Diana Gardner has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Diana currently holds the position of Account Director at TorchLight Hire since March 2022. In this role, Diana is responsible for providing personalized recruitment solutions in the marketing, communications, and creative fields. Additionally, they oversee digital marketing and media agency solutions through TorchLight Marketing.
Prior to their current role, Diana worked as a Marketing Consultant/Principal at DGC Group, LLC from April 2007 to March 2022. Here, they served as a strategic marketing consultant, specializing in grassroots, fundraising, and advocacy campaigns in the D.C. area.
From November 2013 to July 2021, Diana held the position of Vice President of Client Development at IPM Advancement. In this role, they managed strategic relationships with national marquee clients, overseeing client relations, service delivery, and financial management. Diana was responsible for developing and implementing fully integrated engagement, fundraising, and rapid response campaigns.
In their earlier career, Diana worked as a Senior Account Executive at LMO in 2006, managing direct response campaigns worth $26 million for a national client. Diana collaborated with various teams on campaign research, strategy, concept development, and production implementation.
Before joining LMO, Diana worked as an Account Executive at Response Consulting from 2003 to 2006. Their responsibilities included managing voter contact and fundraising direct response campaigns for political and nonprofit clients, as well as cultivating relationships with clients and 3rd party vendors.
Overall, Diana Gardner has consistently demonstrated expertise in strategic marketing, client relations, and campaign management throughout their career.
Diana Gardner holds a Master of Science degree from Florida State University, which they obtained from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate education at the University of Central Florida from 1993 to 1997. At the University of Central Florida, they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a focus on Advertising and Public Relations. In addition to their academic accomplishments, Diana Gardner has recently obtained certifications in "Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging" and "Unconscious Bias" from LinkedIn in April 2022.
March 1, 2022 - present