Susan joined REN-ISAC in 2017 in the role of SANS Program Coordinator and assumed the position of Peer Assessment Program Manager/Lead Security Analyst in March 2018. Having worked in higher education since 2006, Susan joined University Information Technology Services at Indiana University in 2009 starting in IT Communications and later serving in IT Community Partnerships. She served as member of HEISC Security Assessments Working Group, as well as the National Council of ISAC’s Marketing Committee. She is certified in GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership, GIAC Security Leadership and is a GIAC Certified Project Manager. Susan was instrumental in the planning and implementation of REN-ISAC’s Peer Assessment Service and continues her responsibilities in this area through contract management, engagement planning, and assessor training.

Susan holds a Master of Science degree from the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University and is pursuing a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk Management from her alma mater.