I am a strong believer in giving back to the community through volunteer work. A few of the things I’m involved in include:
- Board of Directors, emeritus, InfraGard Evergreen State Chapter
- Board of Advisors, University of South Florida certificate program in executive cyber security
- Board of Advisors, University of Washington Certificate Program in Information Assurance & Cybersecurity
- Board of Advisors, University of Washington Certificate Program in Information Security
- Pacific CISO Forum: co-founder
- Expert witness and Friend of the Court in criminal and civil trials involving computer crime
- Partnership For Regional Infrastructure Security: volunteer member
- (ISC)²: former developer of CISSP certification exam questions
- (ISC)²: former CISSP certification exam proctor
- ISACA: former developer of CISA and CISM certification exam questions
- ISACA: developer of CRISC certification exam questions
- Develop and write security tips in this blog
- Founder and manager of several online communities
- Mentor aspiring information security professionals
- Mentor aspiring writers
- Member of the Christian Motorcycle Association
- Licensed instructor (emeritus) for the Washington Motorcycle Safety Program