Diane Finch

A lifelong educator, Dr. Diane Finch was the director of counseling for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, and an assistant professor at Loyola University of Maryland. Currently, she is an adjunct professor at Rogers Williams University.  

A licensed clinical counselor, Diane has treated clients with alcohol and drug addictions and patients with severe mental illness as well as providing Pro Bono counseling services through the Maryland Pro Bono Counseling Project. Her research focused on the post-deployment adjustment of wounded warriors of the Afghanistan and Iraqi Wars. In addition, she served as the Senior Research Associate for the American Heart Association Study on Anxiety Burden among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

As the wife of a career Navy officer, Diane was President of the Naval Officers Wives organization and the Navy Judge Advocate General Wives organization and a representative on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Wives Committee. Diane has lived in multiple states on the West and East Coasts and in Naples, Italy. Before moving to Rhode Island, Diane spent one year living and working with Lakota Sioux middle school girls in South Dakota.

Compassionate and outgoing, Diane is a welcome addition to the Danforth Advisory Board.