011-2017.

In 2013 and 2015-2017, Darling qualified for and achieved the company's distinguished accolade of Forum, a professional accomplishment reserved for Financial Advisor accounting for the Top 3%  in production nationally.   Since the founding of the Northwestern Mutual Forum recognition in 1998, Darling is the 1st Hispanic Female Under 40 to Achieve Northwestern Mutual Forum.

From 2004- Present, Darling was ranked among the Top 20 Northwestern Mutual Women Financial Representatives in Premium and Life Insurance Face Amount.

In 2017, she was recognized as the Women's Philanthropist of the Year through Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.

Darling is also actively involved with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and has a strong foothold in the community as a stakeholder and donor to many charitable organizations.