Diane Castañeda, is a bilingual communications specialist based in San Diego, CA. She worked in the ocean conservation and environmental fields for over eight years, working in local, state, and national bilingual media campaigns including the plastic bag ban of California, the adoption and establishment of Marine Protected Areas and National Monuments, and sea turtle conservation campaigns. She is currently the Director of Communications for San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, District 1. She is passionate about the outdoors and served in the board of the San Diego Children and Nature from 2017-2019.