Kenrick Gordon, P.E.

Director
Governor’s Office of Rural Broadband, State of Maryland

Kenrick (Rick) Gordon, P.E. has over 30 years in engineering design and construction administration experience. His career began as a civil engineer working with municipalities on public works projects. He then moved into commercial, industrial development, ultimately managing a small development company.

Rick served at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a General Field Representative for the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service Telecommunications Program. In this role, he assisted small, rural telephone companies and internet providers seeking federal funding for telecommunications improvements, including broadband expansion.

Now, as the Director of the Governor’s Office of Rural Broadband, Rick oversees the expansion of broadband capabilities statewide to bring access to households and businesses in Maryland’s rural areas. He works with agencies across county, state and the federal government and with independent provider stakeholders to establish and enact programs to provide statewide access to high-speed internet.