New FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Chief

NEW FCC WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU CHIEF
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced his intention to appoint Dana Shaffer as the Wireline Competition Bureau Chief. During her tenure at the Commission, Dana has served as Deputy Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, interim legal advisor to Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate and to Commissioner Robert McDowell, and most recently Deputy Bