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 Cable 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.

Current members of the show include:

  • Arkansas

  • Iowa

  • Kansas

  • Missouri

  • Nebraska

  • Oklahoma

  • Texas

Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Jack Latzer CO-CHAIRMAN NCTI

Jack Latzer
MACS Vice Chair
NCTI

Loren King
Past MACS Chair
MBO

Eric Claytor
PeakView Solutions

Crystal Kemp
MACS Chair
Conway Corp.

Pam Gilles
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 Communications

Matt Looney
Calix

Richard Conger
MediaCom

The 2019 Kansas City MACS 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 MACS Co-Chairman