The West Virginia Legislature designed the Council to represent diverse users of broadband, including residential and business users, from various locations throughout the State.
The Council has 13 voting members, as well as two appointees from the West Virginia Senate and two appointees from the West Virginia House of Delegates, one from each party, to serve as ex officio, nonvoting advisory members.
William D. (Bill) Bissett
Chairman
User of Large Amounts of Broadband Services
bill@wvma.com
Michael J. Holstine, P.E.
Secretary-Treasurer
Rural Business User
Congressional District 1
mholstine@nrao.edu
Robert L. Cole
Rural Residential User
Congressional District 2
rcole1945@reagan.com
*Heather D. Abbott
Chief Technology Officer
West Virginia Office of Technology
heather.d.abbott@wv.gov
Represented by James Dixon / Jeff Whitman
James.M.Dixon@wv.gov
Jeffery.L.Whitman@wv.gov
Roger Calhoun
Rural Residential User
Congressional District 1
Calhounroger60@gmail.com
Michele Blatt
Superintendent
West Virginia Department of Education
Represented by: Tim Conzett
Tim.Conzett@k12.wv.us
The Honorable Scott Edwards
Urban Business User
sedwards@netanom.com
sedwards@hurricane.com
*Michael R. Graney
Acting Cabinet Secretary /
West Virginia Department of Economic Development
Represented by Jeff Proctor
Vice Chairman
j.proctor@outlook.com
*Matt Turner
Executive Vice Chancellor for
Administration
West Virginia Higher Education
Policy Commission
matt.turner@wvhepc.edu
Represented by Steve White
Steve@mail.wvnet.edu
The Honorable Ron G. Pearson
Rural Residential User
Congressional District 1
ronpearson@gmail.com
The Honorable Robert L. Morris
West Virginia Senate
Republican Party
mark.maynard@wvsenate.gov
Vacant:
West Virginia Senate
Democratic Party
The Honorable Jarred Cannon
West Virginia House of Delegates
Republican Party
jarred.cannon@wvhouse.gov
Vacant:
West Virginia House of Delegates
Democratic Party
Vacant:
Rural Business User
Congressional District 1
Vacant:
Rural Business User
Congressional District 2
* Agency Representative