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
Quiana Oates
Student Chapter Lead
Program Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Pauline Mosley
Student Chapter Lead
Assistant Professor
Pace University
Professional Affiliates
Jaclyn Justice
Professional Affiliate Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Lynn Dohm
Executive Director
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
Dominick Frazier
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
Megan Calidonna
Sr. Manager, University and DEI Programs
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
Michele A. Tomasic
Director of Operations
Software Engineering Institute| CERT
Carnegie Mellon University
Cameron Mitchell
Operations Coordinator
Carnegie Mellon University- Software Engineering Institute
Dasha Zenkovich
Marketing Manager
Microsoft
Erin Chandler
Recruiting Specialist
Sandia National Laboratories
Melonia Da Gama
Director of Marketing
Fortinet
Al Nasturzio
Director, Training and Education Partners
Fortinet
LESLIE VESHA
Philanthropy Manager
Battelle
Storm Woods
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Battelle
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
Penelope Rozhkova
Resume Reviewer
Security Consultant
Accenture
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
Jessica Robinson
Leadership Series
Founder
PurePoint International
Jo Anna Parker Martin
Book Club
Rice University
David Meece
Resources Lead
Ideal Integrations
membership community committee
Laura Villalobos
Community Manager
WiCyS
Tricia McMahon
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)
WiCyS Development Committee
Prajakta Jagdale
Development Committee Chair
Director, Information Security
Palo Alto Networks
Marian Merritt
Deputy Director and Lead for Industry Engagement, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), National Institute of Standard and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
Sarah Morales
Outreach Program Manager, Security and Privacy
Google
DR. DAWN M. BEYER
Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin Space
WiCyS Awareness and Engagement committee
Noureen Njoroge
Director of Global Cyber Threat Intelligence
Nike, INC.
Lana Richardson
Community Care Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Valerie Jane Chua
Program Manager, Security Learning & Awareness
Meta
Diana Kelley
Founder and CEO
SecurityCurve
Megan Calidonna
Sr. Manager
SentinelOne
WiCyS podcast committee
dr. ambareen siraj
Founder
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Quiana Oates
Program Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Danielle Strimbu
University of Denver
Diana Kelley
Founder and CEO
SecurityCurve
Dena Marean
Sr. Director, Ecosystems and Strategic Alliances
Esentire
WiCyS Book Club
WiCyS leadership Series
Jessica Robinson
Founder
PurePoint International
Lynn Dohm
Executive Director
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
NSF*
Founder, WiCyS
(*Siraj is serving in her personal capacity)