Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition Logo
Photo of Derek Zelkowski

Derek Zelkowski

Broadband Project Coordinator

West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WV SBLN)

Local or State Government Departments, Agencies

Professional Bio

Derek Zelkowski is a Broadband Project Coordinator at the West Virginia Division of Economic Development, Office of Broadband. Entering his role in 2022, Derek has been coordinating, planning, and promoting West Virginia’s digital opportunity programs in conjunction with its BEAD program. Derek has convened stakeholders and partners in service of expanding digital inclusion resources to all West Virginia residents.

Derek has previously worked as a RESEA Agent for WorkForceWV, as an AmeriCorps College Ambassador for Education Alliance and West Virginia Northern Community College, and as a Teaching Assistant for the University of Kentucky’s Department of Political Science.

Originally from Wheeling, Derek graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University, dual majoring in International Affairs and Economics. He earned his master’s degree in Diplomacy from the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School. Derek has studied abroad in Ukraine and Poland and has written for the Patterson School’s student journal. He lives in Charleston with his wife and two cats.

Organization Name

West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WV SBLN)
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East building 3 suite 600
Charleston, WV 25305 http://westvirginia.gov/
SHLB Logo Local or State Government Departments, Agencies
function openCity(evt, cityName) { // Declare all variables var i, tabcontent, tablinks; // Get all elements with class="tabcontent" and hide them tabcontent = document.getElementsByClassName("tabcontent"); for (i = 0; i < tabcontent.length; i++) { tabcontent[i].style.display = "none"; } // Get all elements with class="tablinks" and remove the class "active" tablinks = document.getElementsByClassName("tablinks"); for (i = 0; i < tablinks.length; i++) { tablinks[i].className = tablinks[i].className.replace(" active", ""); } // Show the current tab, and add an "active" class to the button that opened the tab document.getElementById(cityName).style.display = "block"; evt.currentTarget.className += " active"; } //Reveal Animation on homepage //custom script to render one h1 tag on home page for on-page seo. Please do not remove. //custom script to replace a.create-account-link href "/register?memberThpeID=null" with "/create-account"