Diane Contreras
Executive Director
Diane has a background in education and business. She taught 4th and 5th grade for 10 years in Los Angeles and Washington DC combined. She later established a specialty coffee education program in the DC area with Vigilante Coffee Company and independently created a consulting company for microroasters at the start-up stage. Diane graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She has served as the Executive Director of WPA since the end of 2020 and has enjoyed continuing the mission of building community for all plastic companies in the West.
