Diliana De Jesús

Diliana De Jesús

Diliana De Jesús joined Casa Esperanza, Inc., as the Development Associate in 2005. She served in several positions before transitioning to Deputy Director in 2011, Director of Advancement and Communications in 2018, and currently serves as Deputy Director and Chief Development Officer.   

Diliana is passionate about social justice issues and has more than 20 years of experience working in the Latino community with individuals and families living with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, at-risk youth and young adults, recent immigrants, returning citizens, survivors of domestic violence, people living with HIV, and homeless individuals.  

During her time at Casa, she has worked closely with Casa Esperanza, Inc.’s Leadership Team to implement 24 competitive grants from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, bringing more than $40M to Casa, as well as writing and implementing 12 competitive awards for Ryan White Part A services.  She has also led efforts to integrate culturally competent evidence-based practices into all agency programs and services. Over the years, Diliana has worked to ensure the highest possible quality of care for Casa’s programs, serving as the Compliance Officer for Casa and working with the Management Team to ensure compliance related to programmatic, financial, outcomes reporting, and facilities requirements, including monitoring achievement of strategic goals and objectives.  She has also provided training and technical assistance to other federal grantees and community-based organizations on issues related to developing culturally competent models of care and securing funds to sustain these models as well as presenting on Casa’s integrated treatment model.   

Diliana is originally from Puerto Rico, is fully bilingual, and has personal experience supporting family members in recovery. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a Masters in Theological Studies from Boston University.