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Canada
SI

Izadiyar, Shapur
Lead Funding Analyst
Calix
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kappel, Meaghan (she/her/hers)
Partner, Deals
PwC
Quebec, Canada
Ludwar, Tim
Director FTTP Operations
SaskTel
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
CM

Marion, Christine
President and CEO
NIVO, Inspired by Digicom
Alma, Quebec, Canada
Moore, Jason
CEO and Co-Founder
RouteThis
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Paterson, Nicole (she/her/hers)
Marketing Manager
Execulink Telecom
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Siemon, Dan (he/him/his)
Co-founder and CEO
Preseem (Aterlo Networks Inc)
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
United Kingdom
Dargue, Michael (he/him/his)
Vice President
Cartesian
London, England, United Kingdom
Thomas, Craig (he/him/his)
CEO
The Broadband Forum
Wokingham, England, United Kingdom
United States
Adams, Lori (she/her/hers)
VP of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Nokia
Colorado, United States
Aiken, Claude (he/him/his)
Chief Strategy Officer/Chief Legal Officer
NextLink Internet
Hudson Oaks, Texas, United States
Alexander, Jennifer
Director of Marketing
Circet USA
Faribault, Minnesota, United States
Ali, PhD, Christopher (he/him/his)
Professor of Telecommunications
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Arndorfer, Seth
CEO
Dakota Carrier Network
North Dakota, United States
Baeumel, Joe W.
Vice President, Partner Strategy
KGPCo
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Bathras, Eric
Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure
Maryland Department of Information Technology
Severna Park, Maryland, United States
Baumgartner, Jeff
Senior Editor
Light Reading
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Bell, Adam (he/him/his)
Founder and CEO
Internet Subway
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Blell, Beni (he/him/his)
President, Emtelle Americas
Emtelle
Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
Bolton, Gary
President and CEO
FBA
Tybee Island, Georgia, United States
Bone, Alli
Telecom Design Manager
Horrocks
Greenwood Village, United States
Bourg, Kevin (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Product Line Management
Corning
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Boxer, Mark
Technical Manager
Lightera
Pinetown, North Carolina, United States
Brace, Loren
Vice President PMO & Special Projects
UtiliSource, LLC
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Breakman, Paul (he/him/his)
VP, Americas Partners and Business Development
Adtran
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Brice, Matthew (he/him/his)
Technical Marketing Senior Manager
Prysmian
Not Applicable, United States
Brock, Butch (he/him/his)
Chief Strategy Officer
Dragonfly Internet
Opelika, Alabama, United States
Brody, Ned
Chief Executive Officer
Actifai
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Brooks, Chris (he/him/his)
Senior Director, Operations
GoNetspeed
Phelps, New York, United States
Brungardt, Bill (he/him/his)
Telecommunications Vice President
BHC Engineering
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Buchanan, Tzeitel (she/her/hers)
Director, Public Sector Program and Community Partnerships
Lumen
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
Buckley, Sean P. (he/him/his)
Editor-in-Chief
Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report
Massachusetts, United States
Burton, Jack S.
Principal
BSP
Kings Park, New York, United States
Carroll, Jim
Editor and Publisher
Converge! Digest
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Casey, Scott
VP, Telecom
Spatial Business Systems
Littleton, Colorado, United States
Champion, Chris
Senior Vice President, Government Relations
C Spire
Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States
Christensen, Lexi (she/her/hers)
Marketing Director
UTOPIA Fiber
Murray, Utah, United States
Church, Ashley (she/her/hers)
General Manager, West Region
GFiber
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Corbin, Craig
CEO
Broadband Universe
Cumming, Georgia, United States
Cottle, Nicole
Deputy Director, General Counsel and Director of Gov’t Affairs
Utopia Fiber
Murray, Utah, United States
Coughlin, Bo
President
eNCore
Edenton, North Carolina, United States
PC

