Dinan has been a member of Ithaca's coaching staff since the 2006-07 season after serving as an assistant coach at Rensselaer in 2005. Prior to arriving at Rensselaer she served as an official at Northern Arizona and as an assistant coach at Alfred.
Dinan, a USATF Level I certified track & field coach, earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cortland in 2003, where she was a member of the cross country and track & field teams. She was a cross country national qualifier in 1999 and 2002 and served as team captain her junior and senior years. Dinan was also a six-time SUNYAC track & field medalist under current Bomber head women’s track & field coach Jennifer Potter.
