The principal at the local high school. Trent's boss, and old friend from back when they were teenagers. She went out on a limb for him, trying to help him get back on his feet after his big breakdown, by getting him a job at her school. She ends up covering for him a lot, as things get crazier over the course of the series, much to her eternal frustration, though she cares for him a great deal.

Having recently come out as bisexual, extricating herself from a doomed marriage, Des is rediscovering herself, trying to resist despair over a sense of "wasted time" in her life. She's a very no-nonsense, take charge kind of woman, who knows what she wants, and isn't going to hold back on going after it anymore. 

This character was envisioned as black, so I'd strongly prefer black VAs for this role. Please keep that in mind!