Dianne Evan Culala Lopez she/her

Formerly Incarcerated. Born in the Philippines, Dianne Lapuz came to the States at a very young age along with her mother and sister. She grew up in Paradise Hills and got caught in a 14 year whirlpool of activities which resulted into her incarceration by the carceral system. After breaking the cycle, Dianne managed to regain custody of her children.

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Dianne leads The Action Center's new Re(SIS)t & ReBuild program and committee for women, girls and gender expansive people including their families who are justice-involved and impacted by the juvenile and criminal legal systems as she supports their self-determination, system navigation, and continues to base build, cultivate organizers and transformative leaders into ASC's membership and builds power.