Cybersecurity Partnerships and Advisory Board
Dr. Steven E. Smith
Instruction and Workforce Education,
El Paso Community College
Vice President
Dr. Kristine Christensen
Education Pathway National Center (EPNC),
Co-Director
Jiri Jirk
Education Pathway National Center (EPNC),
Director
Dr. George C. Thomas
Socorro Independent School District (ISD),
CTE Director
Mr. Fernando Marquez
EL Paso Indendent School District (ISD),
CTE Director
Mr. Hugo Martinez
Ysleta Independent School District (ISD),
CTE Director
Veronica de Avila
Socorro Independent School District (ISD),
CTE Facilitator
Jonathan J. Childress
Microsoft TechSpark,
Senior Manager
Omar Saucedo
Artificial Intelligence Center, Cd. Juarez,
Microsoft Techspark,
Manager MX
Christopher Huerta
GECU,
Manager of Information Technology and Operations
Gilbert Ornelas
EPCC Valle Verde,
Part-time Faculty
Cesar Valenzuela
Software Engineer
Dr. Luc Longpre
CAE-CD - UTEP,
Computer Science Professor
Dr. Deepak Tosh
Assistant Professor of Computer Science,
Center of Academic Excellence Cyber Operations
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Gaurav Panwar
Computer Science (Cybersecurity), NMSU,
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Marden, PMP, MBA
Research Scientist/ RING Trainer
Dr. Natalie Littlefield
The Borderplex Alliance, Strategy and Business Development.
Strategy Vice President
Angelica Haro
Information & Instructional Technology Services,
Director
Dr. Oscar Perez
ARMY DEVCOM Analysis Center,
Cyber Science & Technology Team Lead
Mr. Gabriel Lujan
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), El Paso Intelligent Center (EPIC),
Section Chief
Felix Villa
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Cybersecurity Advisor