Sara Hoyt owns and operates her own cyber security business, Cyber Shield Elite. She is a global WiCyS (Women in Cyber Security) mentor and was the Vice President of her local WiCyS Idaho chapter. Sara is also the Scholarship chair and Webmaster for her local SWE (Society of Women Engineers) chapter. Sara was also College of Western of Idaho’s Cyber League Coach, Dual Credit Student Club Advisor, and their Cybersecurity NCAE-CD (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense) accreditation alternate point of contact. Sara is an EC-Council mentor, and one of few in the nation’s CPNC (Careers Preparation National Center) Competency Trainers for the NCAE-CD (National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense).