HLC provides expertise and guidance to businesses locally, nationally and internationally, in the following areas:

• Internal Communication, Interpreting and Translation Services
• Public Relations and Events
• Speaking
• Hispanic/Diversity Competency Seminars

Diana Holland was born in Argentina and raised in a cross-cultural English and Spanish environment, where she worked as a cultural and language instructor for over 12 years. In addition, her expertise as an event producer and marketer was formed and she developed a reputation as a woman who could create important and fun events and happenings.

Diana holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business, and is fluent in Spanish and English, and versed in Portuguese and French. She moved to the US in December of 1999 and worked as a Community Liaison for the Consulate of Argentina in Atlanta. In Nashville since December 2001, she worked for The Tennessean, prior to establishing her own business: Hispanic Link Consulting, a cross-cultural communications firm specializing in strengthening and improving communication between Hispanic and native English speakers to increase productivity and positively impact bottom-line costs. The main services include speaking, public relations and training.

Diana is also President & Executive Director of Tango Nashville, an organization dedicated to the education and entertainment in the art and culture of Argentine Tango. Diana co-founded Tango Nashville in November 2003, prior to it becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in May 2005. A fully-fledged "porteña" (native of the port city of Buenos Aires), Diana loves the idea that Tango brings "a piece of my Argentina" to Nashville.

Diana defines her core skill as "weaving communities together." She is a natural leader and brings to every venture her business savvy and expertise as a bridge-builder and a business developer.

An active member of the Nashville community , Diana has contributed to the growth and development of the following groups and organizations:

• Recipient of the Outstanding Entreprenuer Achievement Award, from the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  Sept. '06

• Honorary Member, Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  July '06 to date

• Member of the Tennessee Career and Technical Education Council, State of Tennessee, Department of Education - Appointed by Phil Bredesen
  July '06 to date

• Board Member & Chair of Mendoza/Argentina Partnership Initiative, Sister Cities of Nashville
  Feb. '06 to date (active since Apr. '05) - Co-founder of the "Charlemos Spanish" Talk Club

• Columnist, "HispanEduca," El Paisano, Spanish weekly newspaper
  Feb. '06 to March '07 - Bi-monthly educative opinion column covering a variety of issues affecting Hispanics in Middle Tennessee

• Advisory Committee Member, Metro Police Department's “El Protector” Program
  Nov. '04 to Oct. '06 - Contributed to the planning and kick-off of the Volunteer Interpreter Program, by presenting a staggered plan and actively participating in its launching

• Council and Advisory Committee Member, Frist Center for the Visual Arts
  March '05 to date - Marketing and Community Outreach Council; Frist Fridays Advisory Committee

• Facilitator for Diversity in Dialogue Study Circles, Scarritt-Bennett Center
  March '04 to date - Facilitated 3 Metro Government Study Circles and 2 Community Study Circles (5 weekly meetings each)

• Judge, Mayor's Award for Outstanding School Partner: 2005 - 2006, PENCIL Foundation
  May ‘06 - Judged 23 applicants to award 1 winner, 3 Honorable Mentions and a Mayor's Award for Outstanding Systemwide Partner

• Grant Panel Member, Basic II, Metro Nashville Arts Commission Grant Program
  May ‘06 - Assessed 11 applicants to award funding for 2007-2008 fiscal year

• Interpreter/Liaison, Weekly call-ins from Nashville to XEY 1360 AM Radio in Celaya, Mexico ('Así Sucede' - This Is How It Happens)
  Jan. '05 to May '05 - Updating residents in Mexico on current issues in Nashville

• Treasurer/Board Member, Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  Nov. '03 to July '05 - Contributions include:  
  - Actively participating in the roll out of a crisis management program from Dec. 03 thru July 04 (amongst others, reinstatement of the NAHCC with the Secretary of State, resolution of TN Dept. of Labor claim and workers' comp audit and securing funds to keep NAHCC operating)  
  - Sharing in the planning and execution of 2 listening forums, 1 Study Circle and 1 LatNforma program  
  - Helping in the planning and execution of mixers for most of a year (2004)  
  - Leading of member base in May/June 04 to ensure elections consistent with the bylaws, resulting in more than $2,500 in dues and doubling the number of active members  
  - Securing ALL 2004 sponsorships (SunTrust and Maffett Insurance) totalling $4,000

• Event and Logistics Planner, Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 3rd Latino Awards Gala
  Nov. '03 to March '04 - Contributed 30 weekly hours per month ($17,000 total value) to plan and coordinate a 450+ seated guest dinner and party