As the Associate Director for Partnerships and Policy, Heather is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key strategic partners in academia and industry and leads all policy and strategy initiatives to ensure compliance with and provide guidance for national and state-level cybersecurity regulations and legislation. She works with public and private sector organizations across the state to bring in knowledge and resources that will establish Florida as a national leader in cybersecurity.
Heather joined the Cyber Florida team in June 2023 after 30 years of active-duty service in the Air Force and Space Force. Her last military assignment was at United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, where she provided space planning, requirements, training, and command and control expertise to ensure the proper employment of space forces within the command. During her military career, Heather has held three command positions and served as the Provost and Assistant Professor for Air Command and Staff College, where she led the education and development of air and space-minded joint leaders.
Heather graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a BS in Civil Engineering. She holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
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