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Diana Cisarelli
DIANA CISERELLA

Diana is a 35-year-old native of Chicago, Ill. Her college training is in art and she has owned her own graphic design company. She has most recently been working in the aviation industry in Alaska and Panama. She is an FAA Certified Airline Dispatcher. In 1992, she successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro; in 2001, she summitted Mt. Aconcagua; and, in between, she has trekked in the Himalayas and Bolivian Andes. In 1999, Diana worked as a cargo coordinator in support of the National Science Foundation while stationed at the South Pole Station, Antarctica. She currently resides in Germany with her husband, who is a U.S. Air Force pilot. Her hobbies include traveling, mountain biking, painting, reading and motorcycle riding.