President, Diani Building Corp.
Joined the SDF Board of Directors in August 2017
After attending Fresno State University, Michael Diani joined Santa Maria-based A. J. Diani Construction Co., Inc., a family business established by his father in 1949. In 1978 Mr. Diani was assigned to the newly formed Building Division of the Company and in 1983, became its Senior Vice President, Manager – Building Division. In 2002, the second-generation business partners, James A. Diani, Michael J. Diani, and brother-in-law Donald Ward, began a reorganization of the Diani family holdings and in 2005 A. J. Diani Construction’s building operations were transferred to a separate entity under Diani Building Corp. Mr. Diani became Diani Building Corp.’s first President and currently serves in that capacity.
Recent tri-county projects include work at the Santa Barbara Bowl; University of California at Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Barbara County Tajiguas Landfill; City of Santa Barbara; San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Hall; National Disaster Search Dog Foundation; Lucia Mar School District; and numerous projects at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Mr. Diani is married with three children and his oldest, Nicholas, is one of six third-generation participants in the Diani family businesses.