Build in public
Turn GRC concepts into working systems through practical labs, demos, and peer-led build sessions.
Provisional Chapter · Augusta, Georgia
GRC Engineering Club Augusta brings together GRC, cybersecurity, audit, risk, compliance, privacy, and technology professionals to build practical systems that move governance beyond the checkbox.
Why Augusta
Not just another meetup.
Building the engineering layer of GRC in Augusta. The Central Savannah River Area already brings together cybersecurity, technology, government, healthcare, financial services, and emerging-technology work. Those environments need controls that operate, evidence that holds up, and people who can connect governance to delivery.
Turn GRC concepts into working systems through practical labs, demos, and peer-led build sessions.
Meet Augusta practitioners who are moving beyond manual evidence collection and checkbox compliance.
Share what works, sharpen your engineering mindset, and help define what modern GRC looks like in Augusta.
Most GRC conversations stop at what the policy says. We explore what happens next: how to implement it, automate it, test it, monitor it, and generate defensible evidence.
Most conversations stop here
We start here
Who Augusta
#EngineerTheGarden
This chapter is a shared commitment to strengthen Augusta's GRC community through practical learning, meaningful relationships, and respect for every person who takes part.
Who belongs here
We are building an inclusive community. Bring a connection to Augusta, curiosity about the work, respect for every member, and a willingness to help others grow. That is enough to get started.
You live, work, study, or have a meaningful professional connection to the Augusta community.
You are interested in GRC, cybersecurity, privacy, audit, risk, compliance, or the technology that supports them. Experience is not required.
You come ready to learn, share knowledge, support others, and help maintain a welcoming professional community.
You respect every member, engage across differences in good faith, and are willing to work through conflict constructively whenever it arises.
Augusta chapter participation will always be free. Paid national club membership is separate and is what counts toward the 20 members required for official chapter status.
Leadership
How we lead
The Augusta chapter is built by volunteers who turn community ideas into useful programs, welcoming spaces, and practical opportunities to learn. Danielle Koppel and Toyeeb Atanda lead the founding officer team.
Information security engineer spanning GRC operations, pentesting, policy, and audit evidence.
GRC engineer and auditor building compliance automation and AI governance.
Own a useful piece of the mission
Maintain chapter records, meeting notes, and the follow-through that keeps members informed.
Support responsible budgeting, clear financial records, and accessible chapter activities.
Organize chapter meetings, build sessions, and practical programming with local partners.
Welcome new members, strengthen connections, and help create an inclusive chapter experience.
Show up in Augusta
The Augusta chapter grows when people show up for GRC Engineering events, learn together, and build relationships around work that matters. Join the roster to hear when new sessions, labs, and community meetups are confirmed.
Joint Atlanta + Augusta
A joint virtual kickoff for the Georgia chapters. Meet people across Atlanta and Augusta, hear what is ahead, and get connected to the roster.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM ET · Virtual
Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center
An external community security conference in Augusta. Pull up, meet practitioners, and see the Cyber Center in person. We published an Augusta companion for GRC practitioners walking the day.
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center
Joint Atlanta + Augusta · hosted by Danielle Koppel
After BSides Augusta wraps, the Augusta and Atlanta chapters are sitting down at Tacocat. No presentation and no agenda — tacos, conversation, and a seat if you came to the conference on your own. Everyone orders and pays for their own food and drinks. RSVP by Friday, October 16; seats are tied to a reservation.
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET · Tacocat, Augusta
In person · hosted by Danielle Koppel and Toyeeb Atanda
The Augusta chapter’s in-person kickoff. Meet Danielle and Toyeeb, talk about chapter goals, and help shape what we build next. Time and venue will be published when they are confirmed.
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Time and venue TBA
Registration coming soon
What we're building
A builder community
This chapter is for people who implement controls, automate evidence, and ship working artifacts — not only attend talks. Public builds will be listed when the chapter has a real repository, status, and description.
Nothing published yet
Chapter projects will appear here when they are ready to show.
From Augusta
Chapter news and resources
Local chapter updates will appear here when they are published. Until then, these official GRC Engineering Club resources are the starting points.
Official GRC Engineering Club introduction to the discipline: how assurance work can look more like the systems it governs.
Open resourceWatch the official club introduction to GRC Engineering.
Open resourceClub Academy path with training, labs, an open-book exam, and a GitHub capstone for people ready to build.
Open resourceYour seat is waiting
Anyone can attend chapter events. Add your name to the official roster and the chapter leads will keep you in the loop.