Sharon Gumina

Sharon Gumina is an Instructor in the Department of Integrated Information Technology at the University of South Carolina's Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing. With over 30 years of industry and academic experience, she specializes in cybersecurity operations, networking, database systems, and IT curriculum design. She holds a B.A. (1986) and M.S. in Information Systems (1991) from George Washington University.

Gumina teaches courses including ITEC 101 (Thriving in the Tech Age), ITEC 245 (Introduction to Networking), and ITEC 370 (Database Systems). Her pedagogical approach emphasizes design thinking and agile methodologies. Awards include the 2020 Student Organization Advisor of the Year and recognition for IoT instruction innovation. She is a certified Cisco Academy Instructor (Cybersecurity, CCNA) and Palo Alto Networks Authorized Cybersecurity Academy Instructor.