Shelly Hollis

Facilitator

Shelly Hollis is the Director of the Center for Cyber Education (CCE) at Mississippi State University (MSU).  She joined MSU in 2014 and began directing the CCE in 2018. Shelly works with the Mississippi Department of Education to facilitate the development and implementation of the K-12 computer science initiative for the state of Mississippi. As part of this work, over 4,000 teachers have been trained in CS content including coding, robotics, and AI. Shelly also works with the Mississippi Cyber Initiative to help train and grow the cybersecurity workforce.  In her role at the CCE, she provides cyber awareness training and leads MSU student teams to conduct free cybersecurity assessments for small businesses and school districts across the state. Prior to joining MSU, she worked in a Mississippi public school district managing district technology. Before moving to Mississippi in 2007, she co-owned and operated a database design company where she created, installed, and maintained customized pre-school enrollment-management and compliance software solutions. Hollis is a graduate of Huntingdon College in Alabama where she earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science.  She is currently working toward a master’s degree in instructional technology from MSU.