About MACTA

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Member States

Founded in 1958, as the Mid-America Cable Telecommunications Association, Inc. is an industry association formed to help telecommunications providers in the Midwest promote technical excellence, superior customer service, exemplary marketing and student scholarship. Each year the MACTA hosts the Mid-America Show, which is the premier educational and networking event for providers in the Midwest. We work in partnership with providers, vendors, sponsors and other associations to support our membership.

States in the Mid-America region are:

  • Arkansas

  • Iowa

  • Kansas

  • Missouri

  • Nebraska

  • Oklahoma

  • Texas

Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Jack Latzer CO-CHAIRMAN NCTI

Jack Latzer
MACTA Vice Chair
NCTI

Loren King
Past MACTA Chair
MBO

Eric Claytor
PeakView Solutions

Crystal Kemp
MACTA Chair
Conway Corp.

Pam Gillies
Treasurer
NCTC

Clint Myers
Advanced Media Technologies

John Higginbotham
ACA Connects

Kylie Schildt
Show Coordinator
Advanced Association Management

2024-2025 Board Of Directors

Larry Foland
Cable Labs

John D’Antonio
A+E Networks

Drew Cunningham
Cunningham Fiber

Matt Looney
Calix

Richard Conger
MediaCom

The 2019 Kansas City show was my 6th event and I always find value from the speakers, panels, and breakout sessions, as well as from the networking. Our industry has so many wonderful people and MACS provides a great opportunity to connect (and re-connect) with many of them.

— Jack Latzer, 2021 Show Co-Chairman