Diann Diaz, a regular contributor to examiner.com, is a mother of five and grandmother of five. An advocate for victims of crime and a public speaker who shares her personal story, Diann's passion has been educating communities across the world regarding the epidemic of domestic and sexual violence providing resources to communities to help guide individuals to healthy relationships. She has been featured in Wo(men) Speak Out Now, is a member of the Speakers Bureau for RAINN and The Elite Speakers Bureau, and a former board member of the Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley, as well as a recipient of the Speaker of the Year award from Women in Distress of Broward County, Florida.