NATE Participates in National Broadband Careers Awareness Day Event
Event Headlined by Remarks from Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr (virtually), Florida Broadband Office Chief Sean Lewis, NATE’s Dr. Gemma Frock, and WIA’s Amelia DeJesus
(Coconut Creek, Florida) – A coalition led by NATE member company Neptuno USA, Junior Achievement of South Florida, and Broadband Careers hosted a National Broadband Careers Awareness Day on Friday, October 27. The event, which was held at the Junior Achievement World Huizenga Center in Coconut Creek, Florida, brought together a consortium of stakeholders representing telecommunications companies, industry associations, education providers, and federal, state, and local elected officials.
The event was designed to shine a spotlight on the challenges and opportunities surrounding broadband deployment with generational investments coming to the states through the federal government’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Additionally, speakers at the event emphasized the appealing career paths available to young individuals interested in entering the dynamic, fulfilling, and vital telecommunications workforce.
Attendees at Friday’s National Broadband Careers Awareness Day had the opportunity to hear remarks from dignitaries such as Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chief of the Florida Broadband Office Sean Lewis, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr (virtually), Dr. Gemma Frock from NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, and Amelia De Jesus from the Wireless Infrastructure Association. Participants at the event also witnessed a PPE harness and equipment demonstration led by industry technician and Vertical Freedom movie cast member Sean Gilhooley.
NATE thanks Leticia Latino-van Splunteren, President & CEO Neptuno USA, for her role in organizing this National Broadband Careers Awareness Day event.
For more information on Neptuno USA, visit http://www.neptunousa.com/. For more information on Junior Achievement of South Florida, visit https://www.jasouthflorida.org/. For more information on Broadband Careers, visit https://broadbandcareers.com/. For more information on NATE, visit www.natehome.com.
(Above) Leticia Latino-van Splunteren, President & CEO of Neptuno USA, delivers opening remarks to attendees at the National Broadband Careers Awareness Day Event.
(Above) Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and NATE Workforce Development Consultant Dr. Gemma Frock take some time to visit at the National Broadband Careers Awareness Event.
(Above) Participants at the National Broadband Careers Awareness Event witnessed a PPE harness and equipment demonstration led by industry technician and Vertical Freedom movie cast member Sean Gilhooley.
(Above) NATE Workforce Development Consultant Dr. Gemma Frock and Chief of the Florida Broadband Office Sean Lewis pose for a photo at the National Broadband Careers Awareness Event.
