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Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Program
Building a community of champions to develop a knowledgeable and skilled cybersecurity workforce
The Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Program seeks to create a network of employers, educators, and others who serve as champions to prepare, grow, and sustain a skilled cybersecurity workforce.
Ambassadors will:
- Inspire, engage, and inform career seekers and the public about the workforce demand, learning opportunities, and multiple career pathways available to pursue a career in cybersecurity
- Demystify careers in cybersecurity by showcasing the different learning pathways and variety of credentials that lead to careers identified as work roles in the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework)
- Support successful programs and resources that develop a highly skilled workforce.
If you have a passion to inspire others to pursue a career in cybersecurity, consider joining our Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Community of Interest! If you are already a member of the Community of Interest and would like to learn more about how to become an Ambassador, contact: niceamb [at] nist.gov (niceamb[at]nist[dot]gov).
The NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Finder link to the portal is a tool to help locate Cybersecurity Career Ambassadors globally. Explore additional Ambassador resources here.
Find a Cybersecurity Career Ambassador
Regional Leads
Connie Bragg
Ambassador Program Commissioner
Neferteri Strickland
Region #1 - Northeast
Tanya Taplin
Region #2 - Midwest
Gulruh Karimova
Region #3 - South
Scott Ward
Region #4 - West
View Map of Regions and Divisions of the U.S.
Founding Members of the Cybersecurity Career Ambassadors Program
Jimmy Baker
Connie Bragg
Keith Davis
Tish DeVere
Kameran Evans
Jasmine Jackson
Sunday (Waahida) Jones
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Renita Rhodes
Guarav Singh
Roland Varriale
Elias Yassin
NICE is a community working together to advance an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development. NICE, led by the National Institute for Standards and Technology within the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), is committed to preparing, growing, and sustaining a cybersecurity workforce that safeguards and promotes America’s national security and economic prosperity.