Diane Lane Chambers, a native Coloradan, holds a B.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Colorado. Nationally certified as a sign language interpreter she began her career in the Denver Public School system as an educational interpreter and, for thirteen years, directed a summer program at Gove Community School, into which Deaf and physically disabled children were mainstreamed.
Over forty-five years as a community interpreter she has provided sign language interpretation for Deaf and DeafBlind individuals in an array of settings including health care, business, education, and government.
Diane is also a writer, publisher, and the author of three non-fiction books. She is a long time member of the National League of American Pen Women, a professional organization which supports women of the arts, and promotes education of the arts through community outreach projects, and has served several terms as both president and vice president of the Denver branch of the league.
As a breast cancer survivor and advocate, Diane is a 2003 graduate of the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD, and since then has participated in a number of the NBCC’s Advocacy Trainings in Washington D.C., and Lobby Days on Capital Hill. In December 2005, she attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and graduated from the Alamo Breast Cancer Patient Advocate Program. Locally she has volunteered for the American Cancer Society giving presentations and meeting with newly diagnosed women as part of the Reach to Recovery Program, and was a liason on the Susan G. Koman's Multicultural Breast Health Conference committee. She lives in Conifer, Colorado.
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