Rebecca F. Kauma is a passionate digital equity and inclusion leader with strong project management, program management, communications, stakeholder and community engagement, strategic planning, and operations implementation expertise. Rebecca is currently the Digital Equity & Inclusion Officer at The City of Long Beach.

In this role, she is leading the City’s Digital Inclusion Initiative to ensure that low-income communities and communities of color in Long Beach have the opportunities, resources, and power they need to thrive economically. Rebecca strives to uplift and empower communities most in need through equitable, inclusive, and culturally competent programs, practices, policies, and systems change efforts.

Rebecca is the recipient of the 2020 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Award. This national award recognizes outstanding leadership and dedication in advancing digital equity and inclusion and addressing the digital divide. She also serves on the governing Board of Directors for the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). Rebecca was selected as a 2020 New Leaders Council Fellow. The New Leaders Council Institute is a highly selective national leadership program to equip young progressive leaders with the skills to enact policy and systems change efforts in their communities.

Rebecca has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from The American University School of Public Affairs. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Administration (BSHA) from California State University, Northridge.