As a cooperative, the MDBC is organized and managed by a board of directors and professional staff.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Seated: Tom Tudor, Chair; W. Patrick Mitchell, President & CEO
• Second Row: Wayne Clark, Director; Danny Jobe, Vice Chair; Guy Winterberg, Secretary; Geoff Oxnam, Treasurer
• Third Row: Mike Pennington, Director; Matt Diaz, Director; Eric Wargotz, Director; Scott Warner, Director; Virgil Shockley, Director
• Not Pictured: John Dillman, Director
Staff
- W. Patrick (Pat) Mitchell, President & CEO
- Tyler C. Patton, Vice President, Public Affairs
- Robert Thompson, Vice President, Construction
- Drew Van Dopp, Director, Administration & Grants
- David P. Robinson, Director, Sales
- Michelle Marriner, Controller
- Jody Neal, Executive Assistant
- Eric Mueller, Network Engineer
- Pete Peterman, Outside Plant Services Engineer
- Darcel Martin Morris, Accounting Clerk
Advisory Council
Through the vision set forth by the councils, the MDBC has collected an incredibly strong and viable Advisory Board of members representing Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland and Western Maryland to ensure the major focus of MDBC remains on creating competitive advantage. The Advisory Board for the MDBC is comprised of the following organizations:
• Beth Thomas: AllCoNet
• Allen Schneider: Bay Broadband
• Billie Dodge: Washington College
The MDBC team also consists of industry professionals and consultants who are dedicated to bringing this world class network to the rural communities of Maryland.
• ADESTA, LLC
• Skyline Networking, Inc.
• CCI
• Beacon Technologies, Inc.
