VISTAS LIFE IS BETTER WHERE EARTH AND SKY MEET OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2016 SOLVING CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS BY WORKING TOGETHER The City of Sierra Vista is attacking That was a little more than a year According to Jason Denno, the U of A South works closely with cybersecurity on the economic ago, and since then the City has director of Cyber Operations Program Cochise College. “Our students begin development front, relying on a made huge strides. This semester, Development at University of Arizona at Cochise obtaining an Associate of team approach to tackle the goal the University of Arizona South, South, the program is shaping up to Applied Science degree and then roll of bettering the workforce and the formally launched its new Bachelors be unlike any other in the nation. “Our right into the University of Arizona community. The City, University of of Applied Science concentration in curriculum is reversed engineered. We program,” says Dr. Clyne Namuo, dean Arizona, and Cochise College, along Cyber Operations, and is already at began with the NSA’s requirements of business and technology at Cochise with private businesses and defense work to have the National Security and developed our classes to fit those College. “It’s a seamless integration.” contractors, are working in tandem. Agency designate the program as requirements,” Denno says. a Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity is a huge concern “We have brought a wide variety of Cyber Operations. “The new program will provide a live for businesses, individuals, and people together to look at how we environment for us to bring students, governmental agencies — and there could create the workforce needed “The program is going extremely well,” faculty, and businesses together to aren’t enough trained cybersecurity for Fort Huachuca, our local business, says James Shockey, coordinator of solve existing cybersecurity problems. personnel to fill the ever increasing and those companies we would like the University of Arizona South Cyber Businesses can bring their network demand for these high-paying jobs. to attract,” says Simone McFarland, Operations and Defense Education to us to look for vulnerabilities and economic development manager for Project. “There is a great deal of buzz solutions,” says Austin Yamada, “By working together, we are making the City of Sierra Vista. “From there about the education and research director at the Defense and Security things happen that will greatly benefit we developed a strategic plan that opportunities we are creating, Research Institute Office for Research Sierra Vista, our students and future made sense for us, while leveraging especially since we have yet to truly & Discovery. workforce, and our businesses,” our existing assets.” advertise.” McFarland says. CITY OF SIERRA VISTA Inside This Issue 1011 North Coronado Drive PUBLIC SAFETY .........................4 & 5 AQUATICS ........................................... 9 KID’S W.O.R.L.D. ...............................16 Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635 TOUR & TRAVEL ................................ 6 HAUSER MUSEUM ...................10 & 11 TEEN CENTER ..................................17 (520) 458-3315 AROUND TOWN ................................ 7 ACTIVE ADULTS ...............................14 LIBRARY.................................... 18 & 19 www.SierraVistaAZ.gov SPECIAL EVENTS ............................. 8 SPORTS ..............................................15 CLASSES ...................................20 – 24 VISTAS OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2016 2 FROM THE MAYOR INSIDE CITY HALL Thriving in the Digital Age Keeping Pace by Rick Mueller, Mayor with Technology The technology we use every day is changing at an by Chuck Potucek, City Manager exponential rate. It’s hard to imagine that the touch- screen phones and tablets that are an increasingly integral part of our lifestyle Rapid change is a fact of modern life and the City strives to constantly have only been around for about 10 years. upgrade the technology it uses to serve residents and operate efficiently. Some of these efforts, like the roll out limit vulnerabilities and the City’s of a mobile-responsive website, are Information Technology division highly visible and engage our citizens has launched a training program to Our communities must keep up College and University of Arizona directly. Many others take place ensure our employees stay current as technology evolves and take Sierra Vista have responded to behind the scenes but are no less with best practices. advantage of the opportunities the that need, developing innovative vital to the work we do. digital revolution creates. Thanks to partnerships and programs to Some other, more visible a nimble military base positioned to train the next generation of As an increasing amount of that improvements are in the works and meet the needs of a modern Army cyber security professionals, UAS work requires internet connectivity, will soon be rolled out on our new and forward-thinking educational operators, and