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'''Matthew Rantanen''' has been the Director of Technology at the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, a non-profit of 19 Native tribes in the San Diego County, since October 2001. He provides IT Direction and Network Technology Staff direction for a WAN spanning 250 miles and supporting 65+ tribal municipality buildings.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrantanen Matthew Rantanen], LinkedIn.com</ref> She helped establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy; she oversees programs and services for the 53 Native-owned and licensed non-commercial educational radio stations.<ref name=linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrantanen Matthew Rantanen], LinkedIn.com</ref>
'''Matthew Rantanen''' has been the Director of Technology at the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, a non-profit of 19 Native tribes in the San Diego County, since October 2001. He provides IT Direction and Network Technology Staff direction for a WAN spanning 250 miles and supporting 65+ tribal municipality buildings.<ref name="linkedin">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrantanen Matthew Rantanen], LinkedIn.com</ref> She helped establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy; she oversees programs and services for the 53 Native-owned and licensed non-commercial educational radio stations.<ref name=linkedin"></ref>


He is involved with many aspects of Native communications, holding the following roles:<ref name="linkedin"></ref>
He is involved with many aspects of Native communications, holding the following roles:<ref name="linkedin"></ref>

Revision as of 04:10, 3 November 2014

Country: USA
Email: mrantanen [at] sctdv.net
LinkedIn:    [Matthew Rantanen, LinkedIn.com Matthew Rantanen]
Twitter:    @mrrdesign

Matthew Rantanen has been the Director of Technology at the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, a non-profit of 19 Native tribes in the San Diego County, since October 2001. He provides IT Direction and Network Technology Staff direction for a WAN spanning 250 miles and supporting 65+ tribal municipality buildings.[1] She helped establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy; she oversees programs and services for the 53 Native-owned and licensed non-commercial educational radio stations.[2]

He is involved with many aspects of Native communications, holding the following roles:[1]

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Native Public Media, since October 2011
  • Native Nations Broadband Task Force Member of the FCC, since February 2011
  • Co-Chair of the Technology and Telecom Subcommittee of the National Congress of American Indians, since April 2013
  • Vice President of Technology of Southern California Tribal Technologies, LLC, since October 2005

Additionally, he is involved with ICANN through Native Public Media, which is an At-Large advisor to ICANN. He is also involved with NARALO, and is generally passionate about changing the digital landscape for the indigenous population of the USA, as a self-professed "cyber warrior for tribal broadband".[3]

She is an occasional ICANN attendee; as of ICANN 51 in Los Angeles, she had attended a few ICANN Meeting and had previously attended IGF as well.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matthew Rantanen, LinkedIn.com
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  3. 3.0 3.1 ICANN 51 Intake Form. Retrieved 2014 November 2.