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Introduction and Background Broadband Polk Advisory Committee Members The members of the Broadband Polk Advisory Committee are listed in Table 3. Table 3. Broadband Polk Advisory Committee Members First Name 20 Last Name Organization Wesley Barnett TreeTop Software Brad Bates Polk County Library Cooperative Terry Brigman City of Lakeland Colleen Burton Polk Vision Frank Canovaca City of Bartow Rodney Carson Central Florida Development Council Brian Hartpence Polk State College Ken Hunt Polk State College Cyndi Jantomaso Haines City Economic Development Council Erwin Jaropillo Lake Wales Medical Center Jim Kragh Florida LambdaRail Bobby Kuzma Central Florida Technology Solutions, Inc. Barry Loomis Polk County Board of County Commissioners Brian Mehaffey Florida Polytechnic University Rick Montney ProPak Software Jeff Nave Lakeland Regional Medical Center Theresa Nelson Polk County Sheriff’s Office Hiep Nguyen City of Winter Haven Amy Palmer Central Florida Development Council/Auburndale David Petr Winter Haven Economic Development Council Gary Pollard DSM Technology Consultants Gladys Roberts Polk County Library Cooperative Sara Roberts Polk Vision David Robinson DSM Technology Consultants Tom Rowles Polk County Sheriff’s Office Mark A. Rupert The Rupert Group, Inc. Kevin Sayer Saddle Creek Corporation Stephen Sowards Inland Fiber and Data Pat Steed Central Florida Regional Planning Council Bud Strang 6/10 Corporation Abdu Taguri Polk County School Board Bill Ward Polk County Sheriff’s Office David Ware FiberLight, LLC Jason Willey City of Lakeland Ed Wolfe Polk County Board of County Commissioners