
Meet Our Speakers
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Jordan Arnold
Senior Policy Advisor - Infrastructure Implementation Team within the Office of the Chief of Staff Princeton UniversitySpeaker -
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Chris Beal
VP, Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity Initiatives North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN)Speaker -
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Caroline Boothe Olsen
Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs INCOMPASSpeaker -
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Jerome Browning
State E-Rate Coordinator Utah Education and Telehealth Network UETN (UT REN)Speaker -
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Rachelle Chong
Former Commissioner FCC and California PUC, JD Principal Law Office of Rachelle ChongSpeaker -
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Elizabeth Cuttner
Legal Advisor, Wireline and Enforcement, Office of Chairwoman Rosenworcel Senate Commerce CommitteeSpeaker -
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Tom Esselman
Executive Director Digital Equity Program Office of Greater Kansas CitySpeaker -
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Kim Gaffney Corriher
Director of Government Operations Southern Ohio Health Care Network (SOHCN)Speaker -
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Jon Gant
Director, Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, U.S. Department of CommerceSpeaker -
Jon Gant
Director, Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, U.S. Department of CommerceSpeaker -
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Drew Garner
Director of Policy Engagement Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietySpeaker -
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Mariah Gonzalez
Outreach Coordinator, Innovation & Technology Department City of PharrSpeaker -
Monica Gonzalez
Senior Program Officer Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South TexasSpeaker -
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Kathryn Harnish
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Communications Aroostook Agency on AgingSpeaker -
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Dominique Harrison
Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives Equity Innovation VenturesSpeaker -
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Tamarah Holmes
Director, Office of Broadband Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) (VA SBLN)Speaker -
Kevin Hughes
Administrator, DC State Broadband Office DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer (DC SBLN)Speaker -
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Megan Janicki
Deputy Director, Public Policy & Advocacy American Library Association (ALA)Speaker -
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Kimberlyn Jones
Digital Opportunities Program Manager Kansas Office of Broadband DevelopmentSpeaker -
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Ashley Jones
Cybersecurity Advisor Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencySpeaker -
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Rebecca Kauma
Director of Digital Equity Los Angeles County Internal Services DivisionSpeaker -
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Debra Kriete
State E-rate Coordinator State E-Rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA)Speaker -
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Lesley LaFile
Director, Grants and USAC Funding Independent Health Network (IHN)Speaker -
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David Marble
President and CEO OSHEAN Ocean State Higher Education and Administrative Network (RI REN)Speaker -
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Christine Morris
Digital Resources Manager Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)Speaker -
Malavika Muralidharan
E-rate Administrator, AZ State Library Arizona State LibrarySpeaker -
Jessica Narvaez
Project Director & Community Digital Resource Specialist EsperanzaSpeaker -
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James Nester
Senior Director of Marketing & Client Advocacy North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN)Speaker -
James Nester
Senior Director of Marketing & Client Advocacy North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN)Speaker -
Philip Neufeld
Executive Officer, Strategic Research Fresno Unified School DistrictSpeaker -
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Pamela Price
Deputy Director Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)Speaker -
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Alicia Ross
Community Engagement Manager Illinois Office of Broadband (IL SHLB)Speaker -
Rachel Schemelin
Education Consultant Wisconsin Department of Public InstructionSpeaker -
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Andrew Jay Schwartzman
Senior Counselor Benton Institute for Broadband & SocietySpeaker -
Russ Selken
K-12 Technology Executive and Cyber/AI Advocate Russ Selken ConsultancySpeaker -
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Andrew Sherman
Library Technology Support Specialist Nebraska Library CommissionSpeaker -
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Uhjin Sim
Instructional Designer/Ph.D. Student at UMD College of Information Studies University of MarylandSpeaker -
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Stephanie Stenberg
Senior Program Manager, Community Engagement Internet2 (Reg REN)Speaker -
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Henry Stokes
Digital Opportunity Program Coordinator Texas State Library and Archives CommissionSpeaker -
Annette Taylor
Director, Office of Digital Equity & Literacy North Carolina Department of Information TechnologySpeaker -
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Nicol Turner Lee
Senior Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation Brookings InstituteSpeaker -
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Fallon Wilson
Vice President of Policy Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)Speaker -
Fallon Wilson
Vice President of Policy Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)Speaker -
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Zil Joyce Dixon Romero
State Government Affairs Manager National Rural Health AssociationStaff -
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Susannah Spellman
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth NTIAStaff -
Takiyah Thomas
Digital Equity Administrator Clayton County Georgia Office of Digital EquityStaff -


















