Diana Welling has worked in Historic Preservation for over twenty years in Ohio. Since 2016 she has overseen the administration of the Resource Protection & Review Department at the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) as the Department Head & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. In her role at SHPO, she works with state and federal agencies as well as the public to help advocate for the preservation of significant cultural resources throughout Ohio. 

Prior to working at the Ohio History Connection, Welling worked as an Architectural Historian and Project Manager for Lawhon & Associates, Inc. and has owned her own historic preservation consulting firm. Other community involvement includes Leadership Ohio, the Childhood League, the Columbus School for Girls Alumnae Board, and she previously served on the Uptown Westerville Review Board.

Welling holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and a Master’s of Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University in Atlanta. A Columbus native, Welling currently lives in Westerville with her husband, Mark, and their three kids (Luke, Henry & Caroline).