Family and Community Life

Diane has lived in Bucks County since the age of 2. She has lived in Tinicum Township in Upper Bucks County for 29 years with her husband David. She and David have been married for 31 years and have two grown children. Steven is an assistant professor at University of California, Irvine and Briana is a loan officer and resides in Pennsylvania. Through the years they have traveled the country as a family and have visited all 50 states. Diane is an avid birder in her spare time and enjoys the natural environment. The family has hosted exchange students from Germany, Japan and Scotland. Community service has been a way of life for Diane.

Diane has served:

• On the Palisades School Board including 1 year as President of the Board (more>)
• On the Tinicum Township Environmental Advisory Council (more>)
• As the Tinicum Township Recycling Coordinator, a volunteer position (more>)
• On the Council of Christ Lutheran Church (more>)
• By helping with the Upper Black Eddy flood clean-up (more>)
• As a driver for Meals on Wheels (more>)
• On the Board of Bucks County Audubon/Honey Hollow (more>)
• On the Board of Upper Bucks Vo-Tech (more>)
• On the Board of the Tinicum Conservancy (more>)
• As compiler for Central Bucks Christmas Bird Count (more>)
• As a speaker for North American Bluebird Society (more>)

Education and Work Experience

Diane graduated from William Tennent High School in Warminster, PA. She attended Delaware Valley College in Doylestown where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Husbandry. Diane began her work career during high school and college with a veterinarian in Philadelphia, a job she describes as “very dynamic- you learned something new everyday”. After graduating from college she worked with Merck until the birth of her first child. For a number of years she served as a part-time instructor at Delaware Valley College. By now Briana had arrived and Diane found that part-time work suited her well. It gave her time with her children and time to be involved in her community. In 1987 she began a position with Lampire Biologicals and in 1990 moved into an opportunity with Johnson and Johnson in their Microbiology Department. She has been with Johnson and Johnson for 17 years in Microbiological Quality Assurance.

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