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A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 2 3 In 2000, Diana joined Foseco Met- allurgical Inc., a worldwide developer and manufacturer of foundry consum- ables, as the director of new technolo- gy. Her primary role was to identify and develop new technologies from outside of the foundry industry for application to the foundry. Technological process- es identified by Diana from the fields of powder metallurgy, technical ceramics, nanotechnology, and polymers were in- vestigated at worldwide research orga- nizations for Foseco. With her experience in market- ing and technology, Diana founded Metamark Inc. to provide consulting for a wide range of clients in the metals and materials industry. Diana works with clients to identify new markets for their current product lines, identify and es- tablish contact with potential custom- ers, and develop strategic plans for new market entry and growth. PERSONAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES Diana is a world traveler and a constant learner. She has had the op- portunity to travel worldwide for both business and pleasure. From her early days at Case where Diana had a minor/ concentration in cultural anthropology, she has always been interested in peo- ple and cultures. She enjoys visiting ancient archeological sites and ruins. Another interest is hiking, and Diana has been known to work adventurous treks into her travel itineraries. A few years ago, Diana and her husband Tom Kolakowski hiked with friends from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon down to the bottom and out to the South Rim. She has also hiked the pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago (the Way of Saint James), traveling with her close friend Nancy Fioraliso through the mountains of Northern Spain for about 100 miles along a path that has been used since Medieval times. Diana supports the arts and has made good use of the cultural and recreational amenities in and around Cleveland. She is a patron of the Cleve- land Orchestra and a member of the Cleveland Museum of Art and Holden Arboretum. In a typical year, she takes in a Broadway show or two at Cleve- land’s Playhouse Square, and enjoys exploring the food scene in Cleveland during Restaurant Week. An avid bi- cyclist, she travels the Canal Towpath here in Northeast Ohio, as well as other cycling paths. Two years ago, Tom and Diana rode the entire 150-mile length of the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP), a wonderful bike trail from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland. immigrant groups that made up Cleve- land’s population and neighborhoods. Each of the gardens is maintained by a fraternal organization representing the culture of that particular garden. As Diana was exploring her family genealo- gy, she discovered that her father’s fam- ily are Carpatho-Rusyn, the indigenous people of the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. In the 1930s there were over 30,000 Carpatho-Rusyns in the Cleveland area, and they established a garden in the CCG. This family con- nection brought Diana to an active role with the Cleveland Chapter of the Car- patho-Rusyn Society, the fraternal orga- nization which maintains the CCG Rusin Garden. If your travels bring you to Cleveland, consider a visit to the Cleve- land Cultural Gardens and you will see evidence of Diana’s green thumb at the Rusin Garden. I hope I’ve succeeded in giving you some sense of Diana. She’s a thoughtful and curious person who enjoys making connections and building community. She’s already been a great contributor to ASM, and as president I know she’ll do great things. ~AM&P Diana with a Uros woman on a floating island in Lake Titicaca, Peru. Diana and friend, Nancy Fioraliso, at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain having finished their hiking pilgrimage. Tom and Diana at the 100-mile marker along the Great Allegheny Passage. I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about Diana’s artistic and creative side. She is a potter and enjoys designing and creating ceramics—a worthy pur- suit for a materials scientist! She is also an avid gardener. In addition to working in her own flower and herb garden, she also volunteers at the Rusin Garden of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens (CCG). The CCG are owned by the City of Cleve- land and run from University Circle along Martin Luther Boulevard to Lake Erie, following the path of Doan Brook. They were founded as peace gardens in the 1920s, reflecting the different