Barbara Burba-Filoreto

Barbara Burba-Filoreto is the Executive Director (Bureau Chief) for the Office of Enterprise Management, The Department of General Services, for the Commonwealth of PA. Leveraging State Assets for Connectivity. The Department of General Services Office of Enterprise Wireless Management (OEWM) oversees the commonwealth’s efforts to monetize excess and underutilized capacity on commonwealth-owned wireless assets in support of the development, improvement, and expansion of digital telecommunications in Pennsylvania. Also, the privilege to collaborate with all COPA agencies and Authorities to gain better connectivity and serve COPA residents. OEWM markets Agency assets (90,000+) to gain revenue while collaborating with Office of Transformation, PSP, PBDA and other vital Agencies to leverage our assets for the Infrastructure BEAD build. She was formerly the CEO/Owner of Amerisite Wireless Development a Woman Owned Site Development Firm for 16 years. Focusing on Tower Site Development and Construction. She also consulted for Tower companies and Carriers. She was previously the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Diamond Communications. She was formerly the Director of Government Operations for Insite Wireless Group/American Tower Corporation. She has almost two decades of highly competent experience in Government Affairs, Tower Development, Site Acquisition/Real Estate Services as well as Consulting, Turn-Key Construction, and Contacts/Resolutions. She has consulted with Federal and State Government, Telecommunication and Broadcast Operators, Gas and Oil, and Tower Companies in multiple markets across the United States to build a valuable network of contacts that trust her skills and judgment when it comes to putting systems on the air. Barbara is an Industry Subject Matter Expert and Instructor with the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s (WIA) Telecommunications Education Center (TEC) program. She developed the SD300- Site Development Coursework -available for training and certification. She is collaborating with WIA and Department of Labor and Industry to create a Site Acquisition/Development Job ID Number to further educate and fulfill employment deficiencies in the Wireless Industry. Barbara worked with the Federal Department of Education for over 12 years as a Consultant and Trainer. Most of her instructor experience has been in training or educating adults in Government or Education forums. She has worked with several Universities teaching master’s level and Doctorate Education students. She has collaborated with several consulting firms including Deloitte to create a software program for PA State employees to incorporate an online database. She also is a certified Facilitator and Mediator with the Atlanta Justice Department. She has worked with various systems within Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio training Federal Government Grant Recipient Agencies and creating and enforcing state and county government contracts.