As NATOA’s Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Director, Mike is responsible for advancing policy positions, advocacy, legislative and strategic development, as well as for tracking and analyzing federal and state legislative and regulatory telecommunications initiatives.
Mike joined NATOA as legislative director in January 2023 because it afforded the best of both worlds by allowing him to continue to advocate for the broadband & equity issues that all of us in local government care about on a national level. A longtime board member, past president, and treasurer of the NATOA, Mike’s worked closely with local government cable and PEG folks in cities, towns, and counties across the country to address issues like PEG Access programming and funding, Wireless Siting, broadband planning and funding, Digital Equity & Inclusion, cable licensing, and other matters at the nexus of local government telecom, communications, and right-of-way policies.
Mike had been the longtime Director of Broadband & Digital Equity for the City of Boston, Mass., since the early days when dial-in was cutting edge. He was responsible for all aspects of Digital Equity & Inclusion efforts; licensing, compliance, and consumer advocacy for wireless, broadband, and cable providers; PEG programming and funding support; and he was a longtime partner to Boston Neighborhood Network Media (BNN) and Tech Goes Home (TGH.)
Mike’s been active in local gov broadband issues through the National League of Cities’ Information Technology Committee, Public Technology Institute, and the Alliance for Community Media. On the local level, he serves at the Boston Latin School Association, the Roche Community Center, the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association, and the Madison Park Vocational Tech High School’s Advisory Board. He supports the Mass. Municipal Association, MassAccess, Mass. Chapter of NATOA, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, and the WGBH Community Advisory Board. Mike’s married with 2 adult children and a lab called Clancy.