Michigan Wireless Association Committees

Steering Committee

The role of this Committee is to provide the strategic direction for the ongoing efforts of the associations. Ideally, this Committee will focus the priorities and activities of the association as a whole.

Member - Fred Ogline - AT&T Director, Radio Access Network Engineering

Member - Mark Caesar - AT&T Director of Site Development

Member - Mike Lord - MPCS Regional VP, Network Operations

Member - Kathy Omansiek - Sprint Counsel, Northeast Region

Member - Mohan Chidambaram - T-mobile Senior RF Manager

Membership/Social

The role of this Committee is to improve communications and contacts between companies, individuals, and sectors within the state's wireless industry. Ideally, this Committee should create, maintain, and distribute a membership directory/database; recruit new members; schedule meetings and events; work with the PR Committee to inform members of those events; etc.

Co-Chair - Jason Woodward - TowerCo - Business Development Manager

Co-Chair - Tim Furlong - TCF Consulting - Owner/President

Education

The role of this Committee is to organize education events and materials both inside and outside of the wireless industry. Responsibilities include creating and facilitating opportunities to educate the members of the wireless association internally as well as to educate the public about the industry.

Co-Chair - Heidi Zimmer - T-mobile - Development Manager Co-Chair - Jackie Brown - Ericsson - Site Development Manager

Legal

The role of this member/team is to lend support, expertise and council to the Association as it pertains to the industry and the State of Michigan.

Co-Chair - Linda Rooney - Attorney - Linda Rooney PLLC

Co-Chair - Jamie Abbgy - Attorney - SMJ Consulting Services

PR/Media Committee

The role of this Committee is to promote positive awareness of the wireless industry to communities, public officials, homeowners' groups, and others. Its primary responsibilities include the development and delivery of presentations about the benefits of the wireless industry within the state; plus general media relations activities, including but not limited to publicizing the Association's charitable activities and providing information to journalists regarding the Association's positions on regulatory and/or legislative issues.

Co-Chair - Joy E. Tiemeyer - SBA Network Services - Project Director - State of Michigan

Webmaster

Chair - Bob Przybylo - RJP Consulting - Owner

Outreach/Education

Co-Chair - Lee Burlison - SMJ Consulting - Owner

Co-Chair - Chris Wzacny - CCG - General Manager

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