About Dianna
Dianna is a leader and fund development expert who delivers high-energy presentations that challenge the audience to leverage their focus on working smarter, not harder to increase revenue and impact. Audiences love her clever yet practical strategies that provide tangible tools to accelerate partnership outcomes. Dianna has personall secured over $130M from funding entities for non-profits focused on impact in communities on people and the environment, for optimal systems change. She has managed teams to secure close to $500M.
Dianna earned her undergrad from Hampton University in Communications and her master’s degree in Non-Profit Management and Leadership from Walden University. Recently, she received her Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. She has received numerous awards and accolated for her partnership development work and community service. Her strong background in assessing, determining, and charting plans makes her a perfect fit. Organizations hire Dianna because of her implementable strategies that help non-profit leaders increase productivity internally and externally saving resources, money, and frustrations that steal time from real goals and priorities.
Certified in Diversity & Inclusion – Cornell University
Oh, did we mention that Dianna loves to cook? Why does that matter?
Well, it means that she takes time to find the right ingredients, tasting along the way, to make sure the outcome is delicious! She takes the same perspective with her clients. Dianna is pretty witty and a little cheeky and is known to be the “cheerleader”. She also considers herself an unofficial wine taste tester … and a really great fisher-woman.”