Diane Tinker Hurst is a highly connected, engaged Project Manager in Industry & Defense Programs at Wichita State University, working with Industry Engagement & Applied Learning. She is the project manager for WSU’s application for the innovation and economic prosperity designation from the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities. After 25+ years in the non-profit sector, she recently earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration with certificates in Non-Profit Management and Economic Development from Wichita State. Outside of WSU, she is an award-winning actor in the Wichita theatre scene. She and her husband are owned by three fur kids, Mina, Otis & Maxine.