Diane joined the Connections’ staff in 1993 as a case manager and community support provider. She moved to her current position in 1997 and is responsible for overseeing all intake activities. Diane frequently consults with families, mental health and social service professionals regarding the mental health services available to assist children and their families in keeping a child at home or in the community. She brings to her position thirty years of experience in the social work field having been both a hospital and school social worker in Detroit and Chicago prior to her return to her hometown of Cleveland. Diane is a graduate of Hiram College and Howard University School of Social Work. What Diane finds most satisfying in her current position is the opportunity to see families, agencies, and systems work cooperatively to help a child, for whom residential placement was recommended, succeed in the community.