Experience

• 

  Millers outpost / hub distributing

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1993

  Communication manager
• 

  Berkeley-albany ymca

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998

  Director, marketing & communication
• 

  Contra costa county office of education

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Communication manager
• 

  Novato unified school district

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Director, public information & community relations
• 

  Millers outpost / hub / anchor blue

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Store communications
• 

  Kern high school district

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2009

  Communication and public relations director
• 

  Dianne callahan

  Jan 2008 - now

  Public speaker

  I have presented keynotes, workshops and breakout sessions for corporations, associations, non-profits, faith-based organizations and women's leadership conferences with audiences as intimate at 20 and as large as 1000+. My most-requested presentations include:Happiness FitnessEveryone encounters tough times in their life but not everyone lets those challenges keep them down. Learn how to increase your resilience and your happiness fitness using strategies similar to those we use to build our physical fitness (no sit-ups required!) This discussion will share recent scientific research into positive psychology and the phenomenon known as post traumatic growth.Up Your Love GameWhat's in your backpack? We all carry around an invisible (but heavy!) backpack filled with things like shame, regret and fear. In this session we will explore how to unpack that bag with love and forgiveness. With a lightened load, we can better focus on our legacy by upping our love game - for ourselves, for our family and friends and for the greater world. The Art & Science of GratitudeGratitude is the very basis of joy - learn ways to develop a gratitude practice, express your gratitude toward others, and get more of this happiness-builder in your life!How to Get More FUN in Your LifeRemember when you were a kid and pretty much everything you did was fun? We played and explored and laughed every day. Sometimes, as we get older, we feel that time for fun and play is over. Not true! We may change our definition of what’s fun or what we are physically capable of doing, but we must NEVER stop looking for the fun in life! In this workshop, we’ll talk about how we can do this.Journey Through IllnessWhat to pack for a trip you never wanted to take, who you might meet on the journey, the experience of the caregiver in the seat next to you, and the souvenirs you can hope to bring back. There is meaning and purpose and yes, there can even be joy, in this journey. Show less

• 

  The leukemia & lymphoma society

  Mar 2009 - Jan 2016

  Area director
• 

  California state university, fresno | osher life long learning institute

  Jan 2015 - now

  Presenter
• 

  Lighthearted life

  Jan 2015 - now

  Founder

  Lighthearted Life is an organization whose mission is to encourage and equip people to live their most joy-filled and meaningful lives. Founder Dianne Callahan is an award winning public relations leader, motivational speaker, fundraising expert, author and three-time cancer survivor.

• 

  Action for happiness

  Sept 2018 - now

  Facilitator

  Exploring What Matters is a secular, science-based course for people who want to learn how to live happily and spread happiness to those around them. It was created by the Action for Happiness charity to help people tune in to what really matters in life, connect with people around them and find small ways to start taking action.

• 

  2021 lls national all-star woman of the year

  Jul 2021 - now

  2021 national all-star woman of the year
• 

  2021 national all-star woman of the year - the leukemia & lymphoma society

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

  2021 national all-star woman of the year
• 

  The leukemia & lymphoma society

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

  • 2021 National All-Star Woman of the Year

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

  • 2021 National All-Star Woman of the Year

    Jul 2021 - Jul 2021