Diane is not only the first, but as of yet, the only black female to win an NCAA National Championship and be named four-time All-American. She is also the first black female to coach diving at the division one level and the first to become a World Aquatics certified judge from the USA. While she is honored to be acknowledged for her accomplishments Diane would like to help change the landscape of the sport she loves and is motivated to provide accessibility to diving for everyone.

Diane is on the 2023 - 2027 Pan Am Aquatics Executive Board as one of the two representatives from the United States. Where she is the liaison for both the diving and high diving committees to the board.

Diane is in her 34th year of coaching diving. During her career she has coached at the University of Denver, LaSalle University, and the University of Richmond. While at LaSalle, she was named Atlantic 10 Diving Coach of the Year five times and coached the schools first NCAA qualifier.

Diane currently is the head diving coach at Collegiate School, St. Catherine's School, St. Christopher's School, and Trinity Episcopal School. In her first three years with Collegiate she was named VISAA Diving Coach of the Year. During the summer, Diane is the head diving coach at the Country Club of Virginia and works with divers from JRAC teams that do not have dive teams.

Before becoming a diver, Diane was a competitive gymnast from the age of 5 until 10th grade.