{"id":40756,"date":"2022-01-12T20:45:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T01:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/?p=40756"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:14:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T22:14:07","slug":"ready-for-the-challenges-of-2022-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/2022\/01\/ready-for-the-challenges-of-2022-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for the Challenges of 2022 &#038; Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40722\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-40722 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carrie-e1642457600791-296x340.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie Huckeby headshot\" width=\"296\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carrie-e1642457600791-296x340.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carrie-e1642457600791-698x800.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carrie-e1642457600791-1339x1536.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/carrie-e1642457600791.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Carrie Huckeby<\/strong><br \/>Executive Director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new year brings untold challenges and opportunities, and 2022 is an exciting time to take over as executive director of the Tennessee Broadband Association (TNBA).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m grateful for your support as I begin this position. I\u2019m also thankful for the strong foundation laid by the TNBA board of directors and by previous Executive Director and current Government Affairs Director Levoy Knowles.<\/p>\n<p>Much like how no one could have predicted the changes brought upon by COVID-19, and its ongoing ripple effects, exactly what we\u2019ll encounter in 2022 remains to be seen. Nonetheless, I&#8217;m confident our members will continue to provide fast, affordable broadband across the Volunteer State.<\/p>\n<p>While I know your mission hasn\u2019t changed, the TNBA mission hasn\u2019t, either. So, here\u2019s my pledge to you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019ll work to tell the story of our members, get to know you, and offer the support of our organization to make sure you can continue to be successful.<\/li>\n<li>With your support, we\u2019ll capitalize on the statewide and national attention toward broadband and work towards delivering fiber broadband to underserved and unserved Tennesseans.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ll work together to produce and host great events, like the TNBA Day on the Hill, TNBA Annual Convention &amp; Showcase in June, and KTA\/TNBA Fall Conference and Supplier Showcase in October.<\/li>\n<li>And I&#8217;ll continue to keep you informed through our many mediums, including social media, &#8220;Lead Tennessee Radio&#8221; podcast, e-newsletters, and webinars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we\u2019ve long known and COVID-19 reminded many, broadband isn\u2019t a luxury. It\u2019s foundational for advancement. Each day, your work keeps residents and businesses connected. With renewed energy to expand broadband networks, I know our members are ready to handle whatever challenges may be ahead.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt our work is cut out for us in 2022 and beyond. But challenges aren\u2019t new for TNBA members.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re well poised to deliver what\u2019s needed for Tennesseans to be successful, and I\u2019m excited to continue the journey with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new year brings untold challenges and opportunities, and 2022 is an exciting time to take over as executive director of the Tennessee Broadband Association (TNBA). I\u2019m grateful for your support as I begin this position. I\u2019m also thankful for the strong foundation laid by the TNBA board of directors and by previous Executive Director&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":40757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,306],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40756"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40773,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40756\/revisions\/40773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennesseebroadband.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}