Diana Kostigen - Marketing/ PR Director holds a B.A. degree in Mass Communication from UNC-Asheville, graduating with a 3.76 GPA and distinction in her class. She started her career as an Innkeeper at Bed & Breakfasts in Santa Barbara, CA for 10 years, and then focused on Office Management and Human Resources. She's lived in the Asheville area for 9 years.

As Marketing/PR Director, Diana is responsible for establishing relationships with builders, architects and developers in NC, SC and GA, as well as creating and designing Comtec's advertising and marketing materials. Diana also created Comtec's website, with her original design.

She writes a weekly column called "Smart Home Lifestyle" for the Asheville Citizen-Times plus a column for Builder/Architect magazine called "The Electronic Home."