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DMV Digital Navigator Summit 2026

Stronger Together—Digital Inclusion Across the DMV 

The DMV Digital Navigator Summit is an annual gathering for digital navigators, tech helpers, and digital inclusion advocates working to directly support DC, Maryland, and Virginia residents.

Join DC Public Library for our 2nd annual Digital Navigator Summit:

Stronger Together—Digital Inclusion Across the DMV 

The DMV Digital Navigator Summit is an annual gathering for digital navigators, tech helpers, and digital inclusion advocates working to directly support DC, Maryland, and Virginia residents in confidently accessing and navigating life online. The focus is on the practical hands-on work, be it in adult education, workforce development, libraries, upskilling communities, or otherwise. 

Last year was our inaugural summit, with over 100 participants from 50+ different organizations. This year, we’re thinking about how we can share resources, skills, and ideas regionally in order to strengthen our work in a sustainable way, even when our resources are limited. 

What you can expect

A day of connecting with other practitioners and building skills with the goal of strengthening our network, with several opportunities for you to share about your work:

• Inspiring opening and closing sessions:
  • Opening: "The State of Digital Inclusion Across the DMV", featuring voices from DC, Maryland, and Virginia's networks and coalitions, on the current outlook across the region.

    • Moderated by: Kevin Hughes, DC State Broadband Office Administrator, DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)

    • Featuring panelists: 

      • Joe Paul, Founder and CEO | OptimaNova AI, former CEO of Byte Back

      • Jennifer Skow, Digital Equity Coordinator, Research and Strategic Initiatives Group, Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development, Arlington County, VA

      • Teri Mumm, Digital Navigation Manager, University of Maryland Extension- Marylanders Online

  • Closing: "Theory to Practice: next steps"

• Two 90-minute interactive breakout blocks led by practitioners on our network, tentatively including:
  
  • Two Audiences, One Story: Messaging Your Impact to the People You Serve and the People Who Decide
    • With Jourdan Saunders, Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, CEO of The Resource Key.
  • Neighbors as Navigators with Computer CORE
    • with Donna James, Executive Director, Computer CORE, Shawn Gregoire, Lead Digital Navigator with Computer CORE and Founder, Capstone Tech and Computer CORE Digital Navigators.
  • AI Tasting Menu: Taste Test: Engaging the UDC Community in Hands-On Exploration of Gen AI Tools
    • With University of the District of Columbia's Librarians: Glen J. Benedict, Access Services Librarian, Tricia Clarke, Community College Engagement Librarian, and Jacob Hopkins, Information Literacy Librarian.
  • Building True AI Literacy with CareerCatchers and Carroll County Tech Innovation
    • With William E. Hegwood II, Career Coach and Rapid Rehousing Vocational Program Supervisor at CareerCatchers, K. Kunda, Senior Director of Programs and Operations at CareerCatchers, Molly Sherman, Executive Director, Carroll County Tech Innovation, Jack Bayne, Instructor, Carroll County Tech Innovation.
  • FCC Consumer Protection: Avoiding Robocalls and Scams
    • with Keyla Hernandez-Ulloa, Acting Chief, FCC Consumer Affairs and Outreach Division and Alma Hughes, FCC Consumer Education & Outreach Specialist.
  • Building an Open Learning Community with The Upskilling Labs
    • With Ann Marie Guzzi, founding Board Member, The Upskilling Labs, and Sandra Moscoso, President & founding Board Member, The Upskilling Labs.

• A full hour for resource exchange + networking- see below for details
• This is a free, all-day event including breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. This event is made possible by the generous support of the DC Public Library Foundation and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. 
• Expect to actively participate and meet new people

Ways you can share your expertise

The breakout session proposal window is now closed, but don't worry! This is event is designed to be interactive and participatory, and we invite everyone to Share your most useful resource during the resource exchange networking hour: we encourage participants to share your number one most useful resource for other digital navigation practitioners (think handout, template, workflow, tool) OR one thing you think would be most useful to residents (a learning resource, flyer, website to know, etc). During the resource exchange, we'll rotate through small groups with featuring one-minute resource demonstrations or pitches and group discussion. To participate, indicate interest upon registration. This is an optional, low stakes way to share your expertise and wisdom with this network.

Reasonable Accommodations Information

The DC Public Library encourages people with disabilities to participate in our programs, services, and Board of Trustees meetings. 

If you have questions about physical access, need handouts in alternate format, or require American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, CART, or other reasonable accommodations to participate, fill out this form. If assistance is needed to make a reasonable accommodations request, please contact the DC Public Library Center for Accessibility by email at DCPLaccess@dc.gov or by phone at 202-727-2142. 

Please request any accommodations as early as possible, but at least seven (7) days in advance of the program or event, so that proper arrangements may be made. If you have requested ASL interpretation or other accommodation and find you cannot attend, please contact us promptly to cancel your request.

For a list of assistive technology available throughout the DCPL system, including audio loop systems, desktop magnifiers, and others, please visit this page. To report access concerns at DC Public Library locations, please go to the ADA Compliance Issue Form. If assistance is needed to fill out this form please reach out to the Center for Accessibility via email at DCPLaccess@dc.gov or phone at 202-727-2142.

If you are interested in participating in this event and would like language assistance, please email: digital.inclusion@dc.gov.

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