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CCDF Advisory Council

The Eastern Florida State College Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Advisory Council is comprised of prominent cybersecurity and cyber forensic professionals from the Space Coast area.

These industry leaders provide invaluable guidance to EFSC in directing curriculum and techniques around the latest trends and challenges facing our community and local businesses.

The council meets bi-annually and plays an instrumental role in fostering growth and educational initiatives for the center, as well as in providing guidance for strategies to better educate our students.

Advisory Council Members

Nicole Dyess
Advisory Council Co-Chair
Program Manager
Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
Eastern Florida State College

Dr. John Combs
Advisory Council Co-Chair
Cocoa Campus
Eastern Florida State College

Ronald Fussell
Zel Technologies, LLC 

Michael Walton
L3 Harris

Josh Bergen
Cybertek

David Kozak

Jeff Baldwin
Space Coast Cyber

Michael Long
SpaceCoastSec

Kimberly Alkire
Health First

Briana Nemeth
Health First

Tony Balzanto

Joe Walko
Battelle

David Africano
Volar Security

Jason Hensley
Northrup Gruman

Jacob Schweich
Melbourne High School

Rachel Rutledge
Brevard Public Schools

Council Advisors

Keith Whitehead
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Eastern Florida State College

John Wiggins
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Eastern Florida State College

Mark Mann
Adjunct Faculty, Computer Science
Eastern Florida State College 

Stephen Taylor
Executive Director, Workforce Programs
Eastern Florida State College

Dr. Steve Johnson
Professor, Computer Science
Eastern Florida State College

Phone: 321-433-5161
Email: efscccdf@easternflorida.edu

Mailing Address:
EFSC Center for Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
250 Community College Pkwy SE
Palm Bay, FL 32909

Call or email to inquire about student internships at the CCDF.