Diane Farrar

Diane Bowman is the Office Coordinator in the Suter Science Center, serving the biology, chemistry, and mathematical sciences departments. Diane is a two-time alumnus of EMU, earning a B.A. in 1995 (Liberal Arts with lots of music) and a Master of Arts in Church Leadership in 2005 (with a focus on congregational education). Prior to seminary, Diane maintained a private piano teaching studio for many years. After seminary, she enjoyed a stint of curriculum writing with Menno Media, and then worked for seven years providing administrative support for Virginia Mennonite Conference and Virginia Mennonite Missions, while further exercising her educational gifts in the church on a volunteer basis. Diane has been in her current role at EMU since July of 2014. She enjoys using her skills in an educational environment with lots of variety and relevance, and with that wonderful sense of community she learned to value in her student days. She still plays the piano in her free time, and loves to go contra dancing for exercise!