Digital ecologist Sean Taketa McLaughlin serves as executive director of Access Humboldt (http://accesshumboldt.net) - a community based organization providing local access to media channels, broadband network connections, digital media production resources, training and support for local communities, including governments, tribes, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and residents of Humboldt County on the Redwood coast of California USA.

McLaughlin has roots in Hawai'i and Washington DC metro area. He is a founding Board member of the Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB.org) and also serves the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as chair of the California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee.

Community Media, Broadband Access, Public Policy, Universal Access, Open Networks, Internet Archive, Local State & Federal Advocacy, Community Organizing