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Marilyn Denise Young
Chief Training Coordinator
Professional Overview
Marilyn is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of experience, having served in roles ranging from External Auditor for the Department of Justice to Information Security Awareness Coordinator and Lead Facilitator at the House of Representatives. She excels in identifying and addressing critical information security awareness needs, integrating them into organizational frameworks, and fostering cross-functional relationships for mutual benefit.
Marilyn’s expertise includes cultivating annual cybersecurity awareness and role-based training, leading international phishing training efforts, and coordinating Cybersecurity Awareness Month activities. She is adept at developing and implementing communication and learning materials to mitigate cyber threats and reduce business impact. Her responsibilities have included managing an immersive phishing training program for approximately 73,000 learners globally, designing cybersecurity training courses, and planning instructional strategies to promote best practices.
She has designed, coordinated, and facilitated yearly Cybersecurity Awareness Month activities, including innovative events like a Cybersecurity Escape Room. As a Learning Management System Administrator, Marilyn has provided excellent customer service, troubleshooting issues, and managing vendor migrations. She has also served as a liaison between cybersecurity teams and vendor developers.
Marilyn has assisted with incident response tabletop exercises, identifying training gaps and learning opportunities. She has reorganized and re-instituted cybersecurity curricula, training materials, and processes, providing tailored training for employees, contractors, and U.S. Congressional House Member Offices.
Marilyn is committed to ensuring employees and staff are equipped with 21st-century tools to combat cyber threats effectively.
Educational Qualification
Marilyn Denise Young has developed a strong educational foundation through formal studies combined with extensive professional training in cybersecurity awareness, information assurance, and organizational learning. Her background is reinforced by continuous role-based education focused on security awareness, phishing resilience, and risk communication within government and regulated environments.
Through hands-on instructional design, learning management system administration, and large-scale workforce training initiatives, she has built deep expertise in delivering effective, human-centered cybersecurity education programs that align technical security objectives with organizational behavior and compliance requirements.
Work Experience
Marilyn has led and supported cybersecurity awareness and training initiatives across enterprise and public-sector environments, focusing on workforce education, risk communication, and compliance-aligned learning programs. Her experience spans program coordination, instructional design, learning management systems, and ongoing workforce engagement to ensure security awareness remains effective and sustainable.