Faculty
Mike Andrew
Mr. Andrew has been an instructor for Cyber Defense and Digital Forensics classes at Edmonds College since 2005. Mr. Andrew is a Subject Matter Expert in Cybersecurity for DHS / FEMA,with the Criminal Justice Institute, University of Arkansas. His Industry certifications include CISSP, CISA, CSFA, Security +, NSA-IAM, OSSTM, ACE, CDRE, DFCP, NW3C, and C|IH. He has served as President of the Washington State HTCIA, and an officer on the Digital Forensics Certification Board. He has presented and published for the American Academy of Forensic Science on Overcoming Anti-Forensic Methods Used on Removable Storage Drives.
Relevant Publications:
1. Defining a Process Model For Forensic Analysis of Digital Devices and Storage Media - IEEE (2007)
Steve Hailey
Mr. Hailey has been an instructor for Cyber Defense and Digital Forensics classes at Edmonds College since 2002. Mr. Hailey is a Subject Matter Expert in Cybersecurity for DHS / FEMA, with the Criminal Justice Institute, University of Arkansas. His Industry certifications include CISSP, C|CISO, CSFA, Security +, OSSTMM, ACE, CDRE, DFCP, NW3C, C|IH, and CWM. He is a founding member of, and has served multiple times as, President of the Washington State HTCIA. He has authored certification practice tests for several vendors and is also a Subject Matter Expert for CompTIA's Security+.
Mark Einfeld
Mr. Einfeld he has taught in higher education Information Technology for the past 15 years. He obtained his BA in Biblical Studies from Azusa Pacific University in 1999, and later earned anMSc in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool in 2010. He holds numerous vendor certifications, including A+, Net+, CCENT, CCNA, CCAI.
Anna Truss
Ms. Truss is an instructor for Computer Information Systems at Edmonds College and a seasoned Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity professional. She has led high-profile investigations, including complex ransomware cases, and has testified as an expert witness. She holds an MS in Cybersecurity from Excelsior University (2019) and industry certifications including CSFA, CFCE, CAWFE, ICMDE, CDRE, 3CE, 3CI, 3CIA, E|CIH, C|HFI, C|EH, >OPST, Security+, and A+. A former President of the Washington State HTCIA, she is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences and volunteers her time teaching a variety of topics indigital forensics and scripting at the International Association for Computer Forensic Specialists (IACIS).
Dr. Frank Kadwell
Dr. Kadwell earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Computer Science. In 2008, Dr. Kadwell earned his Master of Science from Capella University. Dr. Kadwell earned his PhD in Information Technology from Capella University in 2019. Dr. Kadwell has over 28 years of industry experience. Dr. Kadwell's major area of expertise is in data engineering, analytics, and machine learning. Dr. Kadwell has helped companies take advantage of their competition through predictive and data analytics. Dr. Kadwell has been teaching for four years and his research focus is on Algorithms and specifically, generative AI. Dr. Kadwell is passionate about teaching and helping students to achieve their greatest potential.