Hilary Sparrell joined ARCS MWC in September and is sponsored by her mother, Patty Sparrell. Hilary received her BS in Hotel and Restaurant Institutional Management (minor Business Admin) from the University of Delaware in 2008. She then worked at multiple hospitality venues, including the Mansion on O Street in DC.  

Hilary changed the direction of her career and returned to college and received her teaching license in 2016. Since then she has been employed as a Physics teacher at Wakefield High School in Arlington. While teaching, she continued to study and completed the Masters of Education in Curriculum, Development, and Instruction at George Mason University in 2018.  

Hilary continues to be active in the Delta Gamma fraternity post graduation from UDel. She has held multiple leadership positions in the Washington DC Alumni Chapter including: VP Programming, Founders Event Chair, Cooking Club leader, member of Nominating Committee (multiple times), and Chair, 100 Year Anniversary Committee.

She is excited to join ARCS to support STEM research and build relationships between college scholars and aspiring high school students. She coordinated multiple Wakefield HS students attending the 2023 SAR event and spoke with scholars about high school networking/mentoring opportunities while attending the Neil deGrasse Tyson Scholar/Scholar Alum event.  

Hilary has enjoyed meeting many ARCS ladies at multiple ARCS events including: the 2023 Eagle/SAR event, the 2023 Winter Meeting, the 2023 Scholar Alum event, the 2024 SAR, and the 2024 BBQ Gathering.