Diane is an independent entertainment producer with over 25 years experience in media creation and production. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative, a non-profit dedicated to creating education, workforce and production opportunities in the film and media industry as an economic initiative for western Massachusetts. She is also producing two independent film projects, a screen adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, Summer, written and directed by feature film art director, Carl Sprague, as well as a, A Tree A Rock A Cloud, based on the short story by Carson McCullers – being adapted and directed by award-winning actor, Karen Allen.
In the 1990’s, Diane was Executive Producer and General Manager of Mass.Illusion (MI), a visual effects movie studio located in Lenox, Massachusetts and Alameda, California. MI created effects for The Matrix (Academy Award 2000, Best Visual Effects), What Dreams May Come (Academy Award 1999, Best Visual Effects), Starship Troopers, Eraser, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Judge Dredd, and others.