Crystal brings a wealth of knowledge and 11-year history of successfully launching, directing, and managing an organization’s key programs including large-scale workforce development projects and community & stakeholder events. Graduating from Walsh College in 09' with her BBA, majoring in Management, minoring in Marketing, she possesses a comprehensive understanding of business operations, with 15+ years experience in accounting, program and project management, sales, and event coordinating.

Sam discovered his passion for programming during his time at Bryant High School, where he learned basic mobile application development. He also became a member of the school VEX Robotics team, serving as a programmer. While Sam was on the team, they were undefeated in the state of Arkansas, allowing the team to participate in the World competition in Louisville Kentucky in 2016.

Stella joined the team in summer 2020. Still in training, Stella plans on being chief of security one day.

Terry Burruss was a Senior Intelligence Service (SIS) officer in Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI). His last assignment was Deputy Chief of the DDI's Center for Cyber Intelligence which is responsible for intelligence collection, analysis, and operations focused on foreign cyber threats to US interests. The job required regular interaction with the DCIA, White House, Congress, and senior DOD, FBI, DHS and Foreign officials.

Gary Stoops is a former Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who retired from the Bureau in 1995 after spending over 25 years as an FBI Agent. Since then, Mr. Stoops has worked in various capacities within the non-profit sector supporting law enforcement and intelligence organizations.

Theresa is retired from the US Air Force as Chief Information Security Officer supporting 3 unique USAF missions. She wrote, governed, and enforced Information Assurance policy for 6,000 base network users. She authored System Security Plans for the base networks to include access controls, hardware & software security, contingency planning, personnel security, and physical security. Since leaving the service, she has honed her Cyber Security expertise within the Financial Technology Services industry. As the Strategic Technical Validation Risk Manager, she manages execution of risk assessment activities and coordination of risk response and program testing and validation to ensure achievement of strategic objectives. Ms. Nielsen has 25+ years of experience in training, leading, and managing people and teams to meet stakeholder requirements and expectations.

Eric Fleming began working on computers at a young age alongside his older brother. Amazed by how easy it was to change a video game's intended behavior, Eric was quickly hooked. After spending eight and a half years in the Army under the Department of Defense (DoD) umbrella, he joined the private industry to share his knowledge with the security community. Today, he's an industry expert with over 20 years of experience in information technology and security. Eric is an experienced speaker, having done presentations to the FBI, NSA, and various other organizations. He enjoys creating loud and djenty rock music and spending time with his family.

Jordan is originally from Boston and currently works for Kanas State University a Technical Trainer. Before that, he served 11 years in the United States Army as a cyber warfare specialist working deeply with the nations intelligence services. During this time with the Army, Jordan developed skills in the realm of Incident Response and HUNT operations. Jordan is an avid gamer and armature chef in his free time.

Chris Farnell currently serves as the Managing Director and Test Engineer for the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2020. His research interests include Embedded System Design, Wireless Networks, FPGAs, Cybersecurity, and Power Electronics and he is also active in K-12 outreach activities.

Mr. Huff is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Cybersecurity and Senior Researcher at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. Previously, he served as Director of Critical Infrastructure Security at the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives. Philip has Co-Chaired the NERC Cybersecurity Regulation Drafting Committee which was tasked with developing CIP Standards for the United States Electric Grid. Philip is an IT/Network and Operational Technology (ICS/SCADA) cybersecurity expert.

Chris is the founder of Citadel Systems (a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) and a founding partner in Sullivan Wright Technology Partners. He has over 15 years of experience in military, government, financial technology, and small business cybersecurity. His experience includes vulnerability management, risk management, security program development, penetration testing, and process automation and efficiency. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Arkansas and a master’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland University College. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Chris is heavily involved in the tech community in Central Arkansas as a mentor with The Venture Center, a Game Master for JOLT Cyber Challenge, an organizer for the Central Arkansas Hackers Group, an organizer for Little Rock Tech Fest, and an industry advisory board member for Arkansas Tech University and Philander Smith College Computer Science departments.

Lawrence has over 20 years of leadership and instructing experience in various concentrations throughout the IT/Cyber industry. Acting Senior Range Engineer and Senior Instructor with Metova Federal. Instructs operational techniques, system security concepts within the Microsoft and Linux/Unix environments, vulnerability assessment tools, and networking concepts. Decades of experience developing courseware, lab exercises, and assessments. As a Senior Security Analyst with FIS Global, acted as the Project Lead for the successful implementation of a cloud-based Web Application Firewall (WAF) for the protection of over 1000 financial institution websites supported by FIS. Developed the necessary policies and procedures for the initial conversion of all websites to the WAF. Worked with all divisions within FIS to implement the policies and procedures.