Diana has been a nurse for 16 years. She was a “non-traditional” student when she made the decision to go back to school at the age of 40. Diana obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Texas Baptist University in 6/2000. She graduated in September, 2007, with a Masters in Nursing (MSN) and a Masters of Business Administration in Health Care Management (MBA-HCM) from University of Phoenix.

Diana began her nursing career on an Intermediate Care Cardiac Unit and then progressed into other critical care areas, these include: Medical and Surgical ICU, Neuro Trauma ICU, Trauma ICU, and Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). She taught Medical and Surgical Nursing, didactic and clinicals, for 2 years in a proprietary School of Nursing in Aurora, Colorado. Diana served as adjunct faculty (Critical Care and Capstone Clinicals) for University of Texas – Arlington for 2.5 years. she currently work as a Clinical Nurse Educator/Care Facilitator for all Medical and Surgical Units within an acute care facility in East Texas.