She has a master's degree in both international public health and clinical nursing from Columbia University and a specialty in tropical disease from Johns Hopkins. She is currently pursuing her clinical doctorate at Columbia University and has fulfilled her specialization requirement by publishing in the area of emerging tropical disease. Dyan has extensive international development experience and is the founder and director of Health Share International, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare advocacy for indigenous people in the Upper Amazon. Dyan is an active fitness competitor and an avid promoter of fitness as a modality to reduce the progression of chronic illnesses.