Left to right, back row: Geoffrey Hankerson, Web developer;  Bruce Lindberg, executive director;  Firasat Khan security project manager; Nicholas Bawek, student worker; Altamish Osman, student worker; front Mary E. Texer, director IT industry relations; Ama Anika, office manager; Kate Southwick, director student relations, partner collaboration; Sharon Boerbon Hanson, associate executive director, marketing & operation; 

Ama Anika, office manager, recently added certification in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access software to her list of skills and abilities.

Geoffrey Hankerson, chief web developer, has initiated a content management system for all Center Web sites, making the process of updating easier and quicker. The upgrade also allows new functionality such as discussion boards and BLOGs. Geoff was instrumental in producing the Secure360 Conference Web site.  

In June, the Center welcomed new student worker, Altamish Osman, a Metropolitan State University student. Altamish currently is enrolled in the Computer Science program and will transition to Computer Information Systems in the fall. He and current student worker Nicholas Bawek will work on a number of security, student outreach, web development, and industry relations projects, as well as assume numerous other duties.

Darren Dannen, chief security officer, safely home from serving in Afghanistan, accepted a position as CTO with University of Minnesota Physicians, a nonprofit clinic group. The entire Center staff wishes him the best success in his new job.