Diane is an experienced technology professional, writer, facilitator, technical trainer, and web developer, as well as a creative and innovative problem solver. Her experience includes developing two Internet startups and several of her own, adhering to Lean Startup models. She created KMG Consulting & Training in 1990, which provided information technology contracting services, course development, and training. Years of writing and editing technical manuals, newsletters, articles, and curriculum guides culminated in the creation of two new entities in 2007: 22nd Century Press, LLC, a publisher of multicultural literature and nonfiction emphasizing creative diversity; and the Black Author Showcase, a cooperative learning, teaching, and supporting community for anyone who helps bring a book to life. She is Executive Director of DWASF.