State Broadband Directors & Contact Information

Today, everything from education to healthcare, employment, and social connection hinges on an individual's access to a reliable broadband connection. In the hope that our members are as well-positioned as possible to help provide their residents with internet access, CLPHA’s Housing Is Initiative has created a comprehensive list of each state's broadband director(s) and their contact information. If you are looking to implement digital access for your residents or enhance services you already offer, reaching out to your state broadband director is a great place to start to learn about resources—including funding—available to your PHA.

Contact information compiled from: https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/resources/states

Alabama

State broadband website(s): Alabama Digital Expansion Division (ADECA)

State broadband contact(s):

Kenneth Boswell, Director

Kenneth.boswell@adeca.alabama.gov

(334) 242-8672

Alaska

State broadband website(s):

Alaska Broadband Office

State broadband contact(s):

Thomas Lochner, Director, Alaska Broadband Office

thomas.lochner@alaska.gov

(907) 727-2730

California

State broadband website(s):

California Broadband Council

State broadband contact(s):

Maria Ellis, Deputy Director of Broadband, California Public Utilities Commission

maria.ellis@cpuc.ca.gov

Colorado

State broadband website(s):

Colorado Broadband Office

State broadband contact(s):

Brandy Reitter, Executive Director, Colorado Broadband Office

Brandy.Reitter@state.co.us

Katherine Keegan, Director, Office of the Future of Work

Katherine.keegan@state.co.us

Connecticut

State broadband website(s):

State broadband contact(s):

Kevin Pisacich, Director, Office of Telecommunications and Broadband, Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy

kevin.pisacich@ct.gov

(860) 827-2638

Delaware

State broadband website(s):

Delaware Broadband Initiative
Delaware Broadband Hub

State broadband contact(s):

Roddy Flynn, Broadband Executive Director, Department of Technology and Information

Roddy.Flynn@delaware.gov

Georgia

State broadband website(s):

Georgia Broadband Program

State broadband contact (s):

Josh Hildebrandt, Director of Broadband Initiatives, Georgia Technology Authority

joshua.hildebrandt@gta.ga.gov

(404) 313-3465

Florida

State broadband website(s):

Office of Broadband, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

State broadband contact (s):

Meredith Ivey, Deputy Secretary of Community Development, Florida Commerce

Meredith.Ivey@commerce.fl.gov

(850) 245-7153

Paul Wotherspoon, Chief of Broadband Funding, Office of Broadband, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

paul.wotherspoon@deo.myflorida.com

(850) 717-8403

Sean Lewis, Chief of Broadband Initiatives, Office of Broadband, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

sean.lewis@deo.myflorida.com

(850) 717-8526

Illinois

State broadband website(s):

Illinois Office of Broadband

State broadband contact(s):

Matt Schmit, Director, Illinois Office of Broadband, Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Matt.schmit@illinois.gov

(312) 814-7167

Indiana

State broadband website(s):

Indiana Broadband: Indiana Broadband Office (IBO)

State broadband contact (s):

Earnie Holtrey, Deputy Director

EaHoltrey@sba.IN.gov

Steve Cox, Infrastructure and Broadband Administrator, Indiana Office of Technology

SCox1@gov.IN.gov

Kentucky

State broadband website(s):

Kentucky Infrastructure Authority

State broadband contact(s):

Meghan Sandfoss, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development

Meghan.sandfoss@ky.gov

(502) 330-8713

Louisiana

State broadband website(s):

Connect Louisiana (Connect LA)

State broadband contact (s):

Veneeth Lyengar, Executive Director for Broadband and Connectivity, State of Louisiana

Veneeth.lyengar@la.gov

(225) 219-7594

Thomas Tyler Jr., Deputy Director for Broadband and Connectivity, State of Louisiana

Thomas.tyler@la.gov

(225) 342-7000

Maryland

State broadband website(s):

Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband

State broadband contact (s):

Kenrick "Rick" Gordon, Director, Office of Statewide Broadband

Kenrick.Gordon@Maryland.gov

(301) 429-7436

Massachusetts

State broadband website(s):

Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI)

State broadband contact(s):

Michael Baldino, Director and General Counsel, Massachusetts Broadband Institute

baldino@masstech.org

(508) 870-0312

Michigan

State broadband website(s):

Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

State broadband contact (s):

Judd Herzer, Policy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Herzerj1@michigan.gov

(517) 899-3610

Minnesota

State broadband website(s):

Office of Broadband Development

State broadband contact(s):

Bree Maki, Executive Director, MN Office of Broadband Development, MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development

bree.maki@state.mn.us

(651) 259-7289

Missouri

State broadband website(s):

Office of Broadband Development

State broadband contact(s):

BJ Tanksley, Director, Office of Broadband Development, Missouri Department of Economic Development

BJ.Tanksley@ded.mo.gov

(573) 522-6261

New Jersey

State broadband website(s):

NJ Office of Broadband Connectivity

State broadband contact(s):

Valary C. Bullard, Broadband Director, New Jersey Office of Broadband Connectivity

Valarry.Bullard@bpu.nj.gov

(609) 571-0196

New York

State broadband website(s):

New York State ConnectALL

State broadband contact(s):

Joshua Breitbart, Senior Vice President, ConnectALL Office, Empire State Development

joshua.breitbart@esd.ny.gov

Rose Anello, Outreach Director, ConnectALL Office, Empire State Development

rose.anello@esd.ny.gov

North Carolina

State broadband website(s):

North Carolina Department of Information Technology Division of Broadband & Digital Equity

State broadband contact (s):

Angie Bailey, Director, Broadband Infrastructure Office, N.C. Department of Information Technology

angie.bailey@nc.gov

(919) 754-6690

Annette Taylor, Director, Office of Digital Equity & Literacy, N.C. Department of Information Technology

annette.taylor@nc.gov

(984) 800-2644

Ohio

State broadband website(s):

Broadband Ohio

State broadband contact(s):

Peter Voderberg, Chief/Director, Office of Broadband Ohio

peter.voderberg@development.ohio.gov

(614) 387-2114

Oklahoma

State broadband website(s):

Oklahoma Broadband Office

State broadband contact(s):

Edyn Rolls, Director of Broadband Strategy, Oklahoma Broadband Office

edyn.rolls@broadband.ok.gov

Oregon

State broadband website(s):

Oregon Broadband Office

State broadband contact(s):

Eric Forsch, NTIA Federal Program Officer

eforsch@ntia.gov

Daniel Holbrook, Broadband Manager, Oregon Broadband Office, Business Oregon

Daniel.L.Holbrook@oregon.gov

(503) 877-7006

Pennsylvania

State broadband website(s):

Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority

State broadband contact (s):

Brandon Carson, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority

bwcarson@pa.gov

Puerto Rico

State broadband website(s):

Programa de Banda Ancha de Puerto Rico

State broadband contact (s):

William Navas Garcia, NTIA Federal Program Officer

wnavas@ntia.gov

Enrique A. Völckers-Nin, Deputy Secretary for Innovation, Information, Data & Technology, Government of Puerto Rico; Executive Director, Puerto Rico Broadband Program

evolckers@fortaleza.pr.gov

787-721-7000 ext. 3070

South Carolina

State broadband website(s):

South Carolina Broadband Office, Office of Regulatory Staff

State broadband contact (s):

Jim Stritzinger, Broadband Director, SC Broadband Office, Office of Regulatory Staff

jstritzinger@ors.sc.gov

(803) 737-8025

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

State broadband website(s):

The U.S. Virgin Islands does not have a territorial broadband website at this time.