Committees

Chair: Brett Cousins, SaskTel
Committee members: Dianna Linton, MTS Allstream; Jason Tennyson, Cincinnati Bell; Daniel Small, TELUS; Ellis Hill, BMMA; Lisa LaBorde, Research First.

Goal: To identify / update desired benchmarking elements and execute a report that will benefit the BMMA membership.

Committee members:
· Identify and define information that the BMMA membership would value
· Participate in reporting on results at Annual meeting.

The Executive Director will:
· Establish the benchmarking template and request data from appropriate individuals within member companies
· Collect benchmarking data, aggregate and normalize.
· Develop individual quarterly reports for participating member companies
· Report on year end results at Annual meeting.

Committee members: Lesley Kirchman, Actiontec; Janet Szcech, GVTC; Sandra Matthews, MTS Allstream; Ellis Hill, BMMA

Goal: To recognize up to 4 individuals or teams that have demonstrated innovation or excellence in marketing broadband services

Committee members:
· Review existing awards programs and make recommendations for change.
· Recommend a membership communications plan.
· Review award submissions, and recommend winners to the Board of Directors for each award.
· Report on results at the Annual meeting.

The Executive Director will:
· Update the website application process based on the committee’s recommendations.
· Execute the communications plan recommended by the committee.
· Consolidate award submissions for committee review.
· Coordinate awards selection and purchase.
· Present awards to the winners at the Annual meeting
· Follow up with PR opportunities

Chair: Janet Sczech, GVTC

Committee members: Greg Owens, Alcatel-Lucent, Tom Zanoli, GVTC; Sophia Ahmed, Hostopia; Dianna Linton, MTS Allstream; Jack Smith, North State Communications; Juan Vela, Calix; Brett Cousins, SaskTel; Matt Apps, TDS Telecom; Lisa LaBorde, BMMA

Goal: To improve the marketing of the association, both to potential, new member companies, and to additional individuals within existing member companies.

Committee members:
· Identify the opportunities and obstacles to be investigated
· Determine budget and set goals to include:

· Encourage promotion of the BMMA within one’s company (individuals from member companies to work on their successors).
· Create sessions and materials to spread the word.
· Gather and use testimonials.
· Recommend updates to the BMMA website
· Report out at Annual meeting.

The Executive Director will:
· Execute the committee’s recommendations.
· Report on results at the Annual meeting.

Chair: Matt Apps, TDS Telecom
Committee members: Michael Gondar, Actiontec; Tom Zanoli, GVTC; Bill Begy, Synacor; Lisa LaBorde, Research First

Goal: To increase the awareness of the BMMA as an effective tool for broadband service providers and vendors, and as a result, to increase service provider and vendor membership.

Committee members oversee all BMMA membership activities, including:
· Supervise the recruitment of new members
· Approve membership applications
· Recommend new membership dues to the BMMA.

The Executive Director is responsible for:
· Actively recruiting new members
· Collecting membership applications from prospective new members
· Submitting applications for membership to the Membership Committee for approval
· Formally welcoming each new member company.