Our Staff

Dianne Riter

Senior Director, Strategy, Communications, and Evaluation

Dianne serves as the Foundation’s Senior Director of Strategy, Communications, and Evaluation. She has designed, incubated, and scaled efforts to transform health systems, promote healthy behaviors, and advocate for policy solutions to advance health. Dianne is passionate about preventing dental disease so that more people can enjoy good health.

Over the past 25 years, her work has spanned philanthropy, public health, communications and public policy. In the community, Dianne has volunteered on the local parks board, coached social venture teams, and served on a community health center board.

Dianne holds a master’s degree in Public Health (Global Health) and undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Business. While she grew up in Washington, she has studied or worked in England, Spain, Romania, and Honduras. In her free-time, Dianne loves to travel near and far and spend time hiking, kayaking, and gardening.