Laurie Salvail is the executive director of CYBER.ORG, a cybersecurity workforce development organization that targets K-12 students with cyber-career awareness, curricular resources, and teacher development funded through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant. With more than 12 years of classroom experience, Laurie works to bring cyber education to K-12 institutions nationwide through innovative, impactful research-based education strategies, while fueling both public and private sector partnerships aimed at improving access and diversity in cybersecurity.

Laurie received a bachelor of science in business administration and management from McNeese State University, a teaching certification from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, a master of education in education leadership and administration from Louisiana State University and her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at Louisiana State University.