Season 1: Episode 9 - Meghan Rodgers
Season 1: Episode 8 - Joseph Bzorek
Join host Laura Deane and her October '24 podcast guest, Joseph Bzorek. Joseph is a Broadband Project Manager with Michael Baker International along with being the Supervising Manager of the Corry Fiber Project Implementation. Michael Baker International is helping not only Corry, but other areas of Western PA to put together fiber networks reaching unserved and underserved municipalities.
Season 1: Episode 7 - Shana Smith
Join host Laura Deane with Episode 7 guest Shana Smith, Operations Director at the Northwest Commission to discuss the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the Commission’s eight-county region, the region’s goals for economic development, and the delivery teams through the region assisting in the work of making broadband universal.
Season 1: Episode 6 - Jordan Fuller
Join host Laura Deane with Episode 6 guest Jordan Fuller, Director of the FIRE Accelerator at the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership. The discussion focuses on the FIRE Accelerator Erie’s work in growing new technology businesses, the importance of the Corry connectivity in Corry, and countywide economic development priorities and the alignment of the Corry fiber network and the Corry Area Technology and Cyber Hub (CATCH).
Season 1: Episode 5 - Dr. Matthew Platz
Impact Corry presents Reinventing Rural: Connectivity
Join host Laura Deane with Episode 5 guest Matt Platz of the Corry Higher Education Council discuss the digital economy careers that will be available in Corry with the completion of the Corry fiber optic network. The Hi-Ed’s role in connecting students and workers to high-paying careers in the region.
Season 1: Episode 4 - Garrett Culver
Join host Laura Deane with Episode 4 guest Garrett Culver, an Information Technology Administrator and an Impact Corry connectivity champion in a discussion about the connectivity team’s research leading to the selection of fiber optic cable for the Corry project and how fiber differs from other technologies. Episode also mentions a video made by Garrett showing the differences between fiber optic and other methods of connecting to the Internet.
Season 1: Episode 3 - Andrew Schmidt
Impact Corry presents: Reinventing Rural: Episode 3: Connectivity
Join host Laura Deane and guest Andrew Schmidt as they discuss the challenges to connecting students in the Corry Area School District to virtual learning. Andrew is Technology Director for the Corry Area School District.
Season 1: Episode 2 - Charles Gray
Impact Corry presents: Reinventing Rural: Episode 2: Connectivity
Join host Laura Deane and guest Charles Gray as they discuss the cost of the Corry universal gig fiber optic network, accessibility, and the Community Benefit Agreement that will benefit the Corry community for 50 years.
Season 1: Episode 1 - Katherine DiVittorio
Join host Laura Deane and guest Katherine DiVittorio as they discuss the educational, business, and wellness challenges facing rural communities without high-speed broadband. They also discuss what the champions of Corry, Pennsylvania are doing to bring a universal gig fiber optic network to their community to solve the issues of access and ready the community for the digital economy.