Staff

Cyndi Mellen, Project Coordinator

Cyndi is a Project Coordinator at the NCSP. She has been with the NCSP since January 2012.

Prior to her current appointment, Cyndi worked as a Graduate Student. She had a crucial role in crafting the After Action Report on Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee for the New York State Office of Emergency Management, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. She also assisted in the development of the Advanced Active Shooter Scenario (A2S2): Tactics and Operations Course. Currently, she is working on training and curriculum development.

Cyndi holds a Master of Public Administration degree in Homeland Security and Information Strategy and Management from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany. As a graduate student, she focused on topic areas in intelligence, counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, and information management. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Summa cum Laude, from the Rockefeller College, where she focused on CBRNE terrorism and international relations.

Previously, Cyndi interned with the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, for the Office of Emergency Management and the Office of Cyber Security. Cyndi was a research assistant with the Professional Development Program for over four years, creating training curricula in data management and performance monitoring for administrative officials throughout New York State.