Mary N. Chaney - Chairwoman

Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, CIPP/US has more than 30 years of progressive experience in information security, privacy, risk management, and workforce development. She graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio with a B.S.B.A. in Information Systems and became a licensed attorney in the State of Texas in 1999.

Ms. Chaney began her career as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Los Angeles, where she investigated cyber-related criminal activity including computer intrusions, denial-of-service attacks, intellectual property theft, internet piracy, and copyright infringement. She also served as the Associate Chief Information Security Officer and Information Systems Security Officer, with responsibility for physical, building, information systems, and personnel security.

Her global leadership experience includes executive information security and privacy roles with GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson, Comcast Corporation, and Esperion Therapeutics.

Mary is the Founder and CEO of the MNC Cybersecurity Workforce Hub ecosystem, serving as Chairwoman and CEO of Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC), Founder and CEO of MiC Talent Solutions, Inc., and Founder and CEO of the Mary N. Chaney Cybersecurity Training Center (MNC-CTC). Through these organizations, she created an integrated workforce development ecosystem designed to address the cybersecurity workforce gap by aligning community, education, workforce readiness, and employment pathways.

MiC provides leadership and career development for cybersecurity professionals. MNC-CTC delivers structured cybersecurity education and professional formation through its Residency Program, while MiC Talent Solutions connects employers with qualified cybersecurity talent through recruiting, apprenticeship, and workforce solutions. Together, these organizations create a coordinated talent pipeline that expands access to high-demand cybersecurity careers and advances economic mobility through workforce-aligned talent development.

Mackenzie P. Chaney - Co-Vice Chair and Treasurer

Mackenzie P. Chaney serves as Treasurer of Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC) and Co-Vice Chair of the MNC Cybersecurity Workforce Hub ecosystem. She is currently pursuing a degree in Animation and Games at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she is developing expertise in digital media, visual storytelling, graphic design, and interactive experiences.

In her leadership roles, Mackenzie supports organizational operations, marketing, communications, and creative design initiatives across MiC, MiC Talent Solutions, and the Mary N. Chaney Cybersecurity Training Center (MNC-CTC). She contributes to the development of marketing campaigns, presentations, digital content, and visual assets that support the ecosystem's mission of aligning community, education, workforce readiness, and employment pathways to address the cybersecurity workforce gap.

Van L. Chaney - Co-Vice Chair 

Van L. Chaney serves as Co-Vice Chair of the MNC Cybersecurity Workforce Hub ecosystem and is currently pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Arlington. His academic studies have fostered an interest in public service, workforce development, and community engagement.

In his leadership role, Van supports student recruitment, apprentice outreach, and workforce engagement initiatives across Minorities in Cybersecurity (MiC), MiC Talent Solutions, and the Mary N. Chaney Cybersecurity Training Center (MNC-CTC). He works closely with students and aspiring cybersecurity professionals to help increase awareness of educational programs, apprenticeship opportunities, and career pathways. His efforts contribute to the ecosystem's mission of aligning community, education, workforce readiness, and employment opportunities to address the cybersecurity workforce gap and promote economic mobility.

Melanie Ensign - Secretary 

Melanie Ensign is the Founder & CEO of Discernible. After managing security and privacy communications for some of the world’s most notable brands, including Facebook, Uber, and AT&T, Melanie founded Discernible to help even more organizations adopt effective communications strategies to improve risk-related outcomes. She counsels executives and technical teams alike to cut through internal politics, dysfunctional inertia, and meaningless metrics.

Additionally, Melanie is the press department lead for DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker con.

She is also an accomplished scuba diver and brings many lessons learned preparing for and navigating unexpected, high-risk underwater incidents to her work. 

Anthony Hannon - Board Member

Anthony Hannon has nearly ten years of professional experience in Information Security. He began his career with Raytheon Technologies where he interned with the cyber threat intelligence team identifying and assessing the attack surface of the company and their partners, as well as providing briefings on relevant threat actors to senior leadership. At the conclusion of the internship, Anthony joined Raytheon’s Security Operations Center (SOC) as a fulltime employee. Soon after, Anthony became the SOC Team Lead where he managed the day-to-day tasks and investigations for Raytheon’s corporate network. 

Anthony joined MassMutual Life Insurance Company in 2016 as the cyber incident response team lead and has held several roles within MassMutual’s Enterprise Cyber Security organization, including Security Intelligence Director where he set the strategic direction for the security intelligence, ethical hack, digital forensics, and eDiscovery teams, Business Information Security Officer assisting the Data Science organization, and Head of Software Security where his team enabled software developers to create secure code, reducing the attack surface for MassMutual.

Anthony is currently one of six employees representing MassMutual in the CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellowship, a working group of over 100 companies dedicated to advancing racial equity through public policy and corporate partnerships, with the goal of improving well-being in the Black and African American community and impacting society at large.

Anthony graduated from Salve Regina University with a BA in Administration of Justice and a MS in Administration of Justice with a focus on Cyber Security. In addition, Anthony holds several Information Security certifications, including the CISSP and CISM.

Anthony lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Kayleigh, and two kids, Hazel, and Hunter.