On January 8, 2015, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appointed six members to the USAC Board of Directors.  The board members were selected from nominations made following a Public Notice issued on October 16, 2015.  The new Board members are:

  • Hon. Ronald A. Brisé, Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission
  • Alan Buzacott, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, Verizon Communications, Inc.
  • Brent Fontana, Director of Network Development and Strategy, Zayo
  • Dr. Michael Hernandez, Arkansas Department of Education
  • Kenneth Mason, Vice President, Business Operators, Frontier Communications Corporation
  • Olivia Wein, Lead Telecom Project Attorney, National Consumer Law Center

Dr. Michael Hernandez was appointed the representative for the E-rate (Schools and Libraries) program.

The FCC Public Notice announcing the nominations may be viewed here.