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USAC Board Members

USAC Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of 19 representatives from the telecommunications and information services industry, state telecommunications regulators, state consumer advocates, low-income consumers, the education and library community, and the USAC CEO as described in the By-laws. Board member terms expire on December 31 of the year listed under each of their names.

Officers

Name: Dr. Brian L. Talbott
Affiliation: Association of Educational Service Agencies, Executive Director, Arlington, VA
Position: Chair
Committee: Audit, Executive, and Schools & Libraries
Term: 2011

Name: D. Michael Anderson
Affiliation: Windstream Corporation
Position: Vice President -State Government Affairs
Committee: Audit, Executive and Rural Health Care
Term: 2012

Name: Wayne R. Jortner
Affiliation: Maine Public Advocate Office, Senior Counsel, Hallowell, ME
Position: Treasurer
Committee: Executive, High Cost/Low Income, and Rural Health Care
Term: 2010

Name: Peter Kragel, M.D.
Affiliation: Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Division, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Position: Secretary
Committee: Executive, Rural Health Care
Term: 2011

Name: Scott Barash
Affiliation: Universal Service Administrative Company, Washington, DC
Position: Acting CEO
Committee: Executive, High Cost/Low Income, Rural Health Care, and Schools & Libraries
Term: N/A

 

Members

Name: Sheryl R. Abshire, Ph.D.
Affiliation:Chief Technology Officer, Calcasieu Parish School System
Committee: Schools & Libraries
Term: 2012

Name: Scott K. Bergmann
Affiliation: CTIA - The Wireless Association, Washington, DC
Committee: High Cost/Low Income
Term: 2010

Name: Anne C. Boyle
Affiliation: Nebraska Public Service Commission, Commissioner, Lincoln, NE
Committee: High Cost/Low Income and Rural Health Care
Term: 2012

Name: Dr. Anne Bryant
Affiliation: National School Boards Association, Executive Director, Washington, DC
Committee: Schools & Libraries
Term: 2010

Name: Anne Campbell
Affiliation: National City Public Library, City Librarian, National City, CA
Committee: Audit, Executive, and Schools & Libraries
Term: 2010

Name: Geoff Feiss
Affiliation: Montana Telecommunications Association, General Manager
Committee: High Cost/Low Income
Term: 2011

Name: Joseph Gillan
Affiliation: Gillan Associates, Orlando, FL
Committee: High Cost/Low Income and Rural Health Care
Term: 2011

Name: Ellis Jacobs
Affiliation: Advocates for Legal Equity, Inc., Dayton, OH
Committee: High Cost/Low Income
Term: 2011

Name: Vacant
Affiliation:
Committee: Audit, High Cost/Low Income
Term: 2009

Name: Joel Lubin
Affiliation: AT&T, Vice President, Washington, DC
Committee: Executive and High Cost/Low Income
Term: 2010

Name: David P. McClure
Affiliation: US Internet Industry Association, President & CEO, Alexandria, VA
Committee: Audit, Executive, Schools & Libraries
Term: 2012

Name:Carolyn Ridley
Affiliation: tw telecom inc., Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Committee: Schools & Libraries
Term: 2011

Name: Jay H. Sanders, M.D.
Affiliation: The Global Telemedicine Group, President and CEO, McLean, VA
Committee: Executive and Rural Health Care
Term: 2012

Name: Vacant
Affiliation:
Committee: Rural Health Care
Term: