Stephanie Carter

Minority Educator of the Year, International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals

An alumnus from the UMUC graduate cybersecurity program herself, Stephanie Carter represents the type of practitioner scholar faculty members UMUC takes pride in offering as mentors to our students. She holds the CISM, CISSP, and CISA certifications and is pursuing her PMI-RMP and CRISC certifications. In addition to several military awards and her 2017 Minority Educator of the Year Award, she has also received a Humanitarian Award, and has been recognized by ASIS, IOBSE, and ISACA for speaking engagements.

Stephanie Carter's is so passionate about cybersecurity education that, despite her busy schedule, she continues to personally mentor several upcoming cybersecurity professionals. She also teaches certificate preparation classes for local chapters in the certifications she holds.

Stephanie Stephanie Carter started her cybersecurity career in the US Army in 1994. During her military career she has lived in several states and countries around the world. She has also roles such as network engineer, network administrator, security analyst, and information management officer. She has helped to develop partnerships between the DoD and other federal agencies such as DISA, NSA, FBI, and FEMA and has led large IT projects in roles such as lead security specialist in disaster recovery and incident response.

After 20 years of service, Stephanie Carter retired from the US Army and entered into the civilian cybersecurity workforce. In this phase of her career, she has worked on projects at the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS), Defense Health Agency (DHA), US-CERT Team, and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in senior cybersecurity/subject matter expert roles. In her current contract role at the Department of Justice (DOJ) she leads a team of Information System Security Officers (ISSOs). In addition, she serves as Subject Matter Expert for all cloud implementations, NIST Risk Management Framework, the FedRAMP framework, ISO 17020, and NIST 800-171 related issues.

Stephanie Carter is the Cybersecurity Faculty, The Graduate School at University of Maryland Global Campus, based in United States, North America. With a background in Education, Stephanie Carter has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.