Dianne Granville Dillon-Ridgley

Background

Dillon-Ridgley, Dianne Granville was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of Harold Bishop and Evelyn (Hardin) Dillon.

Education

Bachelor in Philosophy, Howard U., 1972; student, Iowa Mediation Svc., 1986, 90, 91.

Career

Mediator, The Iowa Mediation Svc., since 1986; education marketing specialist, The Iowa Mediation Svc., 1991; workshop instructor, Kettering Family Foundation, Dayton, Ohio., since 1988; consultant, Kettering Family Foundation, Dayton, Ohio., 1991-1994; with office of student affairs, U. Iowa, 1991-1994; president, director, Zero Population Growth, Washington, since 1994. Chairman, Human Rights Commission, Burlington, Iowa, 1986-1990. Member Iowa Humanities board state division of National Endowment for Humanities, 1984-1990, vice president progressive committee, Executive Committee, chairman member committee.

Committee professional ethics Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Bar Association. United States delegate to United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, 1991, New York City, advisory and member United States delegate to the United Nations conference on environmental and development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. Board directors Child & Family Policy Center, Iowa division, since 1989.

Chair target small business board Iowa Department Economics Development, since 1987. Vice Chairman, Board Of Directors National Summit on Africa, Washington, since 1997. Member county sustainable development United States President's Council, Washington, since 1994.

Senior policy analyst WEDO, New York City, since 1993. Board directors Interfac Inc., Atlanta, since 1997. Adjunct lecturer U. Indiana School Public and Environmental Affairs, since 1997.

Achievements

• Dianne Granville Dillon-Ridgley has been listed as a noteworthy Mediator, consultant, association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member national board directors Young Women’s Christian Association of the United States of America, New York City, since 1988, public policy committee, 1988-1991, co-chair racial justice committee, since 1991, representative to United Nations conference onenviron. and development for Young Women’s Christian Association of United States of America, board directors Young Women’s Christian Association Burlington, 1981-1987, chair adult committee, finance committee chair building corporation board. Friends development county U. Iowa Museum of Art, Burlington Fine Arts League, scholarship committee 1986-1989, board directors Museum African American History, Boston, 1976-1989. Board directors Burlington Civic Museum Association, vice president 1985-1991.

Board directors U. Iowa libs., since 1991, member human needs commission Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. Vestry board Christ Episcopal Church, Burlington. Board directors, selection committee, Martin Luther King Scholarship of Iowa, since 1987.

Co-chair racial justice Young Women’s Christian Association, New York City, since 1994. Member international steering committee Global Water Partnership, Stockholm, since 1998. Member Association Iowa Human Rights Agilysys (lobbyist 1990, president 1986-1990).

Connections

Children: Karima Afia, Dasal Hardin.

Father:

Harold Bishop Dillon

Mother:

Evelyn (Hardin) Dillon

child:

Dasal Hardin Dillon-Ridgley

child:

Karima Afia Dillon-Ridgley