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Ask Me Anything! With Tamarah Holmes, PhD, Director of the Office of Broadband at the Virginia Dept. of Housing and Community Development

Ask Me Anything! With Tamarah Holmes, PhD, Director of the Office of Broadband at the Virginia Dept. of Housing and Community Development Banner Image

Feb 17, 2023

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About Our Distinguished Guest

Dr. Holmes is a state broadband office leader whom peers look to for direction. She has served the Commonwealth of Virginia for nearly nine years as a program manager for the Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission and then starting in 2019 as the director of the Office of Broadband.

She has a storied background in civic service, having previously served as a coordinator for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for Newark, NJ, an administrative project analyst for Richmond, VA, and a community development block grant coordinator Chesterfield County, VA.

Dr. Holmes holds a bachelor's of arts in political science from Drew University, a master's of science in urban policy and analysis from the New School, and a doctorate of philosophy in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Check out Broadband.money's Innovator Spotlight profile of Dr. Holmes and Virginia DHCD's Office of Broadband.