OVERVIEW

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EXPERIENCE

Corian Consults, LLC (remote) 

Founder | Nov. 2024 – Present

• Provide broadband strategic advising to local governments, nonprofits, and start-ups.
• Encourage cross-sector collaboration between government and tech companies.
• Research best practices for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient local infrastructure.

Next Century Cities, Washington, D.C. (remote)                           

Senior Policy Counsel, State & Local Affairs | Feb. 2022 – Nov. 2024

Policy Counsel, State & Local Initiatives | Aug. 2020 – Jan. 2022

• Led local and state policy portfolio supporting NCC’s 200+ member municipalities.
• Filed letters with all 50 state governors and participated in Public Utility proceedings.
• Organized monthly webinars and drafted blog posts summarizing state and local broadband policy updates.
• Researched broadband affordability, data and mapping, and infrastructure development.

Common Cause, Washington, D.C.                                                               

Legal Intern, Media & Democracy Program | June – Aug. 2019

• Researched technology’s impact on democratic engagement.
• Drafted filings for the Federal Communications Commission.
• Summarized legislation and supported Congressional movement on tech issues.

Samuelson Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, Boulder, Colorado

Student Attorney | Aug. 2018 – May 2019

• Drafted federal filings and met with federal and state policymakers to encourage including technology accessibility for people with disabilities in design.

2018 Governmental Entrepreneurial Leadership Accelerator, Denver, Colorado

• Worked with a team of leaders from the State of Colorado and the Cities of Denver and Boulder to expedite the Department of Local Affairs’ grant contracting process.
• Drafted revised intergovernmental grant agreements for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

EDUCATION

University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, Colorado

Juris Doctor | May 2020

• Editor-in-Chief, Colorado Technology Law Journal
• Co-chair, Student Bar Association Finance Board and Student Fee Committee
• OUTLaw Secretary & Name Change Clinic Co-Organizer

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major: Economics, Minor: Philosophy | May 2017

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Mountain Connect | Moderated a local affordability panel.                     Aug. 2024

Connected America | Panelist on broadband affordability.                 March 2024

Digital Inclusion Research Forum | Poster presenter on broadband affordability.              Oct. 2023

New Mexico Tech Summit | Moderator on local digital equity programs.     Sept. 2023

USDA Rural Development Conference | Panelist for local broadband policy.                       March 2023

Net Inclusion | Moderated a panel on local digital equity programs.          Feb. 2023

AnchorNets | Panelist for a discussion on broadband pole attachments.   Oct. 2022

Tech Forward | Lightning Talk on nonprofits supporting broadband.       Sept. 2022

Promise Neighborhoods | Panelist for Improving Broadband discussion.        Dec. 2021

Merit Michigan Moonshot | Opening remarks at Broadband Summit.    Nov. 2021

Connectivity Expo | Moderated a panel on rural broadband.                 Sept. 2021

A Path Toward an Accessible World | Panelist on accessible broadband.      July 2021