It’s book release day! đź“– ❤️ This book is for everyone who helps people gain access to affordable broadband, digital devices, and digital skills in the US and around the world. This book is also for everyone who advocates for faster, affordable high-speed internet and the funding to support digital equity. If you don’t do any of these things don’t worry this book is also for you!
Many thanks in particular to the following amazing people below who are featured in the book:
Burt Lum, Shayna Englin, Rebecca Kauma, Edwin Rodarte, Elmer G. Roldan, Amy Cortina, Ricky Abilez, Kate Machet, Stratton Lloyd, Janelle Abreu, Lisbeth Valdez, Shantel Alix, Hugo Carvajal, Sangha Kang-Le, Jessica Vilas Novas, Jordana Barton-GarcĂa, Munirih Jester, Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, DeAnne Cuellar, Devon Braunstein, Imaltzin Astorga, Jill Gottfred Sohoni, Cody Dorsey, Alex Houff, Jonathan Moore, Andrew Coy, Samantha Musgrave, Aaron Schill, Benjamin Reid, Matt Martin, Jordan Davis, Scot Henley, Dave Sevick, Adam Sharma, Loren Wiliams, Maryanna Milton, Lucas Camuso-Stall, Traci Morris, Mikhail Sundust, Patrick Messac, Georgia Savage, Juan Muro, Alia Brown, and Jason Foster.
Thank you to Adrianne Furniss, Kevin Taglang, and Amina Fazlullah for your early support which led to this book. Thank you to Angela Siefer for inviting me to the NDIA staff retreat in 2023, which led to my contacting some of you to interview for this book!
Many thanks to Michelle Lipinski, Jyoti Arvey, and the whole team at University of California Press for your support and believing in my with this book project.
Thank you Sarah O’Brien, Sara Day, Rachel Fudge, and Cathy Hannabach at Ideas on Fire for your developmental editing support on the first few chapters of the book.
Many thanks to Becca Quon for your amazing editing support with this book! Thanks also of course to Nate Hill and the whole team at METRO who supported me while writing this book.
Many thanks also to Becca Fracassa, Kate Allison, and the team at Comcast for providing the financial support that allowed me to write the book while working at METRO, and huge thanks to Daniel Noyes for introducing me to the team at Comcast!
Lastly, if you’d like me to come speak at an event either on campus or in the community, I’d love to share the book with you and your community!