Diana Herrera

Diana Herrera (she/her) is a dedicated early childhood professional, administrator, and advocate. She is currently serving as the UPK Program Manager at the Denver Preschool Program. Before that, Diana was the Director of Education and Special Education at Bal Swan Children’s Center in Broomfield, a Pyramid Model Demonstration Site with a 5 diamond Colorado Shines rating. Diana also taught Guidance Strategies at UNC as an Adjunct Professor and has work experience for the local and state government as well as Head Start and the Colorado Preschool Program in an advisory role.

Diana holds an Undergraduate Degree in Early Childhood Development and has completed the Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program. She then completed her master’s degree at UC Denver in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies with an Early Childhood Education/ Special Education emphasis. To further her understanding of research Diana is in the process of completing her Doctoral Degree at CU Denver’s Leadership for Educational Equity program with an emphasis on ECE/ECSE. Diana is particularly interested in researching early childhood inclusivity and culturally competent practices, especially as they relate to social-emotional learning. In her spare time, Diana is busy with her 5 children, one of which is an aspiring ECE teacher. She loves to read and write and hang out with her children and husband at home.