Cresse, Peter
President
Entropy, Inc.
Bonita Springs, Florida, United States
Cross, Troy
Head of Business
Ozmo
Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, United States
Czaicki, Kevin F.
Vice President of Engineering and Strategic Solutions
Millennium
Delavan, Wisconsin, United States
Davis, Mark
SVP, Network Engineering & Construction
Highline Fiber
Hamilton, Georgia, United States
Dean, Curtis (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Community Broadband Action Network
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Denison, Strider G.
EVP Sales & Marketing
Cityside Fiber
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Denman, Rebecca
President of Business Development
UniTek Global Services
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Doaks, Tracy (she/her/hers)
President and CEO
MCNC
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
Effenberger, Dr. Frank
Fellow
Futurewei
Addison, Texas, United States
Elswick, Ryan B. (he/him/his)
CEO
FiberWise Networks
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
Erwin, Jeff
COO
UTOPIA Fiber
Murray, Utah, United States
Espeseth, Katie (she/her/hers)
VP, New Products
EPB
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, United States
Evans, Mark
Director of Business Development
Fidium
United States
Faughnder, Kevin (he/him/his)
CEO
Norton County Hospital
Norton, Kansas, United States
Fein, David B. (he/him/his)
Senior PMO Manager
Chumash Enterprises
Santa Ynez, California, United States
Flach, Andreas
Business Development Fiber
Nokia
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Fletcher, John (he/him/his)
Senior Analyst
S&P Global
Sonora, California, United States
Freeman, Evann (he/him/his)
Vice President, Government and Community Affairs
EPB
chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Freytag, David
VP of Integration
TEC
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Fuller, Jason
Engineering Account Director
CHR Solutions
Oneonta, Alabama, United States
Gasper, Jeff
CEO
Southern Tier Network
Corning, New York, United States
Gilbert, Bobbie J.
Chief Government Affairs Officer
Ripple Fiber
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Gresham, Bo
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
DYCOM
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Griffin, Robert
Broadband Director
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma, United States
Griffith, Amanda (she/her/hers)
Director of Fiber Engineering
123NET
Southfield, Michigan, United States
Gustafson, Ashley
Director of Marketing
GoNetSpeed
oneonta, Alabama, United States
Hendrix, Scott R. (he/him/his)
Chief Executive Officer
Tombigbee Fiber
Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
Hess, Tiffany (she/her/hers)
Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
Race Communications
Illinois, United States
Heynen, Jeff (he/him/his)
Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking
Dell'Oro Group
Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
Heyne, Todd
Chief Construction Officer
ALLO Fiber
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Hibbard, Mitch (he/him/his)
Chief Operating Officer
Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Artesia, New Mexico, United States
Hines, Brandon
Vice President of Operations
Velox
Semmes, Alabama, United States
Hofer, Amanda
Senior Director, Business Operations Consulting
JSI
Texas, United States
Hoffswell, Pete
Superintendent of Broadband Services
Holland Board of Public Works
Holland, Michigan, United States
Hovis, Joanne (she/her/hers)
President and CEO
CTC Technology & Energy
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Humphrey, Colby
Research Officer, Broadband Access Initiative
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Waco, Texas, United States
Jackson, Scott
National Market Manger, FBA Board of Directors
Graybar
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jenkins, Jason
VP Open Access
Silverlight Fiber Networks
Wyoming, United States
Jensen, Joe
Director Market Development
Corning
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Kelly, Derek
Vice President, Market Development
Lumos
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
Kersnowski, Adam
Co-Founder and SVP of Strategtic Accounts
AirWorks Solutions Inc
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
King, Alex (he/him/his)
Director of Broadband
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Young Harris, Georgia, United States
King, James (he/him/his)
Solutions Engineer
Millennium
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
LK

King, Laura
Chief Project Officer
Utopia Fiber
Millcreek, Utah, United States
Kish, Deborah
VP, Research and Workforce Development
Fiber Broadband Association
Franklinton, North Carolina, United States
Kocher, Laura (she/her/hers)
Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations
Great Plains Communications
Blair , Nebraska, United States
Koontz, Ryan
Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst
Needham & Company
San Rafael, California, United States
Kora, Sireesha
Head of Controller Apps and AI, Fixed Broadband Networks
Nokia
North Carolina, United States
Krstolich, James
Director, Community Relations & Philanthropic Partnerships
Ideatek
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Kudera, Ryan (he/him/his)
Manager, Client Services
Finley USA
Baggs, Wyoming, United States
Kulbeda, Tali (she/her/hers)
Head of Local Marketing & Partnerships
Brightspeed
Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States
Kunz, Joe
Head of OSP Strategy & Standards
GFiber
California, United States
Latham, Katherine
CEO, Managing Partner
Talman Consultants, LLC
Westmont, Illinois, United States
Laudati, Rob
Chief Product & Partnership Officer
Render Networks
Denver, Colorado, United States
Legg, Brent
Executive Vice President
Connected Nation / IXP.us
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Lenderman, Jaimie (she/her/hers)
Research Manager
Omdia
Livingston, Montana, United States
Lowe, Eddie D.
Supervisor, FTTx Implementation & Standards
Corning
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
KM

