Lynn Follansbee, VP Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships, USTelecom
B. Lynn Follansbee is the Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships for USTelecom. She leads the association’s efforts on state and third party engagement on policy issues impacting the broadband industry. She has also served as Vice President, Policy & Advocacy at USTelecom where she provided policy analysis and legal and regulatory support on a range of issues including broadband, universal service, telecom deregulation, privacy, and consumer protection. Lynn also represents USTelecom and its members before the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and other federal agencies. Prior to joining USTelecom, she was an attorney-advisor in the Federal Communications Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and an associate with the Washington, DC based law firm of Lukas, LaFuria, Lantor & Sachs, where she represented clients before the Federal Communications Commission. Lynn is an active member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and the District of Columbia and Maryland Bars. She received his undergraduate degree from Boston College, cum laude, and her law degree from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law.
Alisa Valentin, Ph.D., Broadband Policy Director, Public Knowledge
Alisa Valentin, Ph.D., is the Broadband Policy Director at Public Knowledge where she focuses on ensuring all consumers have access to affordable, reliable broadband. Before joining Public Knowledge, Alisa was the Senior Director of Technology and Telecommunications Policy at the National Urban League where she advocated for policies that empower Black communities and other communities of color as consumers, workers, and business owners. Alisa previously worked as the Special Advisor to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and as the Communications Justice Fellow at Public Knowledge.
She is also an adjunct professor at Norfolk State University where she teaches media law and public policy courses. In 2023, she received the 2023 Donald H. McGannon Award presented by the UCC Media Justice Ministry for her expertise and consistent work to bring more diverse perspectives into policy-making on technology, media, and telecommunications.
Alisa received her Ph.D. in Communications from Howard University, her M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, and her B.S. in Telecommunications from the University of Florida.
Amina Fazlullah, Head of Tech Policy Advocacy, Common Sense
Amina Fazlullah is the Head of Tech Advocacy Policy in Common Sense Media's D.C. office where she works on a range of issues including expanding affordable access to technology, privacy, platform responsibility, artificial intelligence, and digital well-being. Before joining Common Sense Media, Amina was a tech policy fellow at Mozilla, where she worked to promote broadband connectivity in underserved communities (tribal, rural, and refugee communities) around the world. She has testified before committees in the U.S. House and Senate on technology issues impacting vulnerable consumers, kids, and families. She has been featured by the press and at conferences on issues related to broadband competition, Section 230, the digital divide, and dark patterns. She has published multiple research reports about the scale, cost, and solutions for addressing the digital divide and ensuring digital equity. She is a member of the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee and served as a founding board member of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance.
Moderator - Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, Senior Director, Center for Civil Rights & Tech, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Alejandra Montoya-Boyer (she, her, ella) is the Senior Director of the Center for Civil Rights and Technology at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, where she focuses on research, policy solutions, and advocacy that responds to the growing opportunities and challenges from AI and emerging technologies and their impact on marginalized communities.
Prior to the Leadership Conference, Alejandra was the Director of Policy at Prosperity Now where she led the development and advocacy of policies that work to close the racial wealth gap by creating a more equitable tax system, putting Black and Brown people on a path to homeownership, and ensuring economic well-being for workers and families. She has also worked at the National Association of Counties (NACo), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and the Office of Ben Ray Luján (NM-03). She has a diverse background in policy, political campaigning, grassroots advocacy, and program management with deep content expertise in workforce development, tech policy, economic justice, and racial equity.
Alejandra calls Albuquerque, New Mexico home, and is a fan of the best green chile, hot air balloons, and hikes up the Sandia Mountains.