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 Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Arcadia University Computer Science and Math Department
Pauline Mosley
Assistant Professor
Pace University
Professional Affiliates
Lynn Dohm
Executive Director
WiCyS
Lana Richardson
Community Care Manager
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
Facebook
Valerie Jane Chua
Program Manager, Security Learning & Awareness
Facebook
Tracey Hilton
Senior Program Manager
Facebook
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
Noelle Warburton
Director, Security and Trust Communications
Cisco
Mariana Gardinali
Software Engineer
Cisco
Katrina Mouquin
Security Architect
Bloomberg
Dr. Dawn Beyer
Senior Fellow
Lockheed Martin
Allison Miller
Chief Information Security Officer and Senior VP
UnitedHealth Group/Optum
Jodi Schaubschlager
Director, Information Security
Optum
Susan Bullwinkel
Director, Business Delivery Enablement, Enterprise Information Security
Optum
Greg Connell
Project Engineer Sr. Stf, Corporate Information Security
Lockheed Martin
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
RACIAL EQUITY
The Racial Equity 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
Kelli Hudson
Associate, Capability Architect
Booz Allen Hamilton
Sofia Martinez
STEAM Facilitator
Illinois Tech AMP/Co-Terminal Undergrad
Alyssa Miller
Application Security Advocate
Snyk
Jennifer Munoz
Student
Indiana University
Quintana Patterson
Compliance and Security Analyst
University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
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
This committee 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
Director, Cloud Security Product Manager
Google
Julie Sparks
Security Engineer
Cloudflare
Karen Nemani
President
WiCyS Ontario Affiliate
Lauren Provost
Ethical Hacker, Author, Computer Science Professor
Simmons University
Joanna Grama
Associate Vice President
Vantage Technology Consulting Group
Cat Goodfellow
Director, Continuous Monitoring & Improvement
Cyber Development & Engineering EIS
UnitedHealth Group
Deborah Kariuki
Faculty -Computer Science Ed
UMBC
Susan Bullwinkel
Director, Business Delivery Enablement, Enterprise Information Security
Optum
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WORKING GROUPS
Our working groups are vital for addressing challenges of a gender balanced cybersecurity workforce. Thank you to all the dedicated members of these important teams managed by:
Advancement Champion
Jenn Henley, Facebook
Student Intern: Shannon McHale, Rochester Institute of Technology
Inclusion Champion
Diana Kelley, Microsoft
Student Intern: Maleesha Perera, University at Albany
Pipeline Champion
Prajakta Jagdale, Palo Alto Networks
Student Intern: Maggie Van Nortwick, Northeastern University
Transitioning/Returning Champion
Dr. Dawn Beyer, Lockheed Martin
Student Intern: Shaina Munoz-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico
SOCIAL MEDIA
Aditi Chaudhry
Cybersecurity Engineer
Two Sigma
Maddie Witt
Social Media Specialist
WiCyS
Drenusha Salihu
Linux System Administrator
BVM
Alina Thai
Midori Connolly
Customer Success Manager
Yubico
Resources comittee
Lisa Ellrodt
Faculty Advisor
Pace University
Sri Bhamidipati
Technical Staff, Verizon Wireless
Catherine Wairachu
AIT Security and Assurance
Towson University
Anna Yap
Director of Service Delivery
Defense Trade Solutions
Meghan Jacquot
Cybersecurity Student and Specialist
University of Maryland Global Campus and George Washington University
Maxine Franks
Application Security Agent
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Madeline Estey
Student
Kent Place School
Catherine Miri
Student
Savio High School
Conference Committees and Working Groups
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 All Conference Committees Here