Mark Colwell is the Director of Broadband Operations at Mission Telecom, a leading nonprofit wireless broadband provider dedicated to serving schools, libraries, and nonprofit organizations. Before joining Mission Telecom, Mark held the position of Senior Manager of Broadband Programs at the Colorado Broadband Office, where he helped develop Colorado’s BEAD and CPF programs. During his tenure, he was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve on the Broadband Deployment Board, playing a crucial role in allocating over $35 million in broadband grants. With nearly a decade of experience as a policy advisor in the United States Congress, Mark was a key leader on telecommunications, technology, spectrum, and federal IT issues. He also served as a Senior Business Analyst at DISH Network, where he spearheaded initiatives to purchase and integrate technology aimed at enhancing the customer experience. In addition, Mark was the Director of Telecommunications Strategy at Voqal, an organization committed to social and digital equity through its collaboration of EBS spectrum license holders. Mark holds a master’s degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder’s Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, where he graduated as the top student in the class of 2018.