About me
Jennifer Marden is a distinguished trainer and research scientist with the Regions Investing in the Next Generation (RING) cybersecurity curriculum team at the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education at the University of Alabama Huntsville. Her primary responsibilities include providing cybersecurity curriculum training to K-12 educators and demonstrating cyber curricula to stakeholders and government partners. She collaborates closely with the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity and Education Pathway National Centers (EPNC) to promote cybersecurity education through the RING program and curriculum.
Mrs. Marden brings a wealth of experience from her 13-year tenure as a teacher in Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools, where she taught Introduction to Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Operations, Python programming, Computer Information Systems, and Personal Finance.
Educational Background: Mrs. Marden graduated from Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, VA, with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, minoring in Economics and Computer Information Systems. She earned her Master’s in Business Administration from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. She also holds a Virginia state teaching licensure with endorsements in Business Education and Marketing from Shenandoah University. Additionally, Mrs. Marden has served as an adjunct professor at the Kogod School of Business. She has contributed to the Master of Business Administration program at American University in Washington, DC.
Professional Experience: Before embarking on her teaching career, Mrs. Marden accumulated 17 years of experience in Information Technology as a system engineer, consultant, developer, manager, and director for various consulting and telecommunications firms in Northern Virginia and Kansas and internationally in Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Chile, and Canada.
Leadership & Recognition: Since 2018, Mrs. Marden has been a member of the Virginia Cyber Range Executive Board and the K-12 Advisory Committee. Her work includes collaborating with Virginia Cyber Range and Cyber.org on cybersecurity curriculum review and standards and partnering with the Virginia Department of Education to update and advocate for cybersecurity curriculum standards. She co-directs the Virginia CyberSlam conference for high school students, growing the initiative to over 580 participants statewide over the past three years. Her contributions have earned her the Virginia Cybersecurity Educator Award in 2022, a nomination for the Presidential Cybersecurity Educator Award in 2023, and a nomination for the National Cybersecurity Teacher of the Year in 2020.
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