Diana Armstrong serves as the Convener of the South Central Sector Partnerships, supporting the technology, health & wellness, and early childhood education industries across four rural Colorado counties. These partnerships are administered by the Fremont Economic Development Corporation (FEDC), where Diana also leads the award-winning “START” initiatives—FEDC TechSTART, WellSTART, AgSTART, and TradeSTART—focused on job creation and business startups. Her leadership has been pivotal in securing more than $15 million in economic development grants, fueling transformative projects that drive growth and innovation throughout the region. Beyond her work with FEDC, Diana is an entrepreneur at heart. She owns Business with a Smile, LLC, which provides business administrative services, and co-owns Westward Machine and Tool, Inc., a company specializing in industrial CNC machining services for both local and national clients.