Episode 18: Stacy Arruda, Cyber Pioneer Woman

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Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Stacy Arruda retired from the FBI in 2018. During her 22 year career, she held a wide range of operational and leadership roles in the Field and at FBI Headquarters. She is credited with drafting the FBI’s response to electronic attack in the International arena, as well as boosting the FBI’s computer crime and cybersecurity investigative capabilities. She directed numerous Counterintelligence and computer intrusion investigations spanning the globe, including denial-of-service attacks, bank and corporate breaches, and state sponsored intrusions. Stacy is a member of the Cybercrime Advisory Board at the University of South Florida, and an Advisory Board member of Hack Red Con, a Cybersecurity Conference.

Stacy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Florida (UF), a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Leadership and Strategy from Florida International University (FIU).

Stacy is the CEO and Founder of the ARRUDA Group, a consulting agency specializing in Cybersecurity Awareness//OPSEC Training and investigations. As a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Adjunct Faculty, Stacy delivered hundreds of speeches/presentations/trainings over the past 22 years.

Lynn Holland serves as a Senior Law Enforcement Advisor for the  International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program, ICITAP,  Engaging Multinational Police Women on Equality and Rights (EMPoWER) program. Over the course of her domestic and international law enforcement career, Lynn has played a critical role in establishing greater inclusion for women in law enforcement. She was chosen as the first female officer from the U.S. to attend specialized training at the Metropolitan Police, New Scotland Yard. Lynn became the first woman to serve on the executive management team for ICITAP for the Haitian National Police Initiative. Her international experience includes leading the Bosnian program to assist women and men victimized by rape as an “act of war.” She was selected to be on an elite law enforcement entry team into Kosovo where she served as a human rights investigator assigned to high profile cases of massacres and torture of adults and children in the Balkans. Lynn was instrumental in creating the post-conflict Kosovo Police Academy. She is recognized as a security sector reform subject matter expert by the United Nations (UN) and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Lynn serves on leadership positions with sections and committees at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST). Lynn earned her Master’s Degree as a Bush Fellow at the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University.

Vanessa DuBoulay is a Program Officer at ICITAP, working under the Global Programs & Women, Peace, and Security unit, Vanessa helps implement foreign assistance programs that strengthen the capacity of foreign partners to detect, disrupt, and deter terrorist activity. Vanessa's academic and professional interest lies in the nexus between development and international security, which is why she’s developed expertise in topics such as corruption, transnational organized crime, conflict resolution, and peace operations.  Prior to this role, Vanessa worked as a Program Associate for the International Association of Women Judges, helping design and implement foreign assistance projects that advanced the judiciary in countries such as Mexico, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Kenya, and Haiti. Previously, Vanessa also served as the Executive Assistant to the Office of the Assistant Secretary General at the Organization of American States and worked in education policy with Leadership for Educational Equity. From 2017-2021 Vanessa joined Teach For America as an educator and taught in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Vanessa DuBoulay obtained her master’s degree in international affairs from the George Washington University, where she concentrated in International Law and Organizations and International Development. During her last two academic semesters, Vanessa consulted for the United Nations (UN) and the Better World Campaign on matters related to contemporary peace operations and disinformation and informed on language for H.R.4169 - United States Commitment to Peacekeeping Act of 2023. Vanessa received her B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.