She started her career in academia with university career counseling and teaching, transitioned to corporate roles in business and learning/talent development ultimately to Global Director for GE Oil & Gas where she led organizational development efforts with a team of 50, ran a profit and loss center and traveled the world working with customers.
In 2013, she seized the opportunity to start up a boutique management consulting firm dedicated to driving organizational effectiveness through innovative and knowledgeable training, consulting and business improvement services customized to align people with business strategy. Her firm, Candelaria Reyes Consulting, LLC (CRC) focuses on people development through leadership coaching, training, strategic change and alignment and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Diana leverages her diverse experience in the areas of learning design, project management, change leadership, and creative talent to systematically identify what needs to be done and find effective ways to do it. Her emphasis on the architecture of organizational performance improvement initiatives using strategic process improvement techniques, change management models, and problem-solving efforts to identify root causes of business issues and their solutions, ensure successful execution of enterprise strategies. She relishes opportunities to execute corporate strategy through people and project management, drive metrics, simplify complexity, and translate a vision for diverse audiences.
Her expertise has been demonstrated in over 50 countries and in multiple languages. She has presented at national and regional industry conferences and has been recognized by clients with varying awards. Diana holds a MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Houston, Clear Lake, and a BA in Psychology from the University of Arizona. She lives in Houston with her husband and two daughters and enjoys international travel, fluent in Spanish, Latin dancing, and Zumba.