FCC Commissioner McDowell Announces Permanent Staff

COMMISSIONER McDOWELL ANNOUNCES PERMANENT STAFF
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
On Tuesday, FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell announced the hiring of his permanent staff. 1) John Hunter will serve as Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor on wireline issues. John Hunter was most recently Counsel to the House of Representatives Government Reform Committee, appointed by Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA). Previously, he was Of Counsel at Reed Smith, McNair & Sanford, representing telecommunications companies, including local exchange, wireless, interexchange and international carriers, broadcasters, cable companies and equipment manufacturers. He was also Senior Counsel of the United States Telecom Association representing local exchange carriers and served as Senior Attorney in the Washington office of United Telecommunications. 2) Angela Giancarlo will serve as Legal Advisor for wireless and international issues. Previously, she held the position of Associate Chief for Spectrum Policy in the Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Prior to joining the Commission, she worked in the Washington, DC office of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., where her primary focus was advising clients on commercial and private wireless regulation, auction-related transactional matters and strategic planning on spectrum allocations. Ms. Giancarlo has authored several articles on spectrum and technology matters. She began her career in the congressional office of former U.S. Representative Jack Kemp (R-NY). 3) Cristina Pauzé will continue as Legal Advisor to Commissioner McDowell for media issues. Prior to working in the McDowell office, she was an Associate Bureau Chief in the FCC's Media Bureau. Before joining the Commission, Ms. Pauzé was Of Counsel at Morrison & Foerster's Washington DC office, where her practice included representing media clients in regulatory compliance, licensing, rulemaking and transactional matters. She has also held positions as policy advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and as senior counsel for commercial transactions at Teleglobe USA. 4) Brigid Calamis will serve as Deputy Chief of Staff. Ms. Calamis joined Commissioner McDowell's office as Confidential Assistant in June 2006. Her prior experience includes positions in the government relations and public affairs departments of the National Association of Broadcasters and CompTel, a trade association representing telecommunications entrepreneurs, and providing public affairs support for technology and communications clients at Dittus Communications.
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* FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell Names Permanent Staff
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