engineers who will improvements to the City’s website. The integration of mapping partners, Sierra Vista has advantages help chart our future. wireless infrastructure have been tools will enable the public to tap that will enable us to thrive in the an ongoing priority. Within the into the GIS information the City digital age. The City has studied the feasibility of last year internal Wi-Fi capabilities uses internally. This will illustrate Sierra Vista becoming a major player have been expanded and upgraded information on zoning, flood plains, Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. in an Arizona-based cyber security significantly. In recent years the City multi-use paths, projects, and more in Army Network Enterprise Technology hub and is taking steps to turn that has also expanded free public Wi-Fi an engaging, user-friendly interface. Command, the U.S. Army Intelligence vision into a reality. This is a growing, availability to include City Hall, the Center, the Joint Interoperability Test multi-billion dollar industry and, library, and the teen center. We’re also finishing up a portal for the Command, the Electronic Providing although there is intense competition, Community Development Department Ground, and the Army’s unmanned we see that Sierra Vista has a With such a reliance on electronic that will enable contractors and aircraft systems training program. So significant role to play. communications, the City has also citizens to better handle the it’s no surprise that many contractors paid attention to its own cyber permitting process online from start to working in tech fields have been It’s an exciting time for our community. security by adding multiple layers finish. They’ll easily be able to check attracted to Sierra Vista. The way forward has become more of protection and employing a on status updates and make payments defined and, while there is much cloud-based system that monitors as needed. As with many upgrades, These highly-skilled professionals work yet to be done, the City and its what comes into our network in real this will help the City operate more need a pipeline of tech-savvy partner organizations have laid the time. Being cyber safe also requires efficiently, while also making life easier employees. Fortunately Cochise groundwork for a bright future. our staff to be educated on how to for the people we serve. VISTAS OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2016 3 GET ACQUAINTED TOURISM by Mary Jacobs, Assistant City Manager New City Website In this issue we’re highlighting two key members of our City family who were Blazes the Way attracted to our community to start families of their own. Senior Planner Jeff Pregler jumped at an opportunity to work in the town where his sweetheart In August the City launched a newly designed lived. Zelida Ittusukananth was similarly anxious to relocate to her husband’s municipal website at SierraVistaAZ.gov. The new site hometown and has become a valuable member of our Information Technology team. is built on a responsive platform, giving mobile users the same quality experience as those using a desktop developments, subdivisions, and plans over his computer. 16 years with the City. Jeff’s warm and engaging style has helped him take on challenging code The website is accessed nearly 30,000 times each changes, such as the recent inclusion of digital month by over 20,000 users, and nearly half of those signs. His undergraduate degree in history are using a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet. and anthropology seems a stretch for the field of planning, but Jeff connects the goal of “With so many people visiting via smaller screens, facilitating quality growth as integral to what will creating a streamlined, responsive website was Jeff Pregler ultimately be the future reflection of a culture. paramount,” says Judy Hector, marketing and Jeff is the staff liaison for the Commission on public affairs manager for the City. “We also wanted Right out of college, Jeff Pregler was intent Disabilities Issues, coordinating the annual to develop a site with a modern look that better on getting to Arizona for one main reason — a VistAbility Day and recommending awareness embodied our City’s brand and reflected the tech beautiful woman! After graduating with his and education efforts. A native to Sierra Vista, savvy city that is Sierra Vista.” master’s degree from Cal State Stanislaus in his wife also works in the planning field as the Northern California, Jeff turned down two great rural addressing specialist for Cochise County. The municipal website is one of three sites that the City local jobs to take a position as a planner for Jeff and Lola have two children, Colin in sixth will maintain, using the same overall responsive design Pima County. When a similar job opened up grade and Karina in third. Colin is a budding and flexible back-end. A site specifically developed for with the City of Sierra Vista, Jeff was eager to movie director, and amazes his parents with economic development, SierraVistaAZBusiness.com, be in the same town as Lola, now his wife of 15 creative stop-action movies.