Executive Director
(Oneida) Bigfoot Communications of the Colville Tribes
Nespelem, Washington, United States
Ernie Rasmussen, Citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, is currently serving as the Executive Director for Bigfoot Communications of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Among his duties is to marry broadband infrastructure investments with much needed broadband services while balancing digital equity services as an ISP. Mr. Rasmussen has spent his entire 30 year career in service to Tribes, including as Tribal Liaison at the Washington State Department of Commerce, Digital Equity Manager at the Washington State Broadband Office, Senior Planner of Economic Development for the Colville Tribes, Executive Director of a 501c3 on the Spokane Indian Reservation, a College Math Instructor at a Tribal College, and a GED instructor. His wife is a Spokane Tribal member and together they have 3 beautiful and supremely talented daughters and one very very cool 4-year-old grandson offering a chance to relive the age of dinosaurs.
Tribal Broadband Best Practices for Communities and Operators
Monday, July 29, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT