Overview

Diana is known for bringing teams together around complex projects. She aligns priorities, drives clarity across functions, and ensures fundraising strategies are executed with both precision and creativity. She has led and mentored teams through moments of growth and change – fostering collaboration, accountability, and a deep connection to mission.

Background

Diana brings expertise in developing in-depth, actionable strategies that help development teams strengthen performance, align around shared priorities, and advance their organization’s mission. She approaches each engagement by deeply understanding the organization, its goals, its culture, and the people behind the work, allowing her to build a holistic view of both strengths and challenges. This relationship-centered approach enables Diana to translate complex needs into practical strategies that teams can implement with clarity, confidence, and accountability.

Her fundraising expertise spans the full Individual Giving continuum, from Major Gifts to Annual Giving, with a strong track record of designing and executing large-scale campaigns that deepen donor engagement and drive revenue growth. Diana also specializes in strengthening team systems and operations, integrating marketing and communications into fundraising strategy, and creating the structures, processes, and collaborative spaces that allow teams to work more effectively across functions. Her work is grounded in the belief that strong internal alignment and clear systems are essential to building sustainable fundraising success.

Diana began her career as an elementary school teacher before joining Teach For America, where she has spent the past 12 years shaping high-impact fundraising strategy and operations. Over the course of her tenure, she has managed diverse portfolios across corporate, foundation, and individual giving. Additionally, she launched and scaled national campaigns and giving societies as well as spearheaded strategic planning processes that strengthened the development program.

Grounded in her early experience as an educator, she is passionate about community and the power of education to transform lives.

Nonprofit Experience

• Teach For America
• Center for Civic Education
• National Math and Science Initiative
• PSwrx

Education

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration – Saint Leo University
• Bachelor of Science in Education and Creative Writing – University of Miami, Griffith University