[RTC List] Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments to the Broadband Task Force

[Tina Nerat]

Susan Estrada of FirstMile.US sent this... 

 

Note below that we have 2 representatives from Humboldt County on the
Governor's Broadband Task Force (Peter Pennekamp and Rollin Richmond). It's
great representation for our region! I have also met several of the others
named below and they "get it". Tina

 

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments to the Broadband Task Force

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of 
Ellis Berns, Rachelle Chong, William Geppert, Charles Giancarlo, Paul 
Hernandez, William Huber, Christine Kehoe, Wendy Lazarus, Lloyd 
Levine, Michael Liang, Bryan Martin, Timothy McCallion, Sunne Wright 
McPeak, Milo Medin, Peter Pardee, Peter Pennekamp, Debra Richardson, 
Rollin Richmond, Larry Smarr, Jonathan Taplin and Emy Tseng to the 
Broadband Task Force. 

The Broadband Task Force will bring together public and private 
stakeholders to remove barriers to broadband access, identify 
opportunities for increased broadband adoption and enable the 
creation and deployment of new advanced communication technologies. 
In October, the Governor signed an 
< http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/4575/
<http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/4575/%3eExecutive> >Executive
Order to 
clear the government red tape for expanding broadband networks and to 
create the Broadband Task Force, which was expanded to 21 members 
earlier this 
< http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/executive-order/4585/
<http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/executive-order/4585/> >month.

"California is No. 1 in so many different things, whether it is 
biotechnology, stem cell research, protecting our environment, 
creating jobs or our university system. The Golden State must remain 
competitive in the telecommunication revolution so that we can 
continue to attract the best, the brightest and the most creative 
workforce in the world," said Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. 
"Broadband will help build California so we can grow our economy, 
create great jobs and stay ahead in the global marketplace."

Ellis Berns, 57, of San Mateo, has worked for the City of Mountain 
View since 1991, where he currently holds the position of economic 
development manager.  He previously served in the economic and 
community development department for Daly City from 1984 to 1991 and 
as a human service access system coordinator for San Mateo County 
from 1981 to 1984.  Berns is a member of the Joint Venture Silicon 
Valley Economic Development Alliance, Urban Land Institute and the 
International Council of Shopping Centers, and is former chair of the 
San Mateo-Foster City Community Education Foundation.  Berns is 
registered decline-to-state. 

Rachelle Chong, 47, of San Francisco, has served the Public Utilities 
Commission as a commissioner since January 2006.  Previously, she was 
a mediator, arbitrator and expert eye witness for the Professional 
Services of Rachelle Chong from 2001 to January 2006 and served as 
general counsel and vice president of government affairs for 
Broadband Office Incorporated from 2000 to 2001.  Prior to that, 
Chong was a partner with the law firm Coudert Brothers, Graham & 
James and a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission, 
where she participated in implementing the Telecommunications Act of 
1996.  Chong is a Republican. 

William Geppert, 51, of San Diego, has worked for Cox Communications 
since 1990, and currently is region vice president and general 
manager in San Diego.  He previously was region vice president and 
general manager of Cox Communications in New Orleans.  Prior to that, 
Geppert was general manager of Time Incorporated/Houston Industries 
and Time Incorporated/Westinghouse for Paragon Cable.  Geppert is a 
Republican. 

Charles Giancarlo, 48, of Atherton, has worked for Cisco Systems 
since 1993 and currently serves as senior vice president and the 
chief development officer.  He came to Cisco through the acquisition 
of Kalpana Incorporated, the pioneer in Ethernet switching, where he 
was vice president of marketing and corporate development.  Giancarlo 
also co-founded and was vice president of marketing for the Adaptive 
Corporation, which developed the industry's first Asychronous 
Transfer Mode (ATM) product for the LAN market.  Giancarlo is 
registered decline-to-state. 

Paul Hernandez, 45, of San Diego, has served as the director of 
community development for the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee 
Project since 2002.  He previously was program manager of computer 
learning centers for the City of Watsonville from 1997 to 1999, where 
he was able to bring innovative programs and technologies together to 
address the digital divide.  Prior to that, Hernandez was a visiting 
professor of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz 
and professor and mentor at Harvard University.  Hernandez is a 
Democrat. 

William Huber, 40, of San Ramon, has served as senior vice president 
of network services for AT&T since 2003.  He previously worked for 
SBC, holding various management positions including vice president of 
corporate planning.  Huber currently serves as chair of the Board for 
Junior Achievement of the Bay Area and is former chair of the 
Education Advisory Board for the Greater Dallas Chamber.  Huber is 
registered decline-to-state. 

Christine Kehoe, 56, of San Diego, has served in the California State 
Senate representing the 39th district since 2004 and served in the 
California State Assembly representing the 76th district from 2000 to 
2004.  She previously was the editor for the San Diego Gayzette 
newspaper and executive director of the Hillcrest Business 
Association.  Kehoe is a member of the Sierra Club, the National 
Organization for Women and serves on the Board of Directors for the 
California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research. 
Kehoe is a Democrat. 

Wendy Lazarus, 57, of Santa Monica, founded The Children's 
Partnership in 1993, where she presently serves as co-president. 
 From 1988 to 1993, she was vice president of policy for Children Now. 
Prior to that, Lazarus was director of the Southern California Child 
Health Network from 1985 to 1988 and health and special projects for 
the Children's Defense Fund in Ohio from 1982 to 1985.  Lazarus is 
registered decline-to-state. 


