Cybersecurity Summer 2025 Capstone Project Showcase

Judges

Jeffrey Aguilar
Chief Information Security Officer
Hoag Health Systems

As chief information security officer of Hoag Health System, Jeffrey is responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity, including information security governance, strategic direction, executive advisory, program maturity, and adherence to federal information security policy. Other responsibilities include participating in information technology advisory bodies, and other committees involving Hoag policies, plans, methodologies, and programs related to cybersecurity.

With over 25 years of experience, Jeffrey has served as the CISO for County of Los Angeles a consultant to several Fortune 500 organizations providing an array of services ranging from advisory roles to executive leadership to recommendations of technical solutions; he has experience in the automotive, healthcare, financial, technology, government and consulting industries.

Jeffrey holds industry certifications CISM, CRISC, CDPSE and earned his MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. He is an adjunct professor for Pepperdine Graziado Business school and an active member of several industry advisory boards including FBI Cyberwatch, Infragard, LA City CyberLabs, Secure the Village, Pepperdine CyRP program, a 2019 Government Technology award winner for Service, Support & Leadership and 2023 Government Technology award winner for High Impact Leadership .

Allen Ohanian
Chief Information Security Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services

Mr. Allen Ohanian is a globally revered chief information security officer (CISO) and scholar-practitioner with over 20 years of visionary leadership in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and regulatory compliance have set international benchmarks for resilience and innovation. As CISO for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — the nation’s largest child welfare agency — Mr. Ohanian has engineered HIPAA- and CCPA- compliant cybersecurity ecosystems, leveraging AI-powered threat detection, predictive analytics, natural language processing (NLP), and generative AI to secure protected health information (PHI). By adapting FISMA-aligned controls and his proprietary Ohanian Compliance-Aware Framework, informed by NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001, he achieved a 20% reduction in compliance incidents, establishing DCFS as a national benchmark for public sector security. Certified for Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility, he inspires trust in high-stakes environments.

Additionally as a preeminent authority in cybersecurity governance, Mr. Ohanian chairs the Countywide Risk Management Cybersecurity Team, orchestrating zero trust architectures and AI-enhanced risk models to safeguard critical infrastructure. Through strategic partnerships with regulators, law enforcement, and vendors, and advisory roles on global task forces, he aligns strategies with NIST SP 800-171 and CISA guidelines, shaping international compliance standards.

Netta Squires
Founder & President
Open District Solutions

Netta Squires is a cybersecurity strategist and resilience expert with over 20 years of public safety experience, including 15+ years supporting SLTT governments and critical infrastructure. As founder and president of Open District Solutions, she leads national initiatives focused on whole-of-state cybersecurity, data-driven decision-making, and public–private collaboration. Netta previously served as Maryland’s first director of local cybersecurity and served as an  MS-ISAC executive committee member. A former local government cybersecurity and emergency management leader, she has directed major disaster and cyber incident responses, developed mutual aid plans, and advanced workforce initiatives like statewide cyber ranges. An attorney, certified emergency manager, and adjunct professor, she brings a multidisciplinary lens to building sustainable, effective security programs.