Diana has been an FDP staff member for 15 years giving leadership to workshops on building relationships, parent involvement, and family literacy. She works as an Education Specialist  and Program Manager of the Wemagination Center. Her interests also include minority and women’s rights, and how witnessing violence affects young children.  Diana is a dedicated community activist who has been working to improve Albuquerque and much of New Mexico since the early 1980s.  She is an active leader in local, regional, and national service organizations and is the recipient of several awards, including the 1995 Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexican Women.  She has been instrumental in raising over $90,000 in scholarship money to help women in their educational endeavors.  Diana served as a committee member for the Kellogg Early Childhood Community Council, an outreach initiative of the College of Education, University of New Mexico.  She currently is active in promoting the University’s Work-Life Initiative, and has served on the UNM Advisory Board.