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Mark Colwell

Executive Director

Mark Colwell

Mark is the Executive Director. Before joining Mission Telecom, Mark served as the Senior Manager of Broadband Programs for the Colorado Broadband Office, where he managed a team working on federal broadband grant programs, including Capital Projects Funds (CPF) and the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program.

Además, Mark fue designado por el gobernador Polis para formar parte de la Junta de Implementación de Banda Ancha de Colorado, que financia subvenciones estatales y federales para conectar a los habitantes de Colorado que no tienen acceso a Internet o que tienen un servicio deficiente.

Mark comenzó su carrera como asistente legislativo en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos, centrándose en temas de telecomunicaciones, espectro, banda ancha rural y TI. También trabajó como analista sénior de operaciones comerciales en DISH Network, gestionando proyectos relacionados con la prestación de una experiencia al cliente de primer nivel.

Mark obtuvo una maestría del Programa Interdisciplinario de Telecomunicaciones de la Universidad de Colorado-Boulder, donde fue el mejor graduado.

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Jo Ann Cain

Chief Financial and Administration Officer

Jo Ann Cain

Jo Ann is a strategic finance executive specializing in financial transformation and operational turnarounds across nonprofit, higher education, technology, and professional services organizations. She brings extensive experience modernizing financial operations, strengthening reporting and compliance, and implementing systems that improve decision-making and support long-term organizational growth.

Jo Ann is known for stabilizing complex environments and building scalable financial frameworks that restore operational discipline and enable leadership teams to make informed strategic decisions. She has repeatedly helped organizations improve financial visibility, streamline processes, and align financial strategy with organizational priorities.

Prior to her current role, she held senior finance leadership positions across multiple industries where she led financial modernization initiatives, implemented enterprise systems, and partnered closely with executive leadership and boards to guide organizations through periods of change and transformation.

Through collaborative leadership and a solutions-oriented approach, she has built high-performing teams and strengthened financial infrastructures that support sustainable performance.

Jo Ann holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Brenau University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, graduating magna cum laude, from Arizona State University. She is an Arizona licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

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Ashindi Maxton

Director de Mission Telecom Giving

Ashindi Maxton

Ashindi is the Director of Mission Telecom's Grants Program. As a serial social entrepreneur and strategist working at the intersection of racial justice, democracy reform, and philanthropy, she believes everyone benefits by moving power and resources to the communities that have least often had access to them. Ashindi has co-founded multiple innovative philanthropic organizations and campaigns that continue to serve and resource the field of racial and social justice. These include the Donorsof Color Network, New Media Ventures, the Youth Engagement Fund, the Reflective Democracy Campaign, the Emergent Fund, and the ClimateFunders Justice Campaign.

Ashindi formó parte de un equipo reconocido por Inside Philanthropy como “Organizadores de donantes del año” y ha aparecido tres veces en la lista “Young and the Guest List” de la revista Washington Magazine, que incluye a genios, visionarios, activistas e innovadores que están dando forma al futuro de Washington, así como en la lista “NAACP Power 40” de los afroamericanos menores de cuarenta años más influyentes.

En una etapa anterior de su vida, Ashindi fue becaria Fulbright en la República Dominicana, donde estudió la conciencia racial en los niños pequeños. También ha trabajado con orgullo como maestra de quinto grado y directora de una escuela pública especializada en artes.

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