Members
Diana Weir
Ms. Diana Weir serves as Executive Vice President of the Long Island Housing Partnership, a private not-for-profit affordable housing corporation. In the early 90’s, Ms. Weir served on the Long Island Housing Partnership Board of Directors Executive Committee. Ms. Weir, a banker for over 25 years, was a Senior Vice President at the Bank of Smithtown and the Bank of the Hamptons. Ms. Weir served 5 years in Washington as Chief-of-Staff for the Congressman from Long Island’s 1st Congressional District. She was elected to public office herself in 1999 and served for four years on the East Hampton Town Council.
For over 30 years, Diana has been involved in her community, volunteering on various boards and committees dedicated to inclusion and equity for women, minorities and Latinos. She was honored by El Diario/La Prensa newspapers as one of the 100 Latino women of distinction. Ms. Weir served as a Commissioner on the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, the Suffolk County Breast Health Partnership and the Board of the Bridgehampton Day Care. She co-chaired the Economic Development panel at the Long Island Hispanic Leadership Summit, and served on the original East Hampton High School site-based management team. Ms. Weir currently serves on the SUNY Stony Brook Multicultural Advisory Committee and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the SUNY Stony Brook Council. She serves as a Trustee on the Board of the Long Island Power Authority and a Commissioner on the Suffolk County Planning Commission representing East Hampton.
A native New Yorker and resident of Suffolk County for over 40 years, Diana has a son, Robert, and a daughter, Laura who is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Stony Brook’s Class of ’92. Ms. Weir resides in Wainscott, New York.
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