Gretchen Bliss

Gretchen Bliss – A leader in cybersecurity education and community engagement, Gretchen Bliss directs Cybersecurity Programs at UCCS and has held senior roles at NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. She serves on the board of the National Cybersecurity Center, was recognized with the 2023 Gary Bostrom Community Inspiration Leadership Award and has made invaluable contributions […]

Carol Zanmiller

Carol Zanmiller has a long career in the space and defense industry. She started her career in engineering, working all aspects of space, from building and launching satellites, working with on-orbit satellites, and building ground systems that use satellite data. She has worked on commercial, international, and defense space projects. Carol was co-founder & CEO […]

Jim Rix

Jim retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service in a wide range of intelligence and information operations roles, deploying for 3 conflicts. He was a Latin America Foreign Area Officer and attended the Inter-American Defense College in Washington DC as part of his professional military education. After retiring from the Air Force, […]

Carrie Sechel

Throughout Carrie’s 25+ year career, she’s worked with a diverse set of clients, from Fortune 500 companies like JP Morgan to niche startups and individual entrepreneurs. As a former Deloitte partner, Carrie served as a Chief of Staff, led an offshore tax practice, and co-created and led Deloitte’s Institutional Trust Practice. After leaving Deloitte, Carrie […]

Steve Recca

Steve Recca is Executive Director of the Center for Human Security in the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Public Service. He concurrently serves as the Director of the University and Agency Partnership Program for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Center for Homeland Defense & Security and as the Humanitarian Assistance Program Advisor with […]