Maki, Kimberly
CEO, Influential Voices, LLC & Strategic Advisor
Broadband Library Magazine
Florida, United States
Marcucci, Lauren (she/her/hers)
Senior Project Manager
BHC
Kansas, United States
Marx, Jill (she/her/hers)
Marketing Manager
Fort Collins Connexion
Fort Collins , Colorado, United States
McGaughey, Teresa (she/her/hers)
VP Global Field and Partner Marketing
Calix
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States
McKinley, Kim
Chief of Staff
TAK Communications
Salt Lake City , Utah, United States
Metcalfe, Andrew
President and CEO
Native Network, Inc
Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Mohney, Doug (he/him/his)
Editor-in-Chief
Fiber Forward magazine
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Molina, Amanda
Vice President, Business Advisory and Grants
JSI
Florida, United States
Moyer, Heather (she/her/hers)
CEO & Founder
HNM Systems
Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States
Oborny, Luke
Senior Marketing Specialist
Nex-Tech
Hays, Kansas, United States
Olds, Robin
Senior Business Development Manager, Americas Service Provider
Cisco Systems
South Carolina, United States
Paul, Glenn
Senior Sales Engineer
Innovative Systems
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
Pena, Nicholas (he/him/his)
Co-CEO
Fibersmith
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Perkins, Rick
Co-Founder and COO
GOCare
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Perrone, Tom
Chief Operating Officer
GoNetSpeed
SOUTHPORT, North Carolina, United States
Puckett, Adam (he/him/his)
Vice President of Sales, North America
COS Systems
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Punt, Ryan
CEO
SDN Communications
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Randall, Brad J. (he/him/his)
Editor
Total Telecom
Kingston, Massachusetts, United States
Randazzo, Lindsay (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Marketing
Innovative Systems
St. Peters, Missouri, United States
Ray, Donald (he/him/his)
Chief Development Officer
BAM Broadband
Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Render, Mike
President
RVA LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Richardson, Linda
Founder
CMO Architect
Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Roberts, Jordan
Risk Advisor
Unico
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Rodriguez, Amber
Senior Director of Growth Marketing
Surf Internet
Brighton, Colorado, United States
Rose, Collin
President
DayStarr Communications
Michigan, United States
Sampson, Scott
CEO
Powder Communications
Centennial, Colorado, United States
Savery, Mary
Founder and CEO
Savery Solutions
Arizona, United States
Schlaefli, Dustin (he/him/his)
Vice President of Customer Experience
Nex-Tech
Kansas, United States
Schrand, Brian S. (he/him/his)
Vice President of Application and Field Engineering
Clearfield
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Sekaquaptewa, Wayne
General Manager and President
Hopi Telecommunications Inc
Arizona, United States
Sherwood, Pamela (she/her/hers)
VP Deputy General Counsel, Broadband and Regulatory Law
Brightspeed
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Smithers, Kim (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
IQFiber
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Snow, Josh
CEO
Trace Fiber Network
Ada, Oklahoma, United States
Soileau, Michael D. (he/him/his)
Executive Director
LFT Fiber
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Songster, Katherine
Account Director
Harry Marketing
Armonk, New York, United States
Stegeman, Jim (he/him/his)
President and CEO
CostQuest
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Suhr, Justin
Senior Director, Construction & Engineering
Great Plains Communications
Blair, Nebraska, United States
Sullivan, Sarah (she/her/hers)
Advisor
The Broadband Council
Virginia, United States
Summit, Josh
Director, OSP Engineering
Shentel/GloFiber
Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States
Tanis, David
Senior Product Manager
AFL
Westford, Massachusetts, United States
Tarbell, Claudia (she/her/hers)
Senior Engagement Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Calix
New York, United States
Taylor, James D.
Chief Consultant
Red Buffalo Thunder Consulting
Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States
TT

Taylor, Tommy
CTO
Buckeye Broadband
Northwood, Ohio, United States
Thomas, Stacey (she/her/hers)
Director of Operations Support
TEC
Mississippi, United States
Thune, Jason
Vice President, Fiber Strategy and Deployment
Hawaiian Telcom
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Tierney, Joseph (he/him/his)
VP of Operations
Lantech Communications LLC
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
Timmerman, Roger
CEO / Executive Director
UTOPIA Fiber
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Todd, Jimmy
CEO/General Manager
Nex-Tech
Lenora, Kansas, United States
Travers, Ashley (she/her/hers)
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
KGPco
Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States
Tuatonga, Jessica (she/her/hers)
Customer Service Manager
Utopia Fiber
murray, Utah, United States
Van Buren, Randy R. (he/him/his)
Consulting Solutions Engineer
Motive Software Solutions
Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States
Vance, Shiloh
Director of Marketing
INDATEL Services
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, United States
Vaughn, Roger
VP of Engineering
Hexatronic
Clinton, South Carolina, United States
Wabik, Jeff
Chief Technology Officer
DC BLOX
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Wade, Jen
Broadband Grant Program Leader
RSM US LLP
Georgia, United States
Way, Todd (he/him/his)
CEO
Douglas Fast Net
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
Weimer, Aaron
CTO
Wiring The Future Networks
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Westfall, Ron
Vice President and Practice Leader for Infrastructure and Networking
HyperFRAME Research
Katy, Texas, United States
Wheelus, Amy (she/her/hers)
CTIO
Gigapower
Dallas, Texas, United States
Wilson, Greg (he/him/his)
Founder and CEO
Ripple Fiber
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Workman, David
PR & Communications Manager
Gateway Fiber
Wright City, Missouri, United States
HZ

Zanon, Hugo (he/him/his)
Development Lead Latam
Data Horizon Americas
Doral, Florida, United States