Diane capped off her academic career with a Master’s Degree in History from Brown University, where she studied the Central European Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II. Alongside her graduate work, she worked as a private tutor (Biology, Chemistry, SAT) and university lecturer (German), and discovered how much she enjoys working with students.

She then spent a decade in consulting and policy work before coming back to education. In her free time Diane plays squash, brews kombucha, and reads whatever she can get her hands on, from German classics to modern fiction and scientific journals.