Diane Metzger joined GOCO in 2021. As Marketing and Communications Manager, she leads strategic communications to drive awareness of GOCO's impact, ensure transparency, and strengthen stakeholder engagement. 

She's spent more than a decade helping mission-driven organizations deliver outcomes for people and the planet. Before joining GOCO, she served as Communications Manager at Colorado Succeeds, where she led communications that advanced education policy priorities. Previously, she was Brand Manager at Butterfly Pavilion, where she grew visitation, membership, program participation, and awareness of the organization's conservation efforts. 

Diane holds a bachelor's degree in International Studies and French from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, a master’s in International Studies from the University of Denver Josef Korbel School, and a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. She's currently pursuing a graduate certificate in Communications for Conservation at Colorado State University.

Outside of work, Diane enjoys traveling, seeing live music, reading lots of books, and hiking in search of wildflowers. She lives in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood with her besties, rescued from Denver Animal Shelter: Paris the cat and Peter the chihuahua.