LENORA, Kan., December 13, 2023 – The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) announced last week it has elected its 2024 Board of Directors. Jimmy Todd, CEO/General Manager at Nex-Tech, was elected as the new Chairman of the Board for 2024. 

“It is an honor to serve as the Fiber Broadband Association’s Board Chairman” stated Todd. “In recent years, FBA has become the premier voice for ubiquitous fiber optic infrastructure for broadband. Reliance on broadband has never been greater, and the need for fiber for every home and business across the country must be a priority. I am committed to working with Gary Bolton (FBA CEO), the FBA staff, the Board, and the membership to increase our efforts to advocate this message across the nation.” 

Elections for the Board of Directors were held at FBA’s 2023 Premier Members Meeting in Palm Springs, California. Subsequently, Board officers were elected at the Board meeting. The full 2024 Board of Directors includes: 

Chair: Jimmy Todd, CEO and General Manager, Nex-Tech 
Vice Chair: Kimberly McKinley, Deputy Director & CMO, UTOPIA Fiber 
Secretary: Sachin Gupta, Director of Business Development, Centranet 
Treasurer: Gregg Logan, Vice President of Engineering, Telapex 
Mark Boxer, Technical Manager – Solutions and Applications Engineering, OFS 
Ashley Brown, Senior Director Field Marketing, Adtran 
Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government & Community Relations, EPB 
Scott Jackson, National Market Manager – Broadband, Graybar 
Ariane Schaffer, Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager, Google 

About Nex-Tech

Nex-Tech connects thousands of people and businesses through a robust broadband network. Nex-Tech’s powerful fiber-to-the-premise technology delivers leading-edge enterprise solutions to clients nationwide including cloud services, servers, security, phone systems, hosted PBX, managed IT, advertising solutions, and network operations monitoring. Nex-Tech employees are customer-focused on providing the most effective technology solutions with unsurpassed user- friendly support. Headquartered in Lenora, Kansas, Nex-Tech has been delivering exceptional service for 70 years.