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Staff Stories Spotlight Series: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called 'Staff Stories Spotlight.' Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world of cybersecurity. This year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is ‘Secure our World.’ How does this theme resonate with you, as someone working in cybersecurity? The theme 'Secure our World' resonates deeply with me, as it emphasizes our collective

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[Image: Susana Barraza]

#### Susana Barraza

Susana Barraza is the NICE Program Manager at NIST. She previously served as the Student Personnel Assistant for the HSI STEM Equity and Success Initiative (SESI) Project at Sacramento City College. She has also participated in a Political Management Seminar at The George Washington University as a component of a fellowship with the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute in Washington, DC. Additionally, Susana served as an intern for Ford Motor Company, the House of Representatives, and for the California State Assembly.

Susana earned an Associates of Science in Business Administration and an Associates of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies- Social and Behavioral Sciences. Then Susana transferred to California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) where she received a Bachelor’s in Economics with a minor in Business Administration. She is a 2020 Pathway Fellow Recipient with the College of Education at CSUS; a program (1 out of 6 nationwide) that prepares highly qualified diverse participants for doctorates and careers in rigorous educational research. She is currently pursuing a Master's in education, with a focus on organizational leadership and learning at The George Washington University.

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[Original source](https://www.nist.gov/blogs/cybersecurity-insights/staff-stories-spotlight-series-cybersecurity-awareness-month-2024-0)