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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> He helped establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy; he oversees programs and services for the 53 Native-owned and licensed non-commercial educational radio stations.<ref name=linkedin"></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> He helped establish the first FCC Tribal Priority for broadcasting and the the new FCC Office of Native Affairs and Policy; he 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>

* Chairman of the Board of Directors of Native Public Media, since October 2011

* 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

* Native Nations Broadband Task Force Member of the [[FCC]], since February 2011