Federal Communications Commission	DA 19-615



DA 19-615
Released:  July 1, 2019

FCC ANNOUNCES THE MEMBERSHIP OF TWO BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS

GN Docket No. 17-83

This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) working groups: (1) the Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Job Skills and Training Opportunities working group, and (2) the Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities working group. See FCC Solicits Nominations for New Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Focused on Job Skills and Training Opportunities for the Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Workforce, Public Notice, DA 19-241 (Apr. 1, 2019); FCC Solicits Nominations for New Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Focused on Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities, Public Notice, DA 19-158 (Mar. 7, 2019). 
  The members of these working groups are listed in Appendix A.
The BDAC is organized under, and operates in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
  The BDAC’s mission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access.  
More information about the BDAC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/broadband-deployment-advisory-committee.  You may also contact Justin Faulb, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at 202-418-1589, or Justin.Faulb@fcc.gov; or Zach Ross, Deputy DFO, at 202-418-1033, or Zachary.Ross@fcc.gov; or Darrel Pae, Deputy DFO, at 202-418-0687, or Darrel.Pae@fcc.gov.    

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APPENDIX A 

MEMBERS OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT JOB SKILLS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCREASING BROADBAND INVESTMENT IN 
LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WORKING GROUPS

* indicates a member of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee


Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Job Skills and Training Opportunities Working Group

Chair:
Leticia Latino, Chief Executive Officer*
Neptuno/SmartTecPort

Vice Chair: 
Rikin Thakker, Vice President of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy* 
Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council

Members: 
Nayef Abu-Ageel, Dean of Academics and Chair of Engineering
Capitol Technology University

Miranda Allen, Chief Executive Officer, RSI Corp.
National Association of Tower Erectors

Earl Buford, Chief Executive Officer
Partner4Work

Kelleigh Cole, Manager of Strategic Projects* 
Utah Education and TeleHealth Network 

Todd Crump, Vice President, Training and Safety
ConnectGen

Robert Debroux, Director, Public Policy and Federal Regulatory Affairs*
TDS Telecommunications, LLC

Douglas Dimitroff, Board Member*
New York State Wireless Association

Bill Esbeck, Executive Director
Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association

Debbie Goldman, Research and Telecommunications Policy Director
Communications Workers of America

Kyle Hitchcock, Division Manager
Davey Resource Group

Eve Lewis, Assistant City Attorney*
City of Coconut Creek, Florida

Charles McKee, Vice President of Government Affairs, Federal and State Regulatory* 
Sprint

Marquita Rockamore, Director of Health Industry Solutions
Cuyahoga Community College

Grant Seiffert, Vice President of Workforce Development and Executive Director, Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program
Wireless Infrastructure Association 

Steve Sellenriek, President, Sellenriek Construction
Power and Communication Contractors Association         

Dileep Srihari, Senior Policy Counsel and Director, Government Affairs*
Telecommunications Industry Association 

Brent Skorup, Senior Research Fellow, Technology Policy Program*
Mercatus Center, George Mason University

Curt Stamp, Vice President, Government Affairs*
Cox Communications

Tom Struble, Manager & Counsel, Technology & Innovation Policy*
R Street Institute

Larry Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, VantagePoint* 
NECA

Jenifer Vanek, Director of Digital Learning and Research, EdTech Center
World Education, Inc.

Increasing Broadband Investment in Low-Income Communities Working Group

Chair:
Tom Ferree, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman*
Connected Nation

Vice-Chair: 
Claude Aiken, President and Chief Executive Officer*
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association

Members:
Elizabeth Bowles, President and Chief Executive Officer*
Aristotle

David Don, Vice President, Regulatory Policy*
Comcast

Kevin Donnelly, Vice President, Government Affairs
National Multifamily Housing Council

Courtney Dozier, Deputy Broadband Advisor & Chief Deputy, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Commonwealth of Virginia

Tom Ellefson, Senior Vice President, Northeast Region Engineering*
T-Mobile

Geoff Feiss, General Manager
Montana Telecommunications Association 

Marc Ganzi, Chief Executive Officer* 
Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC

Carlos Gutierrez, Deputy Director, Legal and Policy Affairs*
LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute

Ross Lieberman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
ACA Connects – America’s Communications Association

Paul Mitchell, Senior Director, Technology Policy
Microsoft Corporation 

The Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner 
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable*
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Scott Rudd, Director of Broadband Opportunities*
Office of Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, State of Indiana

Timothy Schneider, General Counsel
Tilson Technology Management, Inc.

Kimball Sekaquaptewa, Chief Technology Director
Santa Fe Indian School

Tim Walden, Senior Vice President of Local Network Implementation*
CenturyLink

Randy Wilson, Chief Operating Officer
Airosmith Development

David Young, Deputy Director, Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas* 
National League of Cities

Christopher Yoo, Professor, University of Pennsylvania*






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