Summary
Diana Sande was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and raised throughout Central and South America. She is a third culture kid (TCK), which means the person holds a passport from a country that they did not grow up in. Diana graduated from high school in Paraguay and came to the US when she was 18 years old. In addition to English, Diana speaks Spanish and Portuguese. She earned her degree in Behavioral Psychology with a minor in Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Diana works as the Health Communications Manager and Program Manager of the Black Youth Mental Health initiative at the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Black Youth Mental Health Program is a statewide program funded by the National Office of Minority Health that addresses mental health for black youth through the lens of policy. As the program manager, Diana overseas the implantation of the curriculum, recruitment and facilitation of trainings and meetings. The youth are taught policy, advocacy, leadership and resiliency skills.