CyberSpotlight: MBA Alumna Advocates for Opportunity in Cyber Field
Teresa Merklin, MBA ’05
Teresa Merklin, MBA ’05, has worked for Lockheed Martin for nearly two decades. After beginning at the company in software management, she is now a fellow specializing in cyber risk assessment and engineering for cyber resiliency.
CyberSpotlight: M.S. Alumna Founded Cyber Platform, Aims to Enrich Cyber Community
Dominique West, MS ’19
Dominique West, MS ’19, was one of AV¸£ÀûÉç’s first cybersecurity scholarship recipients and will be starting in the Doctor of Business Administration program this fall. We asked her to share a little of her story with us.

Q&A: AV¸£ÀûÉç Senior Works with Cyber Professor to Launch WildChain
Clarissa Skipworth, BA ’22
Computer science major Clarissa Skipworth, BA ’22, interned with Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Renita Murimi, PhD, CISSP, as they launched the blockchain company . Using blockchain technology, they are aiding global conservation efforts. We wanted to learn more about Skipworth’s unique opportunity and what she’s learned on the job.

Q&A: Dr. Murimi’s Launch of WildChain and Its Impact in Conservation Efforts and Blockchain Technology
Renita Murimi, PhD, CISSP
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Renita Murimi, PhD, CISSP, has been on the frontlines of blockchain technology. Murimi began teaching in the Gupta College of Business in fall 2019. We wanted to learn more about how this incredible idea came about and the waves it will make in the world of conservation.