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CETF Board of Directors
CHAIR Barbara O ’ Connor , Ph . D . Professor Emeritus California State University , Sacramento Retired , National Board of Directors AARP
TREASURER - CFO Rich Motta Retired Vice President AT & T
SECRETARY Darrell J . Stewart Public Sector Manager Intel , Americas
VICE CHAIR Renée P . Martinez President Emeritus Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
Jeff Campbell Vice President , The Americas Global Government Affairs Cisco Systems , Inc .
The Honorable Martha M . Escutia Former California State Senator Vice President Government Relations and Special Counsel University of Southern California
Jim Kirkland General Counsel Trimble Inc .
Tim McCallion Adjunct Professor California State University Los Angeles Retired President – West Region , Verizon
Dorian Traube , Ph . D . Associate Professor Dworak-Peck School of Social Work University of Southern California
Barb Johnston Yellowlees President The Castleton Group
PRESIDENT AND CEO Sunne Wright McPeak California Emerging Technology Fund
CONTENTS
All stories by Jessica Laskey
63 Welcome
Sunne Wright McPeak , president and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund , issues a call to action for leaders to come together and deliver digital access for all Californians to ensure a better future .
74 The Digital Divide
The 2021 Statewide Survey on Broadband Adoption underscores why the Digital Divide is a manifestation of the economic divide .
78 Getting Connected : A Broadband Deployment and Adoption Resource Guide for Local and Regional Government Leaders
80 Delivering on the Promise of Telehealth
Telehealth has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery .
83 Lessons from a Year of Distance Learning
How the Digital Divide impacts K-12 education .
86 Broadband Is a Vital Green Strategy
Getting more Californians online saves time and the environment .
Learn more about the California Emerging Technology Fund at www . cetfund . org
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