Understand the culture. Know yourself. Try different things.  Build your relationships. Those are some of the tips offered by one of the top intelligence officers in DHS, speaking to at least 40 attendees at the March luncheon sponsored by Women in Homeland Security (WHS). Patricia Cogswell is...
WHS is proud to announce that the 2016-2017 charity selected by he Board of Directors is the FBI Agents Association.  We had a very tough choice this year, with numerous very deserving charities applying to be the beneficiary of our efforts.  We look forward to continuing...
Pamela has worked in training and development for almost 20 years and is now an Instructional Designer for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Service, responsible for creating and offering training to more than 65,000 CBP employees. She takes her job seriously, "because I know...
"Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the nation, not as women. This was a people's war, and everyone was in it.†Board members Emily Ohland, HWC and Sharla Rausch, PhD joined a number of WHS member to welcome the Rosies!  WHS was on...
WHS is pleased to invite you to lunch April 13 with [caption id="attachment_1106" align="alignleft" width="150"] Soraya Correa is Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security[/caption] Soraya Correa Chief Procurement Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security REGISTER HERE. Thank you to Board Member Chairs Leslie Hope, USCIS and Patty Todaro Bolin,...
[caption id="attachment_1104" align="alignleft" width="150"] Margaret Morton, WHS' new Membership Director[/caption] Please welcome Margaret Morton, Program Manager with ZyLAB, as our roving membership director!!! Margaret will be hosting receptions at several upcoming conferences to spread the word about WHS and enlist even more folks interested in building our community!...
Over 200 guests joined Women in Homeland Security, the Government Technology & Services Coalition, and InfraGardNCR for an evening with veteran reporter, Ted Koppel Friday night. Â Mr. Koppel discussed his new book, Lights Out, an exploration of the nation's preparedness for a major attack on...
Washington, D.C. March 3 -- Women in Homeland Security’s Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Youth Ambassador to the Board of Directors, Kalyna White, was selected to represent the Madeira School and the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Congress of the Future Science & Technology Leaders...
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...