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 Committee
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
Quiana Oates
Student Chapter Lead
Program Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Lisa Elrodt
Student Chapter Coordinator
Associate Director, Administrative Information Systems
Pace University
Professional Affiliates Committee
The two affiliate leads assist the WiCyS Professional Affiliate Program and enhance the mission through outreach, awareness, networking, sharing, mentoring and engagement.
Michele Tomasic
Deputy Director
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Lynn Dohm
Executive Director
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Mission Support Team Committee
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.
Akamai Technologies
Amazon
Bloomberg
Carnegie Mellon University – Software Engineering Institute
Cisco
Ford Motor Company
LevelBlue
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
Optum
Sandia National Laboratories
SentinelOne
Equity Advocacy Committee
The Equity Advocacy Committee focuses on the WiCyS mission while ensuring that inclusion, equity and allyship is the heart and soul of all things WiCyS.
Quintana Patterson
Equity Advocacy Lead
Cybersecurity and Technology Manager
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Sophia Martinez
STEAM Facilitator
lIlinois Tech AMP/Co-Terminal Undergrad
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 Committee
The Mentor/Mentee leaders drive the effort of the unique WiCyS Mentor/Mentee Program. This program is developed with 9-month structured framework. Click here to learn more.
Colleen Huber
Mentor/Mentee Lead
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
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 Committee
Aditi Chaudhry
Cybersecurity Engineer
Two Sigma
Midori Connolly
Customer Success Manager
Yubico
Chelsea Conard
Consultant for Strategy, Risk, and Compliance
Kudelski Security
Alina Thai
Resources Committee
Lisa Ellrodt
Resources Lead
Faculty Advisor
Pace University
David Meece
Resources Lead
Ideal Integrations
membership community committee
Tricia McMahon
Information Technology Specialist
WiCyS San Diego Affiliate, President
CyberSecurity Steering Committee
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
Founder, WiCyS
NSF (Serving WiCyS in personal capacity)
Quintana Patterson
Cybersecurity Steering Committee Lead
Compliance and Security Analyst
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Diana Kelley
Founder and CEO
SecurityCurve
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
Finance committee
DR. COSTIS TOREGAS
Finance Committee Lead
Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, George Washington University
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.
Allison Miller
Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President
UnitedHealth Group/Optum
Peter Baldwin
vCFO
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)
Development Committee
Prajakta Jagdale
Development Committee Lead
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 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)