Diane Symms
Founder & Co-Owner

Entrepreneur, activist, and community leader, Diane Symms has been a restaurant owner for 50 years. Since 1987 she has owned and operated Lombardi’s Italian Restaurants, with current locations at the Everett Marina, South Mill Creek, and the Bellingham waterfront.

Diane has been an active member of the Washington State Restaurant Association as president, board member, and chair of a number of committees. Symm’s many community affiliations include serving on the boards for the Everett Community College Foundation and Village Theatre, and prior to that she was the Board of Trustees director for the Northwest Center. Awards include the prestigious Nellie Cashman “Business Owner of the Year”, Restaurateur of the Year, Small Business of the Year, SBA SCORE Hero Award and the Retail Business Person of the Year. A survivor of breast cancer, Symms has two children, two grandchildren, and 1 great grand child. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, sailing, cooking and travel.