Diana M. Johnson, a direct descendent of the great Medieval king, Charlemagne, is a member of the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States of America, for which she was 2002 Keynote Speaker at their annual meeting in Washington D.C. She is a member of First California Company,Jamestowne Society, which she served as Secretary and Newsletter Editor, and the Conejo Valley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) for which she is currently Recording Secretary.

A Life Member of the California Writers Club, Diana has served the San Fernando Valley Branch, as president and treasurer, as well as a delegate to the State Board of Directors, and State Treasurer. In 1995 she received CWC’s prestigious Jack London Award for service to the writing community. In 2006 she became the founding president of the West Valley Branch of CWC.

A fourth-generation Californian, Diana was born in Los Angeles, attended Occidental College, graduated from UCLA, and earned her master’s degree from California State University, Northridge. She taught music in the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Unified School districts. She and her husband Bill live in the San Fernando Valley. Both hold private pilot’s licenses. Avid travelers, they have traveled most of the United States by private plane as well as more conventional means. They have also, over the years, traveled Europe from France to Poland, Germany to Italy, and all the countries in between, as well as Great Britain, Scandinavia, China, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Baltic States, and a bit of Russia. Diana, a frequent flute soloist, also enjoys singing in the church choir and playing bridge. Writing is her second career.

You may contact her at: billndi@verizon.net

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