LeBlanc Foundation sits on advisory board of the U.S Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)

Since 2020, the foundation has been members of an advisory board to administer the SMDC Underserved Community Cybersecurity and Engineering Education Development program (SUCCEED). The LeBlanc foundation is responsible for high school age youth in the Wiregrass.

James B. Johnson, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command deputy to the commander, signs the SMDC Underserved Community Cybersecurity and Engineering Education Development charter during a ceremony at the command’s Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, headquarters, Oct. 20, 2020. With him are Matt Massey, Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering; Jason Bradshaw, BDPA; Kenneth LeBlanc, LeBlanc Foundation; Dr. Tommy Morris, the University of Alabama in Huntsville; and Dr. Rosemary Hodges, Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.

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Terry Carlson, command chief cyber strategist, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, discusses the SMDC Underserved Community Cybersecurity and Engineering Development charter establishing the SUCCEED program, Oct. 20. The program provides students of historically Black colleges and universities and underserved youth with valuable opportunities for training and practical experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics- and cybersecurity-based career fields to create a diverse talent pipeline to meet the needs of the federal government and its industry partners.