Game Changing Celebrations
Dianna is the founder and creator of Red Bird, a bereavement event company that creates modern, personalized celebrations that can happen almost anywhere. She began her career in fundraising and events working within the non-profit and cultural sector for 20 years. With many years spent at TVO, TIFF and the Canadian Screen Awards she was looking for a new challenge for the next chapter in her career. Dianna has always bee passionate about supporting people and causes and came across an article in Fortune Magazine for the top 10 jobs of the future, and the one that caught her attention was a funeral director.
With a BA from the University of Waterloo and an event Marketing Diploma from George Brown College, she expanded her love of education and learning and returned to school in 2017 to secure her Funeral Directors license. She practiced full time for 4 years at Cardinal Funeral Homes, grounding her in the death care industry.
Dianna is an avid member of her community and has sat on many boards, including the Revue Cinema, Images Festival as well as the The Dora Awards. She continues her community engagement through local fundraising and food drives. She has presented at Ryerson University, the University of Waterloo and at the Zoomer Conference.