The North Carolina Division of Info Expertise’s broadband division on Friday introduced three new officers to assist advance its efforts to bridge the digital divide and increase web entry.
Maggie Woods was named director of the Workplace of Digital Alternative, Christina Strickland was named chief deputy normal counsel and Dana Lee was named deputy normal counsel.
“We’re excited to have Maggie, Christina and Dana step into these roles to additional advance our initiatives and guarantee all North Carolinians can thrive in as we speak’s digital world,” stated Annette Taylor, the expertise division’s deputy secretary for broadband and digital alternative. “Their intensive work as civic leaders will assist drive our efforts to create a extra related and affluent state.”
As director, Woods will steward $50 million in digital alternative packages geared toward offering web entry, gadgets and expertise coaching to underserved populations in low-income and rural communities. In her earlier position as deputy director of the workplace, Woods helped launch North Carolina’s first statewide digital support hotline and final yr helped create the Tech Resource Finder, an internet site that connects residents to free digital literacy providers.
Strickland, the brand new chief deputy normal counsel, joined the state IT division in June. She’ll oversee authorized issues for the division’s $1.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. She beforehand served as authorized counsel for the state’s Division of Well being and Human Providers’ IT division and normal counsel for North Carolina Retirement Methods on the Division of State Treasurer.
Lee beforehand served as assistant normal counsel on the North Carolina Workplace of the State Auditor and assistant legal professional normal on the state Justice Division. She joined the state’s expertise bureau in March, serving to to finalize greater than $255 million in contracts to assist convey high-speed web to almost 70,000 properties and companies in 83 counties.
