NICE Community Coordinating Council

Meeting Agenda

October 26, 2022 | 3:15-5:00 p.m. ET

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I. Introduction and Ground Rules – Danielle Santos

II. Opening Remarks

a. Industry Co-Chair – Bridgett Paradise, Chief People and Culture Officer, Tenable 

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

III. Standing Items

a. Report Roundup – Learning from Good Ideas 

Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2022

Presented by Inka Karppinen and Jason Nurse, CybSafe

URL: https://www.cybsafe.com/whitepapers/cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report/

b. Strategy Story – New Developments that align to NICE Strategic Plan 

The Search for the Cyber Unicorn

Presented by Diana Burley, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, American 

University

URL: https://cyberflorida.org/

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

NICE Framework: Maximizing Success in Commercial Enterprise

Presented by Jason Swope

IV. Deeper Dive

Incorporating Cybersecurity Into A Public Service Education Project Team

Presented by Andrew Artz, NIST and Stacy Drudy, NASPAA

URL: https://www.nist.gov/document/public-service-education-project-naspaa-ncaecintroductionspdf

V. Working Group Updates

a. Modernize Talent Management 

Lead: Lynsey Caldwell, Leidos; Kevin Perry, United States Army; Dr. Melissa Woo, Michigan 

State University

b. Promote Career Discovery

Co-chairs: Keith Davis, Koinonia Family Life, Inc; Roland Varriale II, Argonne National 

Laboratory; Jimmy Baker, Arrow Electronics

c. Transform Learning Process

Co-chairs: Richard Spires, Learning Tree; Dr. Donna Schaeffer, Marymount University

VI. Community of Interest Updates
a. Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity

Co-chairs: Tony Bryan, CyberUp; Debbie McLeod, McLeod Information Systems

b. Cybersecurity Skills Competitions

Co-chairs: Amelia Phillips, Highline College; David Zeichick, California State University, Chico

c. K12 Cybersecurity Education

Co-chairs: Terrance Campbell, CCTE Cybersecurity Teacher, Shelby County Schools; Thomas 

Trevethan, Palo Alto Networks; Lemi-Ola Erinkitola, The Critical Thinking Child LLC

d. NICE Framework Users 

Karen Wetzel, Manager of the NICE Framework

VII. Project Progress Reports

a. Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week – October 17-22, 2022 

Presented by Davina Pruitt-Mentle, NICE Lead for Academic Engagement

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

b. NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference (St. Louis, MO) – December 5-6, 2022 

Presented by Felicia Rateliff, Director of Operations and Programs, iKeepSafe

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

c. NICE Conference and Expo (Seattle, WA) – June 5-7, 2023

Presented by Paola Hechavarria, Cybersecurity Coordinator, Florida International University

URL: https://niceconference.org/

d. CyberSeek.org 

Presented by Randi Parker, Senior Director, Partner Engagement for CompTIA Spark

URL: https://www.cyberseek.org/

e. US Cyber Games 

Presented by Jessica Gulick, CEO, Katzcy

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

VIII. Research Review- Driving Research on Effective Practices 

Interagency Roadmap to Support Space-Related STEM Education and Workforce

Presented by Quincy Brown, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Science and Technology Policy 

(OSTP)

URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09-2022-InteragencyRoadmap-to-Support-Space-Related-STEM-Education-and-Workforce.pdf

IX. Featured Topic

National Apprenticeship Week

Kimberly Hauge, US Department of Labor

URL: https://www.apprenticeship.gov/national-apprenticeship-week

X. Closing Remarks and Next Meeting Reminder

The next NICE Council Meeting will be Wednesday, November 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET.