Tamara Shoemaker

Tamara Shoemaker is a cybersecurity education advocate, author, and longtime Michigan businesswoman. Now retired from full-time cybersecurity work, she served for three years as Program Manager for Auto-ISAC’s Automotive Cybersecurity Training (ACT) Program, combining her academic experience with automotive industry knowledge to develop training in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

As Director of the University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies, she advanced cybersecurity initiatives and built partnerships with government agencies, educators, industry leaders, and law enforcement. She is President and a founding board member of the Michigan Midwest Regional Chapter of CISSE (MCISSE), a coalition of university and community college cybersecurity programs with regional and international partnerships. She also serves on the boards of the Michigan Air Force Association.

Dedicated to addressing the cybersecurity workforce shortage, Shoemaker secured State of Michigan funding to develop the Michigan CyberPatriot program, providing hands-on educational opportunities for more than 1,000 middle and high school students and resources for K–12 educators. Her work includes cybersecurity summer camps and the nation’s first digital badging system recognizing Michigan CyberPatriot participation.

She and her husband, Dr. Dan Shoemaker, are co-authors of *Teaching Cybersecurity*, a practical resource for secondary school educators, and their latest book, *Cybersecurity and the Art of Cyber War*.