HOMETOWN FIBER - Key Persons


Alex Hepp

Job Titles:
  • Information Officer, City of Hopkins

Clint Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Fiber Optic Expert
Clint works with our field study teams, taking on complex field study evaluations. His expertise encompasses all broadband technologies in the past 30 years and can easily identify how systems connect. He spent 36 years making sure Ma Bell, U.S. West, Qwest and CenturyLink customers had telephone and internet service.

Dave Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Fiber Optic Expert
Fiber Dave, as we call him, designed and built the first fiber optic links in downtown Minneapolis in the 1980s and that fiber remains in service today. His 40 years of experience includes developing the fiber optic division for CenturyLink. Fiber Dave is a natural mentor who has trained other team member how to splice, troubleshoot and test fiber optic systems. We are honored to have him on the Hometown Fiber team.

Eileen Smith - VP

Job Titles:
  • Media Contact
  • Vice President
Eileen is passionate about making complex topics easy to understand. She's done it throughout her career in rural journalism, health care, public schools and health insurance. By working with Hometown Fiber, Eileen has the chance to help leaders understand the complex world of broadband.

George Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Litchfield Electric Utility

Kyle Moorhead - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • President
Hometown Fiber's founder Kyle Moorhead and Bolton & Menk have been working together since 2004 to serve the City of Litchfield, Minnesota. In 2010 the city faced unreliable communication between City buildings and utilities. The communication breakdown had an impact on community-wide critical infrastructure including water, wastewater, electricity, water tower, water pumps, water meters, public safety, and basic city services such as phones, networked computer operations and more.

Lezlie Sauter

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Coordinator

Marlena Pfeiffer

Job Titles:
  • Broadband Specialist

Marshall Stueven

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician
Marshall is an expert in field data collection, GIS mapping, network design and fiber network construction. He worked with MoreCom for 15 years serving the technology needs of municipalities and businesses.

Mitch Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Executive Officer

Tom Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician
Tom began his career with MoreCom nearly 15 years ago. His expertise includes field data collection, GIS mapping, fiber network construction, emergency fiber restores, network trouble shooting, GPS locates and data centers.