Debbie Erdody serves as Community Technology Advisor for Connect Nevada. Debbie coordinates and manages the activities of regional planning teams across the state. Debbie provides “train-the-trainer” activities to the regional planning teams on the broadband landscape to spur digital literacy activities in each region. In addition, with assistance from Connected Nation’s communications staff and the volunteers of the regional planning teams, she works to increase regional and local awareness of the planning teams, the planning process, the benefits of increased broadband adoption, and Connect Nevada through the media and local organizations.

Debbie has over ten years of training experience where she has developed and implemented training processes and procedures, evaluations of training programs, managed technical training programs for employees and customers, designed, developed and delivered professional skills training in roles such as Training Administrator at Sierra Nevada Corporation and Training Specialist at Wood Group ESP, Inc. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administrative Leadership Management and a Master’s degree in Adult Education with an Emphasis in Training and Development from the University of Oklahoma.

Jeremy Thacker serves as a Communications Specialist where he is responsible for assisting with projecting a positive image of Connected Nation to stakeholders and the general public through various media activities including web and other multimedia assets. Jeremy coordinates with media at a national level to gain maximum exposure for Connected Nation’s activities and support partner communications and assist in strategic downstate media outreach. 

Jeremy brings with him more than 15 years of experience in television show producing, breaking & entertainment news and live event planning. He has most recently served as Freelance Producer for CMT/MTV Networks, GAC and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Prior to his tenure in Nashville, Jeremy was a Supervising Producer for E! Networks in Los Angeles. 

He holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Arizona.

Erin Flournoy serves as Field Solutions Specialist withing the Engineering and Technical Services division.  She is responsible for the development and nurturing of local agency and state broadband provider relationships.  She will assist in the identifiction of key opportunities that benefit state based non-profit or for-profit edneavors and provides general and overall Engineering and Technical Services support.  She augments the Engineering and Technical Services staff in the development of pilot projects, community engagements, and last-mile solution through on-the-ground due diligence and community research. 

Erin joined the Connected Nation team in December, 2009 as Stakeholder Relations Associate.  In this role she functioned as the primary relationship manager for our Texas program, building and maintaining a strong relationship with our state partners at the Texas Department of Agriculture while increasing exposure to, and support of, the program across a broad spectrum of stakeholders and groups.  Her efforts helped establish our relationship with the Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC), a partnership that will serve as the nexus for our community engagement efforts across the state as the program moves forward.

Erin has eight years of sales experience, most recently serving in the conference planning team for Omni Hotels in Dallas. In addition, she served as a Licensed Real Estate Agent for America’s First Home, Sales Coordinator for HFA Holdings, a high-rise condominium builder/developer, and was a Licensed Health, Life and Annuity Sales Agent for Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida.

Erin holds a B.A. in English, with emphasis in Creative Writing (limited admissions program), and a minor in Communications from Florida State University. At Florida State University she served Tri Delta most recently as Continuing Education Chairman.