Pyrox Rabach is the Old Dominion University Cyber Security Student Association President. She is an advocate for high-quality education, cybersecurity students, and is passionate about building communities and networks. Her expertise is Linux and computer networking.
Brian Atkinson is a cybersecurity engineer who helps organizations strengthen their security posture through modern threat detection, response, and resilience strategies. As a Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer at Arctic Wolf, he partners with security stakeholders to design and validate comprehensive solutions that deliver measurable business value. His background includes more than five years at Nutanix, along with extensive experience in the channel and time on the customer side in SLED, manufacturing, and finance verticals. Known for his clarity, technical depth, and customer‑centric approach, Brian excels at helping organizations navigate complex threat landscapes and make confident architectural decisions.
Bailey Williams is an undergraduate student at Old Dominion University where she is pursuing dual degrees in Cybersecurity (BS) and International Affairs and Global Politics (BS), graduating May 2026. She is concurrently employed as a cybersecurity engineer at Kindo, where she leverages artificial intelligence to optimize security workflows. Her professional interests include cybersecurity education, artificial intelligence, and psychology. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and learning new languages.
Pat Henderson has been working in an Information Security capacity for the past 10+ years. He previously served as an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Detective and lead Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) for the Virginia Beach Police Department, as well as a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) task force agent. In those roles, he testified as an expert witness on the collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence and trained local, state, and federal law enforcement officers and attorneys.
He currently works for PRA Group as Assistant Vice President – Information Security – Americas reporting to the Global Chief Information Security Officer, where he is responsible for the Information Security Program for the US, Canada, and South America. He is a holder of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification through the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), a global, non-profit organization for cybersecurity professionals.