Alissa Butcher

Senior Risk Management Specialist at Carnival Corporation conducting enterprise cybersecurity risk assessments, alongside Co-Executive Director & Founder of Young Cybersecurity Analysts and Professionals (YCAP). Former Associate IT Analyst on GRC and DLP teams at Dow, where experience included risk assessment leadership, data loss prevention, cyber defense, and PowerBI visualization. Also serves as Head of Talent Acquisition at Yale University, CEO of Alice Studios, Founder of Vegan Wedding Planners, Founder & CEO of Spire, and Founder and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Your Life's Well, LLC. Disaster Recovery Compliance Manager at Pinellas County Government. Former Senior Administrative Coordinator at The Johns Hopkins University and Advancement Student Assistant at Northwood University. Holds a BA in Product Development from Columbia College Chicago and is a former Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellow at Elon University. Holds additional BA, MA, and MBA degrees with multiple AWS certifications. Brings cybersecurity expertise, creative direction, talent acquisition, event production, clinical therapy, federal compliance, strategic vision, and a people-centric focus to every endeavor.