Carmen Perez-Carlton was appointed to the Board of Directors on October 1, 2019. In 2023, Ms. Perez-Carlton was appointed to the Board of Directors of Summit Utilities, Inc., a company that owns natural gas distribution and transmission subsidiaries that operate in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. From January 2017 to July 2019, Ms. Perez-Carlton served as an independent advisor for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI), a publicly-traded fiber infrastructure REIT, providing input and strategic guidance on matters related to mergers and acquisitions, strategy and business development opportunities. Previously, she served as President of FPL FiberNet, LLC from 2007 until it was acquired by Crown Castle in January 2017. As President, Ms. Perez-Carlton grew FPL FiberNet through acquisition and network expansion while leading the company through a debt refinancing and ultimately to its eventual sale. Ms. Perez-Carlton also served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing and Director, Finance & Accounting with FPL FiberNet, LLC from March 2004 to January 2007. Prior to FPL FiberNet, LLC, Ms. Perez-Carlton served as Assistant Controller and Director, Revenue and Recovery for Florida Power & Light, Co., where she led all credit and collections strategies and processes. Ms. Perez-Carlton began her career as an Audit Manager with Deloitte and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Florida International University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status). Ms. Perez-Carlton has served on multiple non-profit organization’s boards and was recognized in 2013 by Capacity Media as one of the top ten women in the telecommunications industry.