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The Virginia Chapter of Broadband for America is proudly made up of organizations and individuals who, together, represent the millions of Virginians who are literally connected through broadband.

Member List
Leadership 
Steve Belote, President of Shore Bank
Donna Bozza, Director of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission
Jane Cabarrus, Northampton County NAACP Chair
Lynwood Lewis, Delegate, Virginia General Assembly
Laurie Naismith, Government Relations and Public Affairs Director for the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
Will Pearson, President of the Virginia College Fund
Nancy Poole, President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce
Denard Spady, Executive Director of Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore
Chapter Members 
Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore
Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Shore Community College
Eastern Shore Tourism Commission
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
Halifax County Chamber of Commerce
Hampton Roads Technology Council
Hispanic Community Dialogue of Virginia
Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
Sussex County Chamber of Commerce
Urban League Guild of Hampton Roads
The Virginia College Fund
Honorary Advisors 
Aftab Ahmad, Associate Professor – Computer Science, Norfolk State University
Beatriz Amberman, Virginia Latino Advisory Board
Ben Davenport, Chairman of First Piedmont Corporation and President of the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
Dana Dickens, President, Hampton Roads Partnership
Tim Early, President, Hampton Roads Technology Council
James Edmunds II, Delegate
Rex Hammond, President, Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce
Charles Hawkins, Former State Senator
Robert Hurt, Senator
Gaylene Kanoyton, Executive Board Member, Urban League
Dave McClure, US Internet Industry Association
Dominic Melito, President, Virginia Beach Education Association
Delceno Miles, President, Virginia Beach Minority Council and Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Susan Milhoan, President & CEO, Retail Alliance
Ralph Northam, State Senator, Norfolk and Eastern Shore
Edward Owens
Charles Poindexter, Delegate, Virginia
Neil Rose, Member, Hampton Roads Chamber Board
Marvin L. "Lenard" Simpson, Jr., CEO, OPTECH Inc.; Member of Hampton Roads Technology Council
Dr. Linda Thomas, Glover, President, Eastern Shore Community College

Access

Percent of Population with High Speed Access 
78.8
Total Providers of High-Speed Lines 
79
Number of High Speed Lines 
2,887,000
Number of High Speed Lines - Residential 
2,399,000
Number of High Speed Lines - Business 
488,000
Percent of Residential High-Speed Subscribership 
61

Jobs

Defined Telecom Occupation Jobs 
11,452
High Tech Jobs 
276,080
High Tech Establishments 
15,722

Population

Total 
7,078,515
Urban 
5,169,955
Rural 
1,908,560
Caucasian 
5,120,110
African American 
1,390,293
Asian 
261,025
Latino 
329,540
62 & Older 
948,784
Percent over 62 
13.4

Resources

Broadband Initiatives 
Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance
State Regulatory Commissions 
Virginia State Corporation Commission