Cyber Defense Center Administration

Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s Cyber Defense Center is governed by a director, Steering Committee, and Advisory Board.

  • The director oversees asset management, sets operational policies, and serves as an advocate for the College.
  • The Steering Committee is made up of faculty members who participate in the administration of the Cyber Defense Center. Members include the Department Chair of Engineering and faculty members from the Computer Science and Information Technology programs. 
  • Members of the Advisory Board are private citizens who donate their time to the Cyber Defense Center, selected for their professional expertise in cybersecurity and support of the College.

Steering Committee

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Photo of Jay Soelberg
Instructor, Cybersecurity
208.562.2518
jaysoelberg@cwi.edu
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Accreditation Point of Contact
Pintail Building
Ada County Center Pintail Building
1417
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Photo of Ana Cash
Instructor, Cybersecurity
208.562.2568
anacash@cwi.edu
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Photo of Steve Christenson
Instructor, Cybersecurity
208.562.2731
stevechristenson@cwi.edu
Pintail Building
Ada County Center Pintail Building
1410
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Photo of Mindy Young
Professor, Network Administration
208.562.2522
mindyyoung@cwi.edu
Pintail Building
Ada County Center Pintail Building
APIN 1419
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Photo of Rick Del Vecchio
Assistant Professor, Software Development
208.562.2639
rickdelvecchio@cwi.edu
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Photo of Bartt Anderson
Assistant Professor, Computer Support Specialist
208.562.2521
barttanderson@cwi.edu
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Photo of Lawrence Sevigny
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
208.562.2509
lawrencesevigny@cwi.edu
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Photo of Kae Jensen
Dean, Science, Technology, and Math
208.562.3336
kaejensen@cwi.edu
Willow Building B
Nampa Campus Willow Building B
108
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Photo of Robert Novak
Department Chair, Industrial Automation
208.562.2364
robertnovak@cwi.edu
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Instructor, Cisco Networking & Security
208.562.2514
kathleenczurdapage@cwi.edu
APIN 1412
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Instructor, Cybersecurity
208.562.2519
peterpolyakov@cwi.edu

Advisory Board

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Senior Security Advisor HP
Worldwide Security and Analytics Practice
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Photo of Michael Chacon
Chief Information Officer
208.562.2089
michaelchacon@cwi.edu
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Photo of Marie Baker
Region III Director
Idaho Small Business Development Center
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Photo of Edward Vasko
Director of Boise State University’s Institute of Pervasive Cybersecurity
CISSP
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Photo of Glenn Daily
St. Luke’s Cyber Security Director
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Photo of Eleanor Taylor
Idaho National Laboratory Program Manager