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To help increase the visibility of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), the NICE Program Office issues quarterly eNewsletters. Each newsletter contains a profile of a cybersecurity practitioner to illustrate application of the NICE Framework Categories, Specialty Areas, and Work Roles.

Interviews are recorded and transcribed. Click any of the links below to listen to the audio and download the transcripts.



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NICE FiF T_Thorstenson**Tina Thorstenson**
Chief Information Security Officer, Arizona State University

*NICE Framework Specialty Area:
Cybersecurity Management*

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NICE FiF C_Schmidt**Carolyn Schmidt**
Program Manager, Office Of Information Systems Management, National Institute of Standards and Technology

*NICE Framework Specialty Area:
Training, Education and Awareness*

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NICE FiF A_Kleinick**Andy Kleinick**
Detective III of Cyber Crimes Section, Los Angeles Police Department

*NICE Framework Specialty Area: Cyber Investigation, Digital Forensics, Training, Education, and Awareness*

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NICE FiF J_Chua**Julia Chua**Manager, Risk Management Program, Office of Information Security, US Department of Health and Human Services

*NICE Framework Specialty Area: Risk Management*

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NICE FiF M_McCollough**Matthew McCollough**
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst, Minnesota IT Standards and Resource Management Security Operations Center

*NICE Framework Specialty Area: Cyber Defense Analysis, Incident Response*

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NICE FiF M_Ramirez**Miguel Ramirez**
IT Security and Compliance Apprentice, Department of Information Technology, State of North Carolina

*NICE Framework Specialty Areas: Program/Project Management (PMA) and Acquisition, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessment Management*

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NICE FiF T_Nordvedt**Tim Nordvedt**
Cyber Tools Delivery Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton

*NICE Framework Specialty Area: Technology Research and Development*
 

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NICE FiF A_Chopra**Anju Chopra**
Senior Vice President, Cyber Technologies, Kroll

*NICE Framework Specialty Areas: Risk Management (RSK), Software Development (DEV), Systems Architecture (ARC), Technology R&D (TRD), and Systems Requirement Planning (SRP)*

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NICE FiF G_Bird**Gregory L. Bird**
Mission Systems Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Infrastructure Security Division

*NICE Framework Specialty Areas: Systems Requirements Planning, Program and Project Management and Acquisition*

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NICE FiF C_Knox**Chris Knox**
Manager, Security Awareness & Analysis, CPS Energy

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Instructor/Threat Analyst*



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Lonnie Harris**Lonnie Harris**
Director, Security Enterprise Engineering, Equifax, Inc.

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Security Architect/Systems Developer/Cyber Defense Analyst*



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Wintana Girma
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  Wintana Girma**Wintana Girma**
GRC Analyst, Third Party Risk Management,
Rush University Medical Center

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Risk Management, Authorizing Official/Designating Representative and Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner*

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LeezaGarber**Leeza Garber, Esq.**
Privacy & Cybersecurity Attorney; Co-Founder of Can. Trust. Will., LLC; Adjunct Professor at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law (Information Privacy Law) and Guest Lecturer at The University of Pennsylvania's The Wharton School (Internet Law)

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Legal Advisor, Executive Cyber Leadership, Privacy Compliance*

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Charles Britt Photo for Framework in Focus**Charles Britt**
Information Systems Security Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

*NICE Framework Work Role: Information Systems Security Manager*



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Santi Kiran Photo for Framework in Focus**Santi Kiran**
Security Control Assessor, National Institute for Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Security Control Assessor*



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Eoghan Casey
Eoghan Casey**Eoghan Casey**
Chief Scientist, DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3)

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Defense Analyst; Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst;  Cyber Defense Incident Responder; Counter-Intelligence Forensics Analyst; Threat/Warning Analyst*

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  Maril Vernon**Maril Vernon**
Offensive Security Engineer
Zoom

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Operator; Cyber Ops Planner; Exploitation Analyst; Security Control Assessor; System Testing and Evaluation Specialist; Vulnerability Assessment Analyst*

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J_Peebels
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  Joshua Peebels**Joshua Peebels**
Security Operations Center Manager
SpearTip, LLC

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Workforce Developer and Manager*





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K_Ribble
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  Karen Ribble**Karen Ribble**
IT Project Manager,
Augusta University Health

*NICE Framework Work Roles: IT Project Manager*

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Rod Russeau
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  Rod Russeau**Rod Russeau**
Director of Technology & Information Services,
Community High School District 99 (Downers Grove, Illinois)

*NICE Framework Work Roles:*Executive Cyber Leadership

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  Connie Bragg**Connie Bragg**
Professional - Cybersecurity, AT&T

*NICE Framework Work Roles: Cyber Workforce Developer and Manager, Security Architect, Security Control Assessor*

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