13 Years at NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association

I celebrated my thirteenth anniversary back at NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association in this role leading the best association team and the most exciting industry. I spent 20 years at NTCA after working on Capitol Hill and loved everything about the membership that the organization represented. At the time I started (in the dark ages, per my daughters), our mission was about bringing telephone service to rural Americans. The technology evolution was rapid and innovative in the rural communications space, and it became clear to me that NTCA members were ahead of the curve in serving their communities. From the National Broadband Plan to numerous resets and critical reforms of the Universal Service Fund to the creation of new deployment programs, everyone has always stepped up to bat. I honestly can’t think of a time when we have been able to say, “Whew,” and kick back for a little bit. But speaking for our entire NTCA team, we love it that way.