Diana works on grantmaking to support the Foundation’s national journalism work, with a focus on professional nonprofit reporting.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Diana led and sunsetted the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, a five-year, $20 million joint venture designed to strengthen local journalism at scale by supporting journalistic excellence and serving the information needs of communities. She worked in community-centered media at WHYY and Germantown Info Hub in Philadelphia. In her previous life in economic development, Diana served as Director of Partnerships and Outreach of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Philadelphia, a five-year, $20 million public-private initiative focused on strengthening businesses through revenue generation and local job creation.
Diana holds n MA in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design and a BA in Urban Studies and French from Vassar College.
Diana proudly serves as a Maynard 200 Fellowship mentor and contributing editor for Root Quarterly, a print journal of art and ideas from Philadelphia.
As a board member of Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s Citizens Planning Institute, she helps contribute to cross-sector curricula designed to empower residents and neighborhood organizers.
From 2017 to 2024, Diana served on the board of the Independence Business Alliance, the LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. She began volunteering on advisory committees for the Women's Community Revitalization Project, Philadelphia's first and only women-led community development and affordable housing organization, in 2012.
