Denise Shorey

Denise Atkinson-Shorey is an education and telecommunications professional with over 30 years of success at the local, state and national levels.  She has served in a variety of leadership roles; running a statewide broadband initiative for schools, libraries and other community anchor institutions; managing regional technical organizations and corporate sector expertise.

Ms Atkinson-Shorey is the leader of a successful consulting firm which focuses on strategic planning, grant writing, public policy and advocacy. She has successfully received funding in NTIA’s BTOP and CMC programs, FCC’s ACP and various state and local grant programs. Her recent work has focused on the intersection of broadband access and community engagement leveraging Artificial Intelligence and workforce development

In addition to her work at e-Luminosity, Ms. Atkinson-Shorey is a founding member and former Board Member of Schools, Healthcare and Libraries for Broadband Coalition (SHLB), former Board Member of Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and former Advisory Board Member for Internet2’s Community Anchor Program at the national level. Her work in Colorado at the state level includes a founding member for Colorado Leaders of Education Technology (CALET) and currently serves as one of the four principal members of the Colorado Educational Broadband Coalition (CEBC). In her spare time, Denise shows and trains Irish Wolfhounds and enjoys gardening and travel.