NICE Community Coordinating Council

Meeting Agenda

February 24, 2021 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET

BlueJeans: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/dpqyhydw

Phone: +1 (415) 466-7000 (US) PIN 1675270 # or +1 (760) 699-0393 (US) PIN 7500851098 #

I. Introduction and Ground Rules – Susana Barraza, NICE Program Manager

II. Opening Remarks

a. Industry Co-Chair - Jon Brickey, Senior Vice President, Mastercard

b. Academic Co-Chair - Marni Baker-Stein, Chief Academic Officer and Provost, 

Western Governors University 

c. Government Co-Chair - Rodney Petersen, Director of NICE 

III. Standing Items

a. Strategy Stories - New Developments that Align to NICE Strategic Plan

Cybersecurity Inclusive Pathways toward Higher Education and Research (CIPHER)

Presented by Dr. Hongyi “Michael” Wu, Director, School of Cybersecurity, Old 

Dominion University

URL: https://www.odu.edu/news/2020/9/school_of_cybersecur?utm_campaign

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b. Report Roundup - Learning from Good Ideas

NASCIO Cybersecurity Study

Presented by Meredith Ward, Director, Policy & Research, National Association 

of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)

URL: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/

6899_nascio/DI_NASCIO_interactive.pdf

c. Framework Feature - Applications and Uses of Workforce Framework for 

Cybersecurity

NICE Framework Success Stories

Presented by Karen Wetzel, Manager, NICE Framework

URL: https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/nice-frameworkresource-center/success-story-catalog

d. Research Review - Highlighting Research Results or Topics for Further Study

Cybersecurity Skills Journal: Practice and Research

Presented by Laurin Buchanan, Secure Decisions
URL: https://www.nationalcyberwatch.org/cybersecurity-skills-journal-practiceand-research/

IV. Working Group Updates

a. Promote Career Discovery

James Baker, Account Coordinator, California Cybersecurity Institute or, Roland 

Varriale II, Cybersecurity Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory

b. Transform Learning Process

Dr. Aurelia T. Williams, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Administration, 

Norfolk State University; or Richard Spires

c. Modernize Talent Management

Karen Jensen, Saaby Consulting; or Kevin Perry, Chief Cyber Training, DoD Cyber 

Crime Center/Cyber Training Academy; or Melissa Woo, Executive Vice President 

for Administration, Michigan State University

V. Community of Interest Updates

a. Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity

Tony Bryan, Executive Director, CyberUp; or, Jennifer Oddo Executive Director, 

Strategic Workforce Education and Innovation, Youngstown State University

b. Cybersecurity Skills Competitions

Amelia Phillips, Highline College; or Brad Wolfenden, EmberSec

c. K12 Cybersecurity Education

Terrance Campbell, CCTE Cybersecurity Teacher - Shelby County Schools; or 

Laurin Buchanan, Secure Decisions

d. NICE Framework Users 

Karen Wetzel, Manager of the NICE Framework

VI. Project Progress Reports

a. NICE Conference and Expo

Presenter: Randy Pestana, Florida International University

URL: https://niceconference.org/

b. NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

Presenter: Felicia Rateliff, Director of Operations & Programs, iKeepSafe

URL: https://www.k12cybersecurityconference.org/

c. Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Community

Presenter: Tony Coulson, California State University, San Bernardino

URL: https://www.caecommunity.org/

VII. Closing Remarks and Next Meeting Reminder

NICE Community Meeting: March 24, 2021, 3:30 p.m. ET