Associate Committee

The Associate Committee supports BroadbandMT by enhancing the value of membership and the engagement opportunities for all Associate Members. The committee is comprised of five, elected Associate Members in good standing. One member serves as the Chair of the committee and on the BroadbandMT Board of Directors. The committee serves as the central communication link between BroadbandMT and our Associate Members with a voting presence at the Board of Directors table.  

The Associate Committee plays a crucial role in ensuring that Associate Members have a voice in BroadbandMT's activities and that their membership continues to add value.  Please reach out to them with any ideas or concerns that you have!

Interested in serving?  Please click here for the expected commitment and more information!

Associate Committee Members

Zeke Hiott Sales Manager Chair of Associate Committee 406-839-1933 email
Dan Endries Sales Director, Western US 715-781-0120 email	Ginny Gardea Broadband Business Development 503-314-1056 email
Dustin Heath Director, Customer Success - Engineering 713-351-5111 email	Tory Richtmyer Vice President - Business Development 406-370-0993 email
Bear Canine Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

The Associate Committee serves as a central communications link between BroadbandMT and our vendor, Associate Members. Two positions open each year before the annual Showcase and terms run for two years. Some of the responsibilities of the Associate Committee:

• Providing any Associate Member feedback or ideas to BroadbandMT staff
• Engaging vendor participation
• Membership benefit ideas for our Associate Members
• Assist BroadbandMT staff with companies that have not paid dues
• Mandatory attendance at BroadbandMT Annual Meeting (end of August) and Showcase (early to mid-January)
• Monthly (remote) Committee Meetings
• Bi-weekly (remote) Committee Meetings in the months preceding the Showcase
• Assisting with speaker ideas and topics for Annual Meeting and Showcase
• Assisting with session and meeting logistics, including introducing speakers, at the Showcase
• Assisting with varied tasks at the Annual Meeting

Interested in running? 

We typically have two seats open at the Showcase in January of each year.  Applications for 2026 are closed, but check back for 2027!