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Diana Martin, MSW

VP & Chief of Staff

Diana Martin is Vice President & Chief of Staff at Family and Children’s Association (FCA). Diana is a Masters-level social worker with over 18 years’ experience in human services. She is a strategic administrator, a mission-driven fundraiser, and a seasoned event manager dedicated to enhancing non-profit impact across Long Island.

Prior to joining FCA, Diana served as Managing Director at Smile Farms, the philanthropic arm of 1-800-Flowers committed to creating meaningful opportunities in agriculture and hospitality for people with disabilities. During her leadership tenure, she and her team tripled the organization’s revenue, increased programmatic impact by over 60%, and launched four innovative pilot programs.

Diana has also held fundraising and outreach positions at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, and Brighter Tomorrows. She is an alumna of Stony Brook University, Fordham University, and Holy Trinity High School – Once a Titan, Always a Titan!

Diana is deeply proud to have been one of the original five female co-founders of Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island (now ECLI-VIBES), a Suffolk County non-profit established in 2015 that provides trauma-informed crisis intervention, advocacy, and transition to independence services to survivors of abuse. She was recognized for her empowering, inclusive leadership as a “40 Under Forty” by Long Island Business News and received an Education Partner Award from Nassau BOCES, both in 2023.

She is mother to two amazing tiny humans and lives with her family in Nassau County.