Welcome to my blog! I’m an information security professional and educator in Asheville, NC. This is where I write about information security, artificial intelligence, instructional technology, and other issues in higher education.
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Senior Program Faculty in the Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance degree track at Western Governors University.
I hold an Ed.S. in Higher Education - Community College and University Leadership Concentration from Appalachian State University.
I also hold an M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy from the University of Maryland, and I’m a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts where I earned a B.S. in Information Technology with a business minor.
My domains of specialization within the information security field include: