Background
Diana brings to her work a passion for civic engagement, a commitment to teaching history for democratic change, and a dedication to the fundamental belief that all teachers must be prepared to reach and teach all learners. An active and committed anti-racist who recognizes the need for all students to have teachers who see, know, and understand them, as well as look like them, Diana is passionate about building a highly diverse and effective teacher corps that is anti-racist, culturally sustaining, and rigorously dedicated to teaching and guiding the nation’s children. She is a 2022 Dean’s for Impact Fellow, a group of 20 outstanding leaders of educator-preparation programs (EPP) committed to making pedagogy a priority within their programs and advocating for more equitable systems of teaching and learning.