Diana Weir

Diana Weir is Executive Vice-President of the Long Island Housing Partnership (LIHP), the largest not-for-profit developer of affordable workforce housing on Long Island. Prior to joining LIHP, Ms. Weir served as the first Hispanic councilwoman on the East Hampton Town Board. From 1994 to 1999, she served as Chief-Of-Staff for New York’s First Congressional District, directing the overall operations of the Washington and Long Island district offices; advising on major policy issues, overseeing constituent services, interacting with community groups, constituents, elected officials, the news media and all levels of government. Before working in government, Ms. Weir was Senior Vice-President at the Bank of The Hamptons, in charge of branch administration, including human resources and marketing, and participated in formulating the bank’s strategic plan. For the prior twenty years, Ms. Weir was Senior Vice-President and Corporate Secretary for Smithtown Bancorp, where she was in charge of administration and oversaw the computerization of the bank’s operations. Ms Weir was appointed by Governor Pataki to the SUNY Stony Brook Council, and recently served on the search committee for the University’s fifth president. Ms. Weir served as a Suffolk County Human Rights Commissioner and co-chaired the Economic Development panel at the Long Island Hispanic Leadership Summit. Ms. Weir received many awards for her community work, among them New York City El Diario / La Prensa’s “Distinguished Latinas,” Suffolk County Hispanic Heritage Month’s “Hispanic Role Model” and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s “Small Business Minority Advocate of the Year.” Diana has a son and daughter, three grandchildren and resides in Wainscott, New York.