Jess George's guest appearances

Jess George

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight

On Life and Meaning

RIoT Underground

Jeff Jackson

Eric Davis

Amy Herman

John Locke

Laura Neff

Jason Miller

Eric Johnson

Jonathan Feldman

Mike Ward

Peter Reinhart

James White

Scott Hamilton

Jim Johnson

Michael Smith

Emily Giffin

OwlTail

Join Jess George, Government and Community Affairs Manager at Google Fiber, in the RIoT Underground as she shares how innovative and disruptive fiber optics methods can increase and accelerate internet access for rural and underserved communities.Support the showFollow RIoT on social media  Instagram Twitter Facebook Linkedin 

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XIII: Bridging the Digital Divide with Jess George, Government and Community Affairs Manager at Google Fiber

One of the most complicated challenges the Coronavirus has been the need for more broadband. It has been a challenge that the Institute for Emerging Issues has been working on for awhile. We have been working with the state Broadband Infrastructure Office to get grants out to school systems, nonprofits, and communities.Our First in Future guest this episode is Jess George, who represents one of the critical private investors in infrastructure, Google Fiber. Jess is their government and community affairs representative.

One of the most complicated challenges the Coronavirus has been the need for more broadband. It has been a challenge that the Institute for Emerging Issues has been working on for awhile. We have been working with the state Broadband Infrastructure Office to get grants out to school systems, nonprofits, and communities. Our First in Future guest this episode is Jess George, who represents one of the critical private investors in infrastructure, Google Fiber. Jess is their government and community affairs representative.

Jess George is Government and Community Affairs Manager for Google Fiber in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jess works with government officials, community leaders, organizations and neighborhoods to advance innovation and address issues of access, opportunity and digital inclusion. Prior to joining Google Fiber, Jess worked for 15 years in the nonprofit field. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Latin American Coalition, North Carolina’s largest Latino immigrant integration and advocacy organization. She has served as director of the United Way of Central Carolinas. Jess earned a B.A. in International Politics from Penn State University. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in deploying new technologies, being an ally to immigrants, whether the personal is political, and living with hope and optimism. IN THIS EPISODE  Jess explains her role at Google Fiber and updates the roll-out of fiber optic deployment in the Charlotte market. She addresses why high speed internet access is important and whether the internet is overrated. She discusses bridging the digital divide, the negative impacts of device addiction, and where we are going with the advent of new internet-based technologies. Jess shares what she is obsessed with, the town she grew up in, and how her parents’ values and career choices influenced her. She reveals wanting to be Nancy Drew, Mata Hari, an intrepid reporter and a spy, recites a poem her godfather wrote about her, and tells a defining story about interacting with bullies. Jess talks about moving from Tully, NY to Uniontown, PA during her senior year of high school, attending Penn State University, and a pivotal internship in Paris. She discusses wanting to become an ally of immigrants, serving as executive director of the Latin American Coalition, the challenges and rewards of leading the organization, and whether ‘the personal is political.’ Jess shares her feelings about joining Google Fiber, what hope and optimism mean to her, and a poem by Hafiz about dropping keys to beautiful rowdy prisoners.  plus Mark's Personal Word Essay: Systems Intelligence To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning

Jess George is Government and Community Affairs Manager for Google Fiber in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jess works with government officials, community leaders, organizations and neighborhoods to advance innovation and address issues of access, opportunity and digital inclusion. Prior to joining Google Fiber, Jess worked for 15 years in the nonprofit field. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Latin American Coalition, North Carolina’s largest Latino immigrant integration and advocacy organization. She has served as director of the United Way of Central Carolinas. Jess earned a B.A. in International Politics from Penn State University. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in deploying new technologies, being an ally to immigrants, whether the personal is political, and living with hope and optimism. IN THIS EPISODE <ul> <li>Jess explains her role at Google Fiber and updates the roll-out of fiber optic deployment in the Charlotte market.</li> <li>She addresses why high speed internet access is important and whether the internet is overrated.</li> <li>She discusses bridging the digital divide, the negative impacts of device addiction, and where we are going with the advent of new internet-based technologies.</li> <li>Jess shares what she is obsessed with, the town she grew up in, and how her parents’ values and career choices influenced her.</li> <li>She reveals wanting to be Nancy Drew, Mata Hari, an intrepid reporter and a spy, recites a poem her godfather wrote about her, and tells a defining story about interacting with bullies.</li> <li>Jess talks about moving from Tully, NY to Uniontown, PA during her senior year of high school, attending Penn State University, and a pivotal internship in Paris.</li> <li>She discusses wanting to become an ally of immigrants, serving as executive director of the Latin American Coalition, the challenges and rewards of leading the organization, and whether ‘the personal is political.’</li> <li>Jess shares her feelings about joining Google Fiber, what hope and optimism mean to her, and a poem by Hafiz about dropping keys to beautiful rowdy prisoners.</li> </ul> plus Mark's Personal Word Essay: Systems Intelligence To learn more, visit <a href="https://www.onlifeandmeaning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Life and Meaning</a>