Energy, Utilities & Water  August 9, 2019

Longmont hires CenturyLink exec to run city broadband network

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LONGMONT — The city of Longmont tapped Valerie Dodd as the director for its NextLight municipal broadband service.

Dodd, a 17-year veteran of CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and most recently the company’s employee experience director, is due to start Aug. 12, according to a statement from the city.

Dodd takes over from Susan Wisecup, who retired as acting head of Longmont Power and Communications earlier this week. City officials are splitting the roles of that position into two, one focused specifically on the broadband distribution and the other on electric utilities.

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LONGMONT — The city of Longmont tapped Valerie Dodd as the director for its NextLight municipal broadband service.

Dodd, a 17-year veteran of CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and most recently the company’s employee experience director, is due to start Aug. 12, according to a statement from the city.

Dodd takes over from Susan Wisecup, who retired as acting head of Longmont Power and Communications earlier this week. City officials are splitting the roles of that position into two, one focused specifically on the broadband distribution and the other on electric utilities.

NextLight announced earlier this…

A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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