2020 CHSWIT Mentor of the Month Meeting #2 Tonya Davis

Are you confused and overwhelmed by the variety of training and degree programs available in tech? Do you want a career change but don’t know where to start – should you pursue a whole new degree or try some certification programs first?

As part of the 2020 Charleston Women in Tech Mentor of the Month Program, Tonya Davis will share her expertise on degree programs, certifications, and on-the-job training opportunities to help you make the most of your educational time and dollars.

Have a custom tutorial from the industry’s best ‘over lunch’ on ZOOM. There will be plenty of time for Q&A afterwards and feedback from the mentor team.

This program is brought to us through the generous sponsorship of Charleston Southern University Computer Science Program, and with the assistance of Society of Women Engineers & Women in Defense.

Full bio below:
Tonya Davis has over 30 years of IT support and management experience. Today she is a full-time faculty member for Trident Technical College as a Network Systems Management Instructor teaching Microsoft server products, as well as cyber forensics and information security. She is Co-Principal Investigator for ONR CyberSECURE grant, acting as lead Technical Advisor. Ms. Davis is currently focused on further developing CC curriculum for use in both K12 and college level courses, in the specialty area of digital and mobile forensics. As part of the grant objectives, they have implemented a cyber range, a cyber security operations center, and perform numerous hours of STEM-related community outreach annually. She was an integral member in assisting the lead POC, in her department, in obtaining the highly respected NSA and DHS jointly sponsored CAE2Y-CD designation for the institution in 2019. She is also the Co-Faculty Advisor for the TTC AITP Student Chapter. She spends countless hours mentoring club members in cyber defense, finding internships and employment, as well as, the development of the critically important soft skills. Ms. Davis holds an A.S. in Computer Programming, a B.S. in Computer Science, and an M.A. in Computer Resources and Information Systems Management.