Diane Shired

Background

Shired, Diane was born on October 30, 1945 in Brooklyn. Daughter of James and Victoria (Whitfield) Shired.

Education

Student, Rutger U., 1979-1984; student, Kean College, 1984-1989.

Career

Programmer/analyst, Prudential Insurance, Roseland, New Jersey, 1976-1980; senior prorgrammer analyst, Informatic General Corporation, Fairfield, New Jersey, 1980-1983; computer consultant, Computer Horizon, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1983-1985; project manager, Intellectual Property Multimedia Subsystem American, Totowa, New Jersey, 1985-1989; senior system analyst, BCBS, Florham Park, New Jersey, 1988-1989; president, Shi Red Inc., Brick, New Jersey, since 1989.

Achievements

• Diane Shired has been listed as a noteworthy Computer consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coordinator Foreign Exchange Students, Toms River, New Jersey, 1992-1993. Board directors 100 Black Women, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1988-1992. Counsellor Small Business Administration-Score, Toms River, since 1991.

Chapter coordinator WBO-Score, Toms River, since 1993. Board directors NJAWBO, Union, New Jersey, 1990-1992. Member DPMA, East Hanover, New Jersey, 1984-1989.

Member National Association of Female Executives, New Jersey Association Women Business Owners (board directors 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, fashion designing.

Connections

Children: Tuwanna, Shelly, Trevor, Cornelius.

Father:

James Shired

Mother:

Victoria (Whitfield) Shired

child:

Shelly Shired

child:

Tuwanna Shired

child:

Trevor Shired

child:

Cornelius Shired