Diana Waters

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Steering & Fund Raising Committees at Indivisible Project

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Diana is a strategic growth driver for nonprofits, specializing in program creation, fundraising, and business development for professional associations. People who have worked with her describe her as capable, a multi-talented professional, and a dynamo. She is an alumna of UCLA and its Anderson School of Management.

Outside of her professional roles, Diana is passionate about the arts and community engagement. She has an explicit interest in helping aspiring authors navigate the world of writing and publishing, offering her connections and guidance to those who have a book idea they wish to pursue.

She actively encourages people who have ever had a thought about writing or publishing a book to talk to her.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Quality Focused

Features Driven

They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.  More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Nonprofit Growth
Her career is focused on steering, fundraising, and building membership for nonprofits and professional associations like ISSA and the Association for Strategic Planning.
Cybersecurity Events
As Program Director for ISSA Los Angeles, she creates numerous programs and organizes their annual Information Security Summit, a major event for security professionals in Southern California.
Book Publishing
She has a stated passion for helping people write and publish books, offering to share her connections with anyone who has an idea for a book.

Media Appearances

Diana has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Steering & Fund Raising Committees at Indivisible Project
8-2023
Board Member & Program Director at ISSA Los Angeles
8-2015 - 2017
Partner at Hitchcock & Waters
6-2012 - 6-2015
Board Member at Association for Information Technology Professionals
12-2009 - 1-2015
Biz Dev, Bank Soundness Rating Products at Total Bank Solutions (formerly Institutional Risk Analytics)

Education

2001 - 2002
Executive Program in Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management
Bachelor of Arts from UCLA

More Information

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Insights For Selling To Diana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Diana is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Diana

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Diana move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Diana take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Diana

Personality Compatibility


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