Capitalizing on years of expertise with the Internet and web-based technologies, Kindra Cotton channels her passion for entrepreneurship, information technology, and social media into being an excellent resource for online marketers and people looking to promote their brand on the web. As one of the FEW people who has been rigorously trained in the arenas of Social Networking and Online Marketing, she lends her talents to The Institutional Diversity Blog as its Managing Editor & Webmaster ensuring that the site stays poised to become the preeminent independently-owned discussion hub for topics pertaining to diversity, inclusion, equity and its best practices.  Utilizing her skills as a Certified Search Engine Marketer with decades of experience on The Web, coupled with her Masters-level study of participatory patterns in social networking, Ms. Cotton works to build an active and engaged Institutional Diversity Blog community. She currently holds a Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Certification conferred by The International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2).