Dr. Priya J. Shah is a longtime educator, artist, and community organizer in Orange County, CA. She teaches Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies at a number of local colleges and universities. Her artwork has been shown at the Riverside Museum and West Elm South Coast Plaza. Her activism on behalf of LGBTQ+ students and racial justice have earned her the Harvey Milk Jr. Award for Community Service and the OC Pride Community Advocate award. Dr. Shah is currently working on a project about the earliest Indian American women to immigrate to California and is a Scholar-Editor on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Planning Grant awarded to the South Asian American Digital Archive.

Ambika Agnihotri is a seasoned Systems Engineer and Cybersecurity Specialist with a proven track record in cloud security, risk management, and critical infrastructure protection. With a focus on federal agencies, Ambika currently leads cloud visibility efforts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), overseeing security integration projects across AWS and Azure platforms to ensure strict adherence to federal cybersecurity standards.Her extensive experience in federal consulting and solution architecture enables her to spearhead Zero Trust architecture initiatives, successfully guide systems through Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, and manage high-impact projects crucial to national security. Ambika’s passion lies in modernizing federal systems and continuously evolving her expertise in cloud governance and cybersecurity to meet the ever-changing demands of the digital landscape.