Celebrating the 2026 Digital Equity Champions!

Each year at Net Inclusion, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society recognizes leaders in the digital inclusion movement through the Charles Benton Digital Equity Digital Equity Award. Named for Charles Benton, the founder of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, NDIA created the awards to recognize leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity. The 2026 Digital Equity Champions are:

• Dr. Mariette Bien-Aime Ayala, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Tech Goes Home (Emerging Leader Award)
• Bill Callahan, Founder and Director of Connect Your Community
• Kami Griffiths, Deputy Director, digitalLIFT