Tamara Shoemaker Now President Of Women In Cybersecurity

DETROIT – Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyber Patriot Program a decade ago, is now the new president of the Michigan Chapter of Women in CyberSecurity.

WICyS hopes to move the needle in women’s underrepresentation in cyber. Explore the Membership Benefits page to determine if WiCyS is your community. The group offers professional and student communities, professional development programs, mentor/mentee programs, virtual and in-person conferences/career fairs, Job Board++, resources, and events for women in cybersecurity and their supporters.

Tamara also continues to seek donations and mentors for her Cyber Patriot program that focuses on teaching grade-school students how to surf the Internet safetly. The program also teachers seniors how to communicate with their grand kids without getting hacked by the bad guys.

Check out www.cyberpatriot.com

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