WHO WE ARE

Senior expertise, applied directly.

Steffani Sanders

Co-Founder & Principal

Steffani Sanders brings more than 25 years of experience in telecommunications infrastructure, federal grants management, and complex program execution.

As a co-founder of Aligned Broadband Partners, Steffani leads program operations for state broadband initiatives, drawing on experience across the full grant lifecycle — from financial modeling and cost estimation, through project selection, to post-award monitoring and closeout.

Prior to co-founding Aligned, Steffani spent several years managing a program portfolio exceeding $1.4 billion for a state broadband office, working across multiple state and federal funding sources. She has also held senior consulting roles with national broadband and technology consulting firms, and served as an Expert Consultant to ICF International, where she co-led a post-award monitoring project for the USDA Rural Utilities Service — training and coordinating a team of nearly 50 analysts.

Earlier in her career, Steffani managed multimillion-dollar capital and operating budgets in network engineering and planning roles, building a foundation in financial discipline and large-scale technical project management that she now applies to public broadband programs.

PMP, Project Management Professional · CSM, Certified Scrum Master · BBA, Accounting, James Madison University

Christopher Campbell

Co-Founder & Principal

Chris Campbell has spent more than 30 years working at the intersection of technology, public policy, and infrastructure delivery — first as a public servant, then as a private-sector advisor to state and local governments pursuing better broadband.

As a co-founder of Aligned Broadband Partners, Chris provides strategic leadership to state broadband programs, helping public agencies navigate the complexities of modern infrastructure deployment. His work bridges financial analysis, regulatory policy, and technical execution into practical, accountable strategy.

Prior to co-founding Aligned, Chris spent a decade as a Principal Consultant at a national broadband consulting firm, contributing at a principal level to seven state-level broadband engagements and grant programs collectively totaling more than $2 billion. His work has spanned program design, broadband plans, grant application review, and post-award compliance monitoring, with particular depth in BEAD and ARPA-funded initiatives.

Earlier, as Executive Director of the Vermont Telecommunications Authority, he led a state-chartered authority responsible for developing fiber and cellular infrastructure across unserved areas of the state.

BA, Economics & Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania · Master of Regional Planning, UMass Amherst