Chandler Vaughan | Associate Broadband Director
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Chandler Vaughan is the Associate Director in the Virginia Office of Broadband. In the Office of Broadband, Chandler leads development under plans and programs for the $1.5 billion investment in both broadband deployment and broadband adoption programs under the BEAD Program. Even before BEAD, Chandler played a key role in scaling a $50 million dollar broadband expansion program to accommodate a $700 million investment of American Rescue Plan Act funding in 2021. During his time in the Virginia Broadband Office, over 210,000 homes and business have received broadband access through network construction, with tens of thousands more homes included in projects that are already underway. He’s also leading new initiatives in the office to expand cellular coverage, bolster connectivity within multi-dwelling units, and developing broadband adoption partnerships with over 15 other state agencies. In addition to his work in the Office of Broadband, Chandler partners with rural development organizations to facilitate professional development programs and build toolkits and resources for rural economic and community development.