As the daughter of a single mother who had her at 17, Diana has always had to fight for the things that have mattered to her. A student of Massachusetts public schools, she went to Middlesex Community College. She later earned a financial scholarship to Wellesley College.After serving in the legislature as an aide, as Chief of Staff for the 12,000 member Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, and years of work for local nonprofits and community organizations, she won her first race for public office in 2012. Diana served three terms as State Representative for the 14th Essex District. In 2018 was elected to the State Senate.
The MPTC is responsible for the development, delivery, and enforcement of training standards of Massachusetts law enforcement personnel. This includes municipal, state, MBTA, environmental, UMass, campus police officers, and deputy sheriffs who perform police duties.
As a legislator, I supported the criminal justice reform act of 2018 and police accountability bill of 2020. As Auditor, I will report on whether the measures we voted for in those bills are being implemented appropriately, starting with implicit bias training for all law enforcement trainees.