Ronnyka is the Budget Director for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate. She is dual-hatted as the Branch Chief for the Budget and Performance Branch. She grew up in a political family and worked for several Members of Congress on Capitol Hill.  Ronnyka has been...
WHS sat down with Board Member Traci Lembke to learn more about her career and reasons for engaging with WHS. Â Traci had a very successful 28 year career in Federal Law Enforcement in Homeland Security Investigations at Immigration & Customs Enforcement. Â Traci's quotable: "Everyone can...
Join us for lunch with Maria M. Odom Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Chair, DHS Blue Campaign Becky McDonald Founder Women at Risk Louise Babirak Author, Shadow Children REGISTER Maria M. Odom serves as Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Our luncheon will recognize Human Trafficking Prevention Month with the...
WHSers joined us for a wonderful Holiday Tea with a true inspiration to our community -- Beverly Good, Port Director for the El Paso Port of Entry. Â Beverly is AMAZING and she talked with us about her role in ACTUALLY securing our borders. Â After a...
In November, the Women in Homeland Security Board of Directors met for a weekend of planning, insight, and inspiration to develop the best programs and activities possible to elevate our members and build the homeland security community. We were honored to have Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz,...
Board members of Women in Homeland Security met with Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin to award her with the WHS Excellence in Leadership for Cyber Security for her work on increasing information sharing between the public and private sectors and her work to protect...
About the Blue Campaign January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. Â Learn more about trafficking below, and join WHS to hear from Maria Odom, Chair of the Blue Campaign for DHS and some other distinguished speakers on January 14. Â Learn more about that event here, and read-on...
[caption id="attachment_979" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] We can't do it without our fabulous volunteers! Here are some of the ladies of WHS ready to check-in the hundreds of folks coming out to support fallen law enforcement![/caption] Congratulations to the Washington Field Office - FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association...
 Laissez les bons temps rouler at the WHS Mardi Gras Party! Let the good times roll...