Diane W. Fish grew up in New England, studied music education at Denison University and taught music at Purnell School in NJ for 12 years, becoming Dean of Students. After several years at the National Sports Academy, she joined the Adirondack Council where she spent 20 years leading the development efforts and the organization as a whole. She and husband Peter raised two children in Lake Placid before moving to Keene in 2017.