Net Inclusion 2018

He/him. Director of Connect Your Community Institute (CYC) in Cleveland and Ashtabula, Ohio. Started working on neighborhood initiatives for digital inclusion in Cleveland in 1996. Former Research and Policy Director (2016-2020) and now Senior Policy Advisor for NDIA.  Talk to me... Read More →

Hi! I\\'m a researcher, advocate, and educator focused on understanding the impact of digital inclusion on economically disadvantaged populations and how we can work together to create space for equitable economic growth through the digital economy.

Shauna is the Digital Inclusion Coordinator at The Salt Lake City Public Library. She leads the library’s digital inclusion initiative, the Tech League, and works with library staff and community partners to create long-term digital inclusion programming in the communities the Library’s... Read More →

Roberto Gallardo is Assistant Director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development and a Purdue Extension Community & Regional Economics Specialist. He holds an electronics engineering undergraduate degree, a master's in economic development, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration... Read More →

David Keyes works at the intersection of information and communications technologies, race and social justice, and community capacity building. He has over 25 years experience guiding the City of Seattle’s digital equity strategic planning, advocacy, programs and evaluation. He... Read More →

Angela Siefer is the executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. Angela has been working in the field we now call digital inclusion since 1997. From physically setting up computer labs in underserved areas and managing local digital inclusion programs to consulting... Read More →

Sandy Tharp-Thee, was a former member of the 2017 Digital Inclusion Pilot Project in Oklahoma serving under served and rural communities. She is a 2017 Library Mover and Shaker. 2013 Whitehouse Champion of Change for libraries and museums, 2013 Oklahoma Ruth Brown Award for Social... Read More →

I'd love to talk with you about supporting tribal, urban, and rural communities and building librarian capacity for digital inclusion.