Lloyd Levine, 37, of Van Nuys, is a member of the California State 
Assembly, having served the 40th district since 2002.  As a state 
legislator, he is the chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities 
and Commerce and is a member on the Assembly Judiciary, Government 
Organizations and Elections and Redistricting Committees.  Prior to 
being elected to the Assembly, Levine served as legislative director 
to former Assemblymember John Longville.  Levine is a Democrat.


Michael Liang, 36, of Sacramento, has served as deputy secretary of 
information technology at the Business, Transportation and Housing 
Agency since 2004.  He previously was the data center and customer 
service manager for Broadspire Incorporated from 2002 to 2004 and 
technical operations manager and network engineer for Red Swoosh from 
2001 to 2002.  Prior to that, Liang was a consultant for MTL Systems. 
Liang is a Republican.

Bryan Martin, 39, of Santa Clara, has worked for the VoIP (voice over 
internet protocol) and videophone communications service provider 8X8 
Incorporated since 1990, and currently holds the positions of chief 
executive officer, director and chair of the board.  Previously, he 
was a design engineer for Chips and Technologies and student lecturer 
for the department of computer science at Stanford University. 
Martin is a Republican. 


Timothy McCallion, 52, of Thousand Oaks, has served as the west 
region president of Verizon since 2000.  He has worked for Verizon 
for more than 30 years and has held a variety of management 
positions.  McCallion serves on the board of directors for the 
Ventura County Community Foundation, Los Angeles Urban League, 
California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy, California 
Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.  He also 
serves on the Southern California Leadership Council and the board of 
governors of the Children'sMuseum of Los Angeles.  McCallion is a 
Democrat.


Sunne Wright McPeak, 58, of Pleasanton, has served as secretary of 
the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency since 2003.  In 
December 2006, she will take the new position of president and chief 
executive officer of the California Emerging Technology Fund, created 
to achieve ubiquitous access to broadband and advanced services in 
California through the use of emerging technologies.  McPeak formerly 
was president and chief executive officer of the Bay Area Council, 
where she established and led major regional initiatives.  Prior to 
her time at the Council, she served three years as president and 
chief executive officer of the Bay Area Economic Forum.  McPeak is a 
Democrat.

Milo Medin, 43, of Menlo Park, co-founded M2Z Networks in February 
2006 and currently serves as chairman and chief technology officer. 
He previously was a consultant for Medin Consulting from 2002 to 2006 
and co-founded @ Home Network where he served as chief technology 
officer from 1995 to 2002.  Prior to that, Medin was a project 
manager for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) from 
1991 to 1995.  Medin is a Republican.    

Peter Pardee, 51, of San Diego, has served as vice president of 
business development for Hughes Network Systems (HNS) since 2005.  He 
previously served HNS in various positions from 1987 to 2005, 
including vice president of engineering and director of engineering 
and software.  Pardee serves on the CommNexus San Diego Board of 
Directors.  Pardee is registered as other.

Peter Pennekamp, 54, of Bayside, has served as executive director for 
the Humboldt Area Foundation since 1993.  He previously was vice 
president of cultural programming and program services for National 
Public Radio from 1989 to 1993 and director of the inter-arts program 
for the National Endowment for the Arts from 1987 to 1989.  Prior to 
that, Pennekamp was center arts director at Humboldt State University 
from 1980 to 1987.  Pennekamp is a Democrat.

Debra Richardson, 52, of Irvine, currently serves as the Ted and 
Janice Smith Dean of the Donald Bren School of Information and 
Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, where she 
has worked in various capacities since 1987.  From 1976 to 1987, 
Richardson was an assistant professor of higher education and 
graduate student teaching and research assistant at the University of 
Massachusetts.  Previously, she was a contract consultant 
specializing in defense aerospace at the University of California, 
Irvine and a programmer in telecommunications for the Linkabit 
Corporation.  Richardson is a Democrat. 

Rollin Richmond, 62, of Arcata, has served as president and professor 
of biological sciences at Humboldt State University since 2002.  He 
previously was provost and professor of zoology and genetics at Iowa 
State University from 1999 to 2002 and executive vice president of 
academic affairs and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at 
the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1995 to 
1999. Richmond is a Democrat.   

Larry Smarr, 58, of La Jolla, has served as director of the 
California Institute for Telecommunications and Information 
Technology and a professor of computer science and engineering at the 
University of California, San Diego since 2000.  He was director of 
the National Computational Science Alliance from 1997 to 2000 and the 
National Center for Supercomputing Applications from 1985 to 2000. 
Previously, Smarr was a professor of astronomy and physics at the 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1979 to 2000.  Smarr 
is registered decline-to-state. 

Jonathan Taplin, 59, of Los Angeles, has served as an adjunct 
professor at the Annenberg School for Communications at the 
University ofSouthern California and chairman and chief executive 
officer of Intertainer Incorporated since 1996.  He previously was 
president of Transpacific Films from 1989 to 1996 and vice president 
of mergers and acquisitions for Merrill Lynch and Company from 1984 
to 1988.  Taplin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
and Sciences and Public Knowledge Board of Directors.  Taplin is a 
Democrat. 

Emy Tseng, 41, of San Francisco, presently is project director of the 
digital inclusion program of TechConnect in the department of 
telecommunications and information services for the City and County 
of San Francisco.  From 2004 to 2006, she was a senior policy advisor 
for the Community Technology Foundation of California.  Prior to 
that, Tseng was a program associate for the Ford Foundation from 2002 
to 2004 and research assistant for the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology from 1999 to 2001.  Tseng is a Democrat. 

These positions do not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary.


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