Champlain Ready Symposium – Track 1: Building Careers at the Intersection of Security & Society

The Champlain Ready Symposium brings together alumni, current students, faculty, and families for a dynamic program showcasing how Champlain College prepares graduates for the future.

Alumni Panel followed by Casual Networking

Alumni working across information systems, technology, and cybersecurity share how they launched their careers in a fast-growing, evolving sector. Hear firsthand about the problems they solve, the challenges shaping their industries, and the skills that have proven most valuable. Find out what it takes to enter and grow in one of the most in-demand fields, and the advice they wish they’d had starting out.

• Moderator: Amy Keigwin ’23, G’23 // Lecturer, Leahy Center Manager of Investigations
• Panelists
  • Fatima Omerovic ‘25 // Computer Networking & Cybersecurity // InfoSec/IAM Analyst at University of Vermont
  • Jonathan Castro ’19 // Computer & Digital Forensics // Manager of Digital Forensics and Incident Response at SentinelOne
  • Owen Phipps ‘12, G’24 // Computer Information Systems, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership // VP of Technology at CJ.com

STUDENTS: This fulfills CAREERtalk and Purposeful Living InSight milestones. Must attend the full program to satisfy these requirements.