Katie Arrington Chief Information Security Officer at Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
Katie Arrington Chief Information Security Officer at Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Katherine “Katie” Arrington currently is the Chief Information Security Officer, CISO(A) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, ASD(A). In this position, she serves as the central hub and integrator within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, OUSD(A&S), to align acquisition cyber strategy.
Heidi Becker Sr Product Specialist + Dimensions Engagement Manager at Digital Science
Heidi Becker Sr Product Specialist + Dimensions Engagement Manager at Digital Science Heidi Becker is the Senior Product Specialist & Engagement Manager for Dimensions at Digital Science. Heidi came to Digital Science with an extensive background in government, non-profit and funding organizations. In each of her roles she has worked to introduce and leverage both innovative products and streamlined processes to increase efficiencies within organizations. Prior to joining Digital Science, Heidi worked in the Strategic Planning and Grants Evaluation department of a major science funder, spearheading the advancement of post-grant assessments as well as enhancing pre-award review of potential grantees through available new technologies, including Dimensions.
Pam Durham Director of Director, Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation at U.S. Department of State
Pam Durham Director of Director, Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation at U.S. Department of State Pam Durham has been the Director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation (ISN/MBC) since October 2010. In that position, she oversees the U.S. government’s working level effort to impede, rollback, and eliminate the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons (CBW), missiles capable of the delivery of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and related equipment and technology. ISN/MBC employs a variety of tools to accomplish its mission, including diplomacy, export controls, interdiction, licensing and visa review, nonproliferation regimes, and sanctions.
Dr. Kevin Gamache Chief Research Security Officer at Texas A&M University System Dr. Kevin Gamache is Chief Research Security Officer for The Texas A&M University System responsible for ensuring the 11 universities and 7 state agencies within the A&M System are compliant with U.S. Government requirements for protecting sensitive federal information. He also serves as the Facility Security Officer for The Texas A&M University System and manages the System’s security relationships with the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Dr. Gamache has earned the Industrial Security Professional® designation.
Regina Kang Foreign Affairs Officer at U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation’s Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation
Regina Kang Foreign Affairs Officer at U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation’s Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation Regina Kang is a Foreign Affairs Officer in the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation’s Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation (ISN/MBC). ISN/MBC leads the U.S. government’s working-level export control and diplomatic efforts to prevent the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons and missiles capable of the delivery of weapons of mass destruction. Regina is the ISN Bureau’s coordinator for the Department’s Nonproliferation Visa Screening Program. She also is responsible for implementing a wide range of export control and nonproliferation authorities, including sanctions. She supports ISN’s missile interdiction efforts through the Missile Trade Analysis Group (MTAG), the interagency body responsible for acting on all-source reporting involving missile proliferation.
Allison Lerner Honorable, Inspector General at NSF
Allison Lerner Honorable, Inspector General at NSF Allison C. Lerner assumed the duties as Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in April 2009. As head of the Office of Inspector General she recommends policies for promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness of NSF programs and operations. She leads efforts to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; improve the integrity of NSF programs and operations; and investigate allegations of misconduct in science. Prior to becoming Inspector General at NSF, Ms. Lerner served in leadership positions at the Department of Commerce, including Counsel to the Inspector General.
Senator Rob Portman U.S. Senator from Ohio Rob Portman is a United States Senator from the state of Ohio, a position he has held since he was first elected in 2010, running a campaign that focused on common-sense conservative ideas to help create jobs and get the deficit under control.
Kelsey Rosell Sr Vice President + Dimensions Commercial Director of Digital Science
Kelsey Rosell Sr Vice President + Dimensions Commercial Director of Digital Science Kelsey Rosell s Sr Vice President and Dimensions Commercial Director for Digital Science. She has spent the last 12 years serving the needs of higher education institutions. As a leader in the Digital Science Metrics Group, she is committed to Digital Science continuing to be a trusted partner with the research mission in higher education. Kelsey is dedicated to helping her clients in academia overcome the challenges to accessing and using research data in meaningful and innovative ways. Kelsey is dedicated to helping her clients in academia overcome the challenges to accessing and using research data in meaningful and innovative ways to support the core administrative and individual researcher efforts and to uncover the story that is waiting to be told. In recent years she has spent time collaborating with compliance and regulatory offices on data that can be used to support research compliance use cases.
Andrew Stokes Information Security Officer at Texas A&M Engineering CRT
Andrew Stokes Information Security Officer at Texas A&M Engineering CRT Andrew Stokes is the Assistant Director and Information Security Officer for Texas A&M Engineering. He directs security governance, operations, and defense for Texas A&M Engineering’s research agency and the College, as well as the incident response team for the Texas A&M University System. In support of his agency’s DoD and DoE partnerships, he founded the first advanced practices cyber unit in higher education that encompasses security operations, incident response, and threat intelligence. Andrew has over thirteen years of experience working in enterprise information technology and security operations. His incident response experience includes leading the investigation on several high profile incidents, including the 2019 Texas Ransomware Attack. He earned the CISSP in 2014, deployed on two combat tours while serving with a Scout Swimmer platoon in the U.S. Marines, and is rarely found without coffee.
