Staff Profile

Diane Hipp, C.P.S. – Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator

Diane Hipp, C.P.S., is a Certified Prevention Professional and a certified School Counselor with over twenty years of experience in substance abuse prevention. Her arenas of work have included elementary and secondary prevention education, parenting education, prevention curriculum development and community substance abuse prevention program management. Diane has provided extensive training and technical assistance to schools and community coalitions in strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based substance abuse prevention. Translating research into practice, she has guided diverse communities in capacity building, community mobilizing, strategic planning and evaluation of prevention initiatives. Diane has worked in urban, rural, Alaska Native, frontier and reservation communities in 48 states. She is the co-author and program developer of “Kelso’s Choice” a conflict management curriculum for elementary children. The curriculum is being implemented throughout the United States and 6 foreign countries. The balance in her life is her partner David, her children and grandchildren. Together they all enjoy adventures in the great outdoors.