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Leadership and Staff

The Fiber Broadband Association consists of approximately 2,400 company member delegates and a nine-member Board of Directors serving three-year terms. Working committees drive member value and Association activities. The Association’s professional staff includes a full-time CEO/President who is supported by a team of full-time staff and partners devoted to membership engagement, research, industry affairs, workforce development, training, education, public relations, and marketing.

Board of Directors

Ariane Schaffer (Chair) Ariane Schaffer (Chair)
Head of Federal & State Policy, GFiber
Ashley Brown (Vice Chair) Ashley Brown (Vice Chair)
Senior Director, Field Marketing, Adtran
Evann Freeman (Secretary) Evann Freeman (Secretary)
Vice President, Government & Community Relations, EPB
Jimmy Todd (Treasurer) Jimmy Todd (Treasurer)
CEO & General Manager, Nex-Tech
Scott Jackson Scott Jackson
National Market Manager - Broadband, Graybar
Sachin Gupta Sachin Gupta
Director of Business Development, Centranet
Mark Boxer Mark Boxer
Technical Manager, Solutions and Applications Engineering, OFS
Roger Timmerman Roger Timmerman
Executive Director - UTOPIA Fiber
Bob Whitman Bob Whitman
VP Market Development - Corning Inc.
Rob Shema Rob Shema
Director of Corporate Development and Govt Affairs - altafiber

Senior Council

Gregg Logan Gregg Logan
VP of Engineering, Telapex, Inc.
Kevin Morgan Kevin Morgan
Chief Marketing Officer, Clearfield
Katie Espeseth Katie Espeseth
Vice President of New Products, EPB
Joe Jensen Joe Jensen
Americas Market Development, Corning Incorporated
Joseph Jones Joseph Jones
President, On Trac, Inc.
John George John George
Senior Director, Solutions Engineering and Fusion Splicers, OFS
Joanne Hovis Joanne Hovis
President - CTC Technology & Energy

Strategic Partners

Tom Cohen Tom Cohen
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Jeff Kavadias Jeff Kavadias
Kavadias Consulting PLLC

Staff

Vice President, Research and Workforce Development
Vice President, Operations

Vice President, Public Policy

Director, Industry Affairs & Member Services, LATAM
Vice President, Membership

Director, Internal Operations & Events
Director, Workforce Development
Director, Marketing

Marketing Content Manager

Manager, Membership Outreach & Engagement
Manager, Webinar Production and Virtual Event Operations
Operations Specialist, LATAM

Platform Administrator

Team Executive Administrative Assistant
Member Experience Coordinator