Derrick joined MUM’s Board of Directors in 2016. He became Vice President in 2017 and President in 2021. Derrick regularly helps with MUM’s food drives and fundraisers. Derrick is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Relations at WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband. Derrick has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.