Broadband Expansion Council Members
- Mark Argenbright, Director, Public Utility Division & Consumer Services, Oklahoma Corporation Commission - Oklahoma City
Government official with expertise in administration of the Universal Service Fund, but who is not an elected member of the Commission. Appointee of Corporation Commission - Darlene Brugnoli, Vice President Governmental Affairs, Verizon
Representative of a wireless telecommunications provider not affiliated with an incumbent local exchange carrier in Oklahoma. Appointee of Speaker of the House - Jason Constable, Director, Regulatory Affairs, AT&T Corp. - Oklahoma City
Representative of a wireless telecommunications provider with operations in Oklahoma and 24 other states. Appointee of Speaker of the House - Sachin Gupta, Director of Government Business and Economic Development, Centranet, LLC - Stillwater
Rural electric cooperative representative. Appointee of Senate President Pro Tempore - Mike Hilliary, Chief Administrative Officer, Hilliary Communications - Lawton
Representative of a wireless internet service provider. Appointee of Governor - Ernie Martens, Mayor, City of Sallisaw - Sallisaw
Current or former mayor of municipality of population of less than 35,000 and not a part of the OKC or Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area. Appointee of Governor - Stacie Pace, Associate Director, Canopy Healthtech - Owasso
Rural healthcare representative. Appointee of Speaker of the House - Mike Sanders, Executive Director - Kingfisher
Oklahoma Broadband Office - Josh Snow, President, Trace Fiber Networks, LLC
Oklahoma resident and tribal leader. Appointee of Senate President Pro Tempore - Robbie Squires, Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs, Cox Oklahoma Telecom, LLC
Private-sector technology professional with expertise in broadband. Appointee of Speaker of the House - Billy Frank Staggs, President, Chickasaw Holding Company - Sulphur
Member representing the interests of rural internet service providers. Appointee of Speaker of the House - Daniel Webster, CEO, Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative - Vinita
Represents interests of rural business enterprises. Appointee of Senate President Pro Tempore - Jerry Whisenhunt, General Manager, Pine Telephone Company, Inc. - Broken Bow
Citizen from community with less than 50,000 that is not part of OKC or Tulsa Metropolitan statistical areas. Appointee of Senate President Pro Tempore - Dr. Brian Whitacre, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University - Dept. of Ag. Economics - Stillwater
Professional with academic expertise in large scale info technology infrastructure with emphasis on rural broadband access. Appointee of Senate President Pro Tempore
Last Modified on
Aug 15, 2023
