EMCS has been quite challenging, yet incredibly rewarding! The interaction between students in a collaborative learning environment enables us to draw upon our personal and professional experiences to enhance our learning. We have great faculty that provide a challenging environment, thought-provoking assignments and expert opinion to stimulate learning.

Each course includes a module where students assume a role in a major court case or policy development. The faculty know our backgrounds and intentionally assign us roles where we have limited experience, allowing us to see the intricacies of a case from a new perspective. I have really enjoyed learning through these debates as they have provided a vivacious hands-on approach to policy-based problems.

It is the interaction of the cohort where knowledge translation really occurs. The bond that we’ve developed as a cohort is immeasurable – we even have a spirit animal, the “Wolfpack,” that rallies our esprit de corps. The relationships that I have developed through this program will be life-long and help me succeed in any cybersecurity management role.

I look forward to applying my EMCS experience to the continued development of the U.S. Department of Defense cybersecurity policies. Additionally, I’d like to be a faculty member to help educate our next generation of leaders.