Laura Withers

Laura Withers, IOM is vice president of strategic communications for NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. She oversees communication of NTCA’s mission, objectives, policy positions and employee benefits offerings to enhance and increase the association’s visibility. Since joining NTCA in 2012, Withers has helped promote small, rural telecom companies as technology solution providers delivering the broadband future for rural America by, among other things, contributing to the association’s Smart Rural CommunitySM program, a network of more than 100 rural communities leveraging broadband-enabled applications to support innovative economic development, agriculture, education, health care and public safety. She is passionate about telling great stories, and before joining NTCA, was a newspaper reporter and editor. Laura serves as the staff liaison to the marketing committee.