Deb Socia is the Executive Director of Next Century Cities, a nonprofit that strives to support community leaders across the country as they seek to ensure that all have access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet. More than 190 cities strong, NCC is committed to celebrating city successes, demonstrating the value of truly high speed broadband, and elevating the importance of next gen broadband as essential infrastructure.
Prior to her current role, Deb was the Executive Director of the Tech Goes Home program in Boston whose mission is to ensure digital equity. Previously, Deb spent 32 years as an educator and administrator. She was the founding principal of the award winning Frederick Middle School, a Boston Public School where she led the 1:1 laptop initiative.
Deb has been the recipient of many awards, including the NATOA Community Broadband Hero Award, the Pathfinder Award from MassCUE, the CRSTE Leadership Award, an NTENny Award, and the Benton Digital Equity Award.
