Diana Kling is entering her 21st year at the Peach Belt Conference and her first year as Commissioner.
She first joined the Peach Belt Conference office as the Director of Compliance in 2005 under the League’s first commissioner Marvin Vanover. In 2008, Kling was named Associate Commissioner and then became Deputy Commissioner in 2019. Kling was named the conference’s third Commissioner in 2025.
She established and coordinates the PBC Women in Athletics Seminar, giving female student-athletes the opportunity to interact with professional women in various roles in intercollegiate athletics. Kling also oversees the PBC Career Forum a similar event for all student-athletes. Kling has also spearheaded several new PBC initiatives including the Esports Championships and administers the league's Battlefields2Ballfields program, the conference grant program and the AD and coaching mentor programs.
She has also served many roles in the NCAA including chair of the Division II Legislation Committee and vice-chair of the Committee on Women's Athletics. Additionally, she has served on the DII NLI Advisory Team, the NCAA Task Force on Sleep and Wellness, the DII Online Coaches Education Design Group, the Culture of Compliance Summit and the Conference Grant Task Force. She is currently serving on the DII Nominating Committee.
A native of Auburn, Ohio, Kling graduated from Pepperdine with a degree in business administration and received her MBA from Ashford University. She and her husband Steve have a son, J.T.