Our Committees
The WiCyS Presence, Hard at Work
Our commitment begins with the hard work of more than 500 volunteers, each playing a pivotal role in the success of our organization and our members.
STUDENT CHAPTER
This committee drives the efforts of the WiCyS Student Chapters by working with the student chapter leadership and faculty advisors to inspire and engage future cybersecurity professionals at college campuses. See the leaders below:
Vitaly Ford
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Professor
Arcadia University Computer Science and Math Department
Pauline Mosley
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Professor
Pace University
Professional Affiliates
Lynn Dohm
Executive Director
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Lana Richardson
Community Care Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Mission Support Team
The WiCyS Mission Support Team is an elite group consisting of our Strategic Partner representatives who support the mission of WiCyS by providing guidance to the executive committee and board of directors.
Jenn Henley
Vice President, Infrastructure
Meta
Valerie Jane Chua
Program Manager, Security Learning & Awareness
Meta
Josh Dembling
Senior Director
Intel Product Assurance and Security
Sarah Morales
Outreach Program Manager, Security and Privacy
Google
Ashley Smyk
Principal Technical Program Manager
AWS
Val Miller
Growth Strategies, Security Events
AWS
Allie Decrastro
Program Manager, Global Enablement
AWS
Divya Ghatak
Chief People Officer
SentinelOne
Felice Ajlouny
VP, Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion
SentinelOne
Mariana Gardinali
Software Engineer
Cisco
Dr. Dawn Beyer
Senior Fellow
Lockheed Martin
Noelle Warburton
Director, Security and Trust Communications
Cisco
Allison Miller
Chief Information Security Officer and Senior VP
UnitedHealth Group/Optum
Kari Plagge
Sr. Manager, Information Security
Optum
Debra Hamer
Sr. Director, Information Security
Optum
Michele A. Tomasic
Director of Operations
Software Engineering Institute| CERT
Carnegie Mellon University
Cameron Mitchell
Operations Coordinator
Carnegie Mellon University- Software Engineering Institute
Ann Johnson
Corporate Vice President
Microsoft
Dasha Zenkovich
Marketing Manager
Microsoft
Melonia Da Gama
Director of Marketing
Fortinet
Al Nasturzio
Director, Training and Education Partners
Fortinet
Erin Chandler
Recruiting Specialist
Sandia National Laboratories
Cindy Veitch
R&D Senior Manager, Information Security Sciences
Sandia National Laboratories
Equity Advocacy
The Equity Advocacy Committee focuses on WiCyS mission while ensuring that inclusion, equity and allyship is the heart and soul of all things WiCyS.
Jessica Robinson
Founder
Pure Point International
Sofia Martinez
STEAM Facilitator
Illinois Tech AMP/Co-Terminal Undergrad
Quintana Patterson
Compliance and Security Analyst
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
Alyssa Miller
Application Security Advocate
Snyk
Jennifer Munoz
Student
Indiana University
Mona-Lisa Pinkney
Senior Director, Governance, Risk, Compliance & Engagement Management Corporate Information Security
Nike, Inc.
Noureen Njoroge
Director of Global Cyber Threat Intelligence
Nike, Inc.
Mentor/Mentee
The mentor/mentee leaders drives the effort of the unique WiCyS Mentor/Mentee Program. This program is developed with 12-month structured framework. Click here to learn more
Archana Ramamoorthy
Mentor/Mentee Lead
Director, Cloud Security Product Manager
Google
Deborah Kariuki
Mentor/Mentee Co-Lead
Faculty -Computer Science Ed
UMBC
Karen Nemani
Mentor/Mentee Resource Lead
WiCyS Ontario Affiliate President
SOCIAL MEDIA
Aditi Chaudhry
Cybersecurity Engineer
Two Sigma
Maddie Witt
Social Media Specialist
WiCyS
Chelsea Conard
Consultant for Strategy, Risk, and Compliance
Kudelski Security
Alina Thai
Midori Connolly
Customer Success Manager
Yubico
Resources committee
Lisa Ellrodt
Resources Lead
Faculty Advisor
Pace University
WiCyS CyberSecurity Steering Committee
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
WiCyS Founder, Director, Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center
Tennessee Tech University
Allison Miller
Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President
UnitedHealth Group/Optum
Diana Kelley
Founder and CEO
SecurityCurve
Jessica Robinson
vCISO
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Kelley Misata
Founder and CEO
Sightline Security
Noureen Njoroge
Director of Global Cyber Threat Intelligence
Nike, INC.
PJ Jagdale
Senior Manager, Information Security
Palo Alto Networks
Quintana Patterson
Compliance and Security Analyst
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
WiCyS Finance committee
DR. COSTIS TOREGAS
Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, George Washington University
dR. DAWN M. BEYER
Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin Space
Noureen Njoroge
Director of Global Cyber Threat Intelligence
Nike, INC.
Myriam Saint Jean
Financial Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Peter Baldwin
vCFO
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Conference Committees
CONFERENCE GENERAL CHAIR
Dr. Janell Straach
Chairman of the Board, WiCyS
Faculty, Rice University
CONFERENCE PROGRAM CHAIR
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
WiCyS Founder, Director, Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center, Professor, Computer Science, Tennessee Tech
View 2022 Conference Committees Here