Our Mission

Powered By Women, For Women in Homeland Security.

Through networking, professional development, and philanthropic opportunities, we aim to positively impact the journey of every current and future woman in the field of homeland security.

By cultivating a collaborative environment, industry professionals learn and build connections to better understand the roles of public and private sector practitioners in the prevention, protection, response, and recovery to any type of incident.

We’re proud to be the first West Coast organization of this kind, focused on building the homeland security community and improving our nation’s security and intelligence on critical issues.

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WHS SoCal celebrated its fifth anniversary. We expanded our geographical boundaries to include the state of California and changed our name to California Women in Homeland Security (CA-WHS).

Introduction of Inaugural Leadership Award

Increased virtual event offerings due to COVID-19 pandemic.

WHS SoCal achieved 501(c)3 status as a non-profit organization.

Women in Homeland Security, Los Angeles was born. We soon realized the need for a professional organization region-wide and changed the name to Women in Homeland Security, Southern California (WHS SoCal).

A group of women came together looking for a community of professionals in the homeland security arena. That year, we held our first event to gauge interest in establishing a professional organization and the community responded with a resounding “yes!”

Our Core Beliefs Are Supported By Three Pillars:
We Network, We Learn, We Give Back.

We Network:

We frequently gather together to keep the women in homeland security connected and driven. We firmly believe that iron sharpens iron, and together we can abundantly and exceedingly do more in our field.
We Learn:

Since our founding, we’ve enlisted the expertise of elite level speakers so that our members can exponentially evolve and grow. Previous featured experts have worked at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Football League, WalMart, and Walt Disney Company.
We Give Back:

We use our events as a platform to support a nonprofit or charitable organization. We’ve proudly supported the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Dress for Success career building program, the Los Angeles Women in the Fire Service, and collaborated with the University of Southern California’s Homeland Security Student Organization.