NICE Community Coordinating Council

Meeting Agenda

April 28, 2021 | 3:30-5:00 p.m. ET

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

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

Closing the Gap Women Veterans > Cybersecurity Careers

Presented by: Dr. Costis Toregas, Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute,

The George Washington University; and Prof. Rachelle Heller

URL:

https://womenengineers.seas.gwu.edu/closing-gap-women-veterans-cybersecurity-care

ers

b. Report Roundup - Learning from Good Ideas

Designing and Delivering Career Pathways at Community Colleges: A Practice Guide for

Educators

Presented by: Dr. Hope Cotner, President, CORD

URL:

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/WWC-PraxGuide-Career-Pathways-full

-text-Final-508.pdf

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

SkillsEngine

Presented by: Michael Bettersworth, Founder, SkillsEngine

URL: https://skillsengine.com

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

Exploring Non-Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) that May Expand the

Expectations of the Cyber Workforce

Presented by: Dr. Lori Sussman, Assistant Professor of Technology and Cybersecurity,

University of Southern Maine

URL:

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kforce

IV. Working Group Updates

a. Promote Career Discovery

James “Jimmy” Baker, Cybersecurity Evangelist and Author 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, Instructor, Learning Tree

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 or Amy Hysell, Cybersecurity Center, California State University,

San Bernardino

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

VII. Featured Topics

a. US Cyber Games

Presented by: Jessica Gulick, CEO, Katzcy

URL: https://www.uscybergames.com/
 

 

 

b. Cyberstates Presented by: Tim Herbert, Executive Vice President, Research & Market

Intelligence, COMPTIA

URL: https://www.cyberstates.org/

VIII. Closing Remarks Next Meeting Reminder

The next NICE Community Meeting will be May 26, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. ET