Ms. Shonita Stevenson has carved a distinguished career in the field of information security, presently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer with Riverside University Health System. Her tenure of 13 years as Chief Information Security Officer and Privacy Officer for the County of Los Angeles Library was marked by her dedication to overseeing information security and privacy across the organization. In this vital role, she was instrumental in establishing a comprehensive information security assurance program, which encompassed policy development, compliance, information risk management, metrics, controls implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Her extensive experience is further underscored by her 22 years with the County of Los Angeles, during which she assumed multiple IT and management positions, showcasing her versatility and commitment to the field.

Beyond her professional engagements, Ms. Stevenson is heavily involved in various advisory and executive roles. She is a valued member of the advisory board for the County of Los Angeles Risk Management Program and holds certifications in Holistic Information Security. Her active participation extends to the Executive Committee Security Review Board and co-chairing roles in the Education Security Awareness Committee and Sub-Committee of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), demonstrating her commitment to enhancing security awareness and incident response capabilities. Additionally, Ms. Stevenson leverages her expertise as a speaker and teacher of Christian doctrine, contributing to Christian literature and poetry. Her passion for sharing knowledge and fostering growth is evident in her ongoing work on two new books, further highlighting her multifaceted talents and interests.

Sonya Wickel is the Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Director of Compliance for Triumph Group, a global leader in the aerospace industry. Sonya has more than 20 years of cybersecurity and IT leadership experience.  

At Triumph, she built a multifaceted cybersecurity program that includes threat hunting and security monitoring, improving employee culture through skill-based security awareness training, and a risk-based approach towards vulnerability management and outsourcing partnerships. Through comprehensive policies and procedures, she addresses the ever-changing incident and threat landscape, and designed a comprehensive audit program to demonstrate compliance with contractual, regulatory and privacy requirements.

Sonya earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Kansas, a bachelor’s degree in information technology from DeVry University and an MBA and master’s in Information System Management from the Keller Graduate School of Management. She is a CISSP and a holds a graduate certificate in information security.