Guy Garret, M.S., M.B.A., reskilled into a cybersecurity career and decided to make it his mission to help others do the same. As an associate director, technology and training for the Center for Cybersecurity, Garrett is laser-focused on making the Florida Panhandle the place for discovering, developing, and delivering cybersecurity talent to business, government, and non-profit organizations. His goal is to make students 鈥渒eyboard ready.鈥� This gets done by infusing 鈥渞eal-world鈥� techniques and situations into the things students must do in order to complete a class, including those which lead to industry certification. In addition, Garrett leads the Cybersecurity Ambassador program. The 鈥淐A鈥檚鈥� are recruited from among UWF鈥檚 best cybersecurity, information technology, and computer science students. Their job is simple 鈥� inspire K-12 students to take their place. They host virtual and in-person events and summer camps to introduce the next generation to the cyber opportunity. It鈥檚 what Garrett calls 鈥渢he best part of the job.鈥