Bi-Weekly Member Call

This bi-weekly call provides updates on federal and state broadband policy and regulatory developments across the broadband landscape. It’s the best way to stay informed about all of SHLB’s broadband policy work and advocacy efforts in support of anchor institutions, and how such policies impact your organization.

September Meeting Summary

SHLB members met to discuss upcoming events including AnchorNets 2025 and a September webinar on AI in education, while also highlighting recent advocacy work, including the submission of USF comments emphasizing the importance of RHC and E-Rate. Legal updates included the dismissal of the Consumers Research case at the 5th Circuit, with SHLB remaining an intervener as the case may be refiled before a new panel. Ongoing advocacy efforts at the FCC continue around school bus Wi-Fi and hotspot funding, with SHLB urging a proper rulemaking process to protect 2024–2025 applicants and preparing for a USAC RHC call on October 7. 

Full meeting notes for this and prior meetings are only available to SHLB  members, and can be accessed here.

  • Roy Hoover, Consultant, Hoover Technology Consulting
  • Cass Hill, Digital Inclusion Coordinator, City of Madison (WI)
  • Jim Stritzinger, Director, South Carolina Broadband Office
  • Dr. Jimmy McElligott, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Executive Medical Director of the Center for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina’s Telehealth Alliance
  • Sonya Ebeling, Director, Medical University of South Carolina’s Telehealth Alliance
  •  Kathy Schwarting, CEO, Palmetto Care Connections
  • Amina Fazlullah, Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense
  • Andrea Levandowski, Adult Services Specialist, New Jersey State Library
  • Ji Soo Song, Director of Projects and Initiatives, SETDA
  • Evan Wolstencroft, Program Manager, Texas Rural Funders
  • Dr. John Graham, President and Cofounder, NC Telehealth Network Association (NCTNA)
  • Alex Wermer-Colan, Executive Director, Philly Community Wireless
  • Esther Jang, Director, Local Connectivity Lab
  • Alice Lawson, Wireless Affairs Advisor, City of Seattle
  • Chip Pickering, CEO, INCOMPAS
  • Adam Geisler, President and COO, Tribal Ready
  • Brittany-Rae Gregory, Communications Director, Next Century Cities
  • Annie Norman, Director, Delaware Division of Libraries
  • Stephanie Stenberg, Director, Community Anchor Program, and Therese Perlowski, Program Manager of the Community Anchor Program, Internet2
  • Eric Sasaki, Manager of Major Programs, Los Angeles County’s Internal Services Department
  • Erica Meyers, Senior Manager of Global Government Affairs, SpaceX
  • Dirk Gates, SVP of Customer Service, and Carl Guardino, VP of Government Affairs & Policy, Tarana Wireless
  • Robin Olds, Business Development Manager, Cisco’s Broadband Program Office
  • Dustin Loup, Director of Community Development, Ready.Net
  • Melissa Newman, SVP of Government Affairs, TIA
  • Phil Essington, Director of Broadband & Digital Inclusion, Hennepin County

Bi-Weekly Member Call Staff Contact

  • Joey Wender
    Joey Wender
    Executive Director SHLB Coalition
    Staff Contact
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