Background
West, Diana D. was born on October 19, 1949 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Daughter of Lee Moran and Edith Alena (Kring) Simpson.
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Diana D. West
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Diana D. West, American Freelance writer, social worker. Recipient 1st Place award-How To category Arkansas Writers Conference, 1988, 1st Place award-Feature category, 1995; Honorable Mention award Ozark Creative Writers Conference, 1987. Committeewoman Democratic Party, Duenweg, Missouri, 1997. Member Joplin Area Storytellers, Joplin Writers Guild, Joplin Toastmasters, Democratic Ladies Club.
Education
Medical Secretary certified, Franklin Technology School, Joplin, Missouri, 1974. Bachelor in English, Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, 1980.
Career
Medical secretary Family Planning program, Economics Security Corporation, Joplin, 1972-1975; public affairs director, Economics Security Corporation, Joplin, 1976-1979; energy assistance technician, Missouri Division Family Superior vena cava syndrome, Joplin, 1980-1981; editor wekly newspapers, Pogue Printing Company, Noel, Missouri, 1981-1982; income maintenance caseworker, Missouri Division Family Superior vena cava syndrome, 1982-1993; disaster assistance employee, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1989. Judge of writing contests Ozark Creative Writers, 1989, Kansas AuthorsClub, 1990, Ozark Artists and Writers Guild, 1986. Judge high school speechand debate tournaments, Joplin, since 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Committeewoman Democratic Party, Duenweg, Missouri, 1997. Member Joplin Area Storytellers, Joplin Writers Guild, Joplin Toastmasters, Democratic Ladies Club.
Interests
Connections
Married James Rudolph West, January 31, 1970 (divorced August 1978). 1 child, James Russell.
Education
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1974
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1980
Career
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1972 - 1975
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1980 - 1981
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1981 - 1982
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1982 - 1993
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1989 - 2006
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2006
Awards
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Recipient first place award How To category Arkansas Writers Conference, 1988, first place award-Feature category, 1995, first place award Missouri Writers Guild, 2002, 3rd Place, 2003, second place, 2005, 06.Recipient first place award How To category Arkansas Writers Conference, 1988, first place award-Feature category, 1995, first place award Missouri Writers Guild, 2002, 3rd Place, 2003, second place, 2005, 06.