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.
Conference Advisory Committee
Prajakta Jagdale
Marian Merritt
Diana Kelley
CyberSecurity Steering Committee
Dr. Ambareen Siraj
Founder, WiCyS
NSF (Serving WiCyS in personal capacity)
Quintana Patterson
Cybersecurity Steering Committee Lead
Diana Kelley
Kelley Misata
Noureen Njoroge
PJ Jagdale
Development Committee
Prajakta Jagdale
Development Committee Lead
Marian Merritt
Sarah Morales
DR. DAWN M. BEYER
Dr. Greg Shannon
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
Mona-Lisa Pinkney
Noureen Njoroge
Maria Fanelle
Christina Lemmon
Parisa Moon
Lilli Chang
Finance committee
DR. COSTIS TOREGAS
Finance Committee Lead
dR. DAWN M. BEYER
Noureen Njoroge
Allison Miller
Peter Baldwin
membership community committee
Tricia McMahon
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
Deborah Kariuki
Mentor/Mentee Co-Lead
Karen Nemani
Mentor/Mentee Resource Lead
Penelope Rozhkova
Resume Reviewer
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
Lockheed Martin
Microsoft
Optum
Sandia National Laboratories
SentinelOne
Resources Committee
Lisa Ellrodt
Resources Lead
David Meece
Resources Lead
SOCIAL MEDIA Committee
Chelsea Conard
Delia Dohm
Abby Phillips
Giselle Suazo
Alina Thai
Anusha Vajha
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
Quiana Oates
Student Chapter Lead
Lisa Elrodt
Student Chapter Coordinator
Linxi Zhang
Student Chapter Coordinator
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)
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