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AnchorNets 2026 Speakers

  • Christopher Ali
    Christopher Ali
    Penn State
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  • Paolo Ba
    Chief Digital Equity Officer New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (513)460-3578
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  • Jerome Browning
    Jerome Browning
    State E-Rate Coordinator Utah Education and Telehealth Network UETN (UT REN) (801)581-3019
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  • Andrew Butcher
    Executive Director Maine Connectivity Authority (ME SBLN) (207)370-7439
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  • Rachelle Chong
    Rachelle Chong, Former Commissioner FCC and California PUC, JD
    Principal Law Office of Rachelle Chong (415)410-3167
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  • Merri Colligan
    Merri Colligan
    Michigan Statewide Educational Network Director Michigan Statewide Educational Network (810)591-4453
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  • Bill Davenport
    Bill Davenport
    Senior Director for Technology and Networking Policy Cisco (202)494-4366
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  • Emily Dillard
    Emily Dillard
    Chief Information Officer
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  • Jessica Dine
    New America Open Technology Institute (OTI) (202)629-8265
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  • Tracy Doaks
    Tracy Doaks
    President & CEO North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN) (919)248-8400
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  • Tracy Doaks
    Tracy Doaks
    President & CEO North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN) (919)248-8400
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  • Janie Dunning
    State Coordinator Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (157)328-9427 x7
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  • Andrew Eisley
    Andrew Eisley
    Consulting Director E-Rate Central (516)801-7802
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  • Sharmaine Frazier
    Sharmaine Frazier
    State E-rate Coordinator for MS Libraries Mississippi Library Commission (601)432-4094
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  • Eric Frederick
    Chief Connectivity Officer Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MiHi) (MI SBLN) (517)230-8510
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  • David Fulton
    David Fulton
    SHI International Corp (973)255-6956
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  • Drew Garner
    Drew Garner
    Director of Policy Engagement Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (314)803-7187
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  • Adam Geisler
    Adam Geisler
    President AIM Concepts (760)705-0893
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  • Elijah Goins
    EdTechnologyFunds (626)296-6284
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  • Kami Griffiths
    Kami Griffiths
    Executive Director/Co Founder Community Tech Network (CTN) (650)784-1156
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  • Kendra Jo Grindle
    Kendra Jo Grindle
    Director of Community Strategy Maine Connectivity Authority (ME SBLN)
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  • Carl Guardino
    Carl Guardino
    Vice President of Government Affairs & Policy Tarana Wireless (408)838-4848
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  • Matthew Hiatt
    Matthew Hiatt, MSIT, PMP
    CTO Palmetto Care Connections (803)956-6094
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  • Kathy Hsu Wibberly
    Kathy Hsu Wibberly
    Director Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
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  • Katherine Kempe
    Katherine Kempe
    Vice President, Community & Stakeholder Engagement Kaptivate (888)527-8488 x716
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  • Jim Kerr
    President KB & Associates LLC (909)680-8026
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  • Debra Kriete
    Debra Kriete
    State E-rate Coordinator State E-Rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA) (717)514-6844
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  • Keith Krueger
    Keith Krueger
    CEO Consortium for School Networking CoSN (202)470-2782
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  • Annmarie Lanesey
    Annmarie Lanesey
    Can Code Communities
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  • Annmarie Lanesey
    Annmarie Lanesey
    Can Code Communities
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  • Jen Leasure
    Jen Leasure
    President and CEO The Quilt (206)403-3188
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  • David Marble
    David Marble
    President and CEO OSHEAN Ocean State Higher Education and Administrative Network (RI REN)
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  • Jeffrey Mitchell (DONOR)
    Jeffrey Mitchell (DONOR)
    The Quilt (202)570-6986
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  • Christine Morris
    Christine Morris
    Digital Resources Manager Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) (614)728-0227
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  • John Neal
    Executive Director, Space Policy Cyber, Space and National Security Division U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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  • Lindsay Nelson
    Lindsay Nelson
    COO Kentucky Health Center Network
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  • Son Yong Pak
    (480)436-2686
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  • Charles Pellicane
    Charles Pellicane
    SVP, Strategy Human-I-T
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  • Nicki Perisho
    Nicki Perisho, RN, Graduate Student, Masters of Public Health
    Program Director, NRTRC Utah Education and Telehealth Network UETN (UT REN) (801)585-2478
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  • Rebecca Ranallo
    Rebecca Ranallo
    Literacy & Learning Director Cuyahoga County Public Library (216)485-9869
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  • Anna Read
    Anna Read
    Senior Broadband Specialist HR&A Advisors (771)216-1880
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  • Kathy Schwarting
    CEO Palmetto Care Connections (803)707-2378
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  • Josh Seidemann
    Josh Seidemann
    NTCA
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  • Russ Selken
    Russ Selken
    K-12 Technology Executive and Cyber/AI Advocate SecurED K12 (209)492-4109
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  • Pankaj Shah
    Pankaj Shah
    Executive Director OARNet Ohio Academic Resources Network (OH REN) (614)354-9309
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  • Angela Siefer
    Angela Siefer
    Executive Director National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) (614)537-3057
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  • Michelle Simon
    Director, Office of Digital Inclusion Pima County Office of Digital Inclusion (520)724-7694
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  • Jennifer Skow
    Strategic Projects Planner Arlington County Government - Department of Technology Services
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  • Gina Spade
    Gina Spade
    Principal Broadband Legal Strategies (202)789-3530
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  • Caroline Treschitta
    Caroline Treschitta
    Senior Government Affairs Manager National Skills Coalition
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  • Mel Van Patten
    Mel Van Patten
    Director E-Rate Central (516)801-7828
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  • Debra Wallace
    Debra Wallace
    Chief Executive Officer Alabama Supercomputer Authority (334)242-0100
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  • Joey Wender
    Joey Wender
    Executive Director SHLB Coalition
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  • Jackie Wirz, PhD
    Executive Director Link Oregon (OR REN) (503)201-3543
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  • Scott Woods
    Scott Woods
    President, Public-Private Partnerships Ready.Net (202)627-6977
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