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Nicol Turner-Lee is Vice President and the first Director of the Media and Technology Institute for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a 41 year old public policy institute focused on issues of concern to African Americans and other people of color. The Media and Technology Institute was established in 2008 to study how broadband, the media industry, and emerging communications technologies can become avenues of advancement for vulnerable groups.
During her two-year tenure at the Joint Center, Dr. Turner-Lee created the first “National Minority Broadband Adoption Study” that has been cited by government, industry, and community based organizations interested in understanding minority internet use. Most notably, the study was cited in the Federal Communications Commission’s congressionally mandated National Broadband Plan.
Prior to this, Dr. Turner-Lee was an executive at One Economy Corporation - a global nonprofit that uses the power of technology and information to expand opportunities for low-income people – serving most recently as Senior Vice President for External Affairs in charge of public relations, national strategic partnerships, and business development. Under her leadership she expanded their national youth technology training initiative from 500 to 3,000 youth in less than two years that contributed more than 50,000 community service hours in underserved communities.
The City of Chicago appointed Dr. Turner-Lee to a citywide wireless task force in 2006. In 2007, Broadband Properties Magazine named her to its list of the "Top 10 National Broadband Promoters." In 2011, she was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age by the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. She was also honored in 2011 by the Alliance for Women in Media as one of their 60 most inspiring women in media.
Dr. Turner-Lee serves on the board of the Center for Economic Progress, most recently as its vice chairperson. She is also a member of the board of directors for the Community Renewal Society, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC), and Telecommunications and Policy Research Conference (TPRC). Dr. Turner-Lee is a former Research Fellow with Northwestern University's Asset-Based Community Development Institute, a recent Ford Foundation Rockwood Leadership Fellow, and has served as adjunct faculty at Northwestern and North Park Universities.
She graduated with honors from Colgate University, has a doctorate in Sociology from Northwestern University, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She currently lives in Alexandria, VA with her family.
VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES
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