Cascade STEAM Cyber: Introducing CISA, from Washington State's Coordinator

Please join us! Our meetings are free and anyone with an interest in Cybersecurity is welcome to attend.

Cascade STEAM Cyber Meeting #13
Thursday September 10, 2026 @ 5:20pm-7:00pm
Brandywine Kitchen (upstairs)

Introducing CISA, from Washington State's Coordinator

• Featured Speaker: RJ Niesen, CISSP, PMP; Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• RJ has served as Cybersecurity State Coordinator for Washington State at CISA since November 2024. He’ll describe his career journey, which included two decades of service in the United States Army followed by private-sector consulting experience. RJ will then present a “CISA 101” session to introduce us to the services CISA offers to both public and private sector organizations.

Meeting Timeline:
5:20 - Doors open
5:45 - Meeting begins
6:45 - Wrap up

See our Cascade STEAM Cyber Community Group Web Page for updated information.

About Cascade STEAM:

Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Building a collaborative, supportive, and civic-minded STEAM community for social good.

STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges.

Programs

Our efforts are organized into programs, each of which is rooted in education, shared learning experiences, building relationships, and positive community impact, including:

• Community Groups: communities of aspiring, current, and retired professionals focusing on a STEAM topic.
• Community Projects: community engagement and community service projects, often collaborating with community partners.

Events

Most Cascade STEAM programs, events, and activities are Free. Open to everyone. Bring your friends. See our Community Calendar for our public events, with additional details and RSVP on our Meetup Page.

Community

We use online platforms for event management and outreach:

• Discord to participate in online discussion, planning, and hybrid or virtual events.
• Meetup to receive event announcements and to RSVP for events.
• LinkedIn to share our activity with your professional network.
• Facebook to share our activity with your personal network.

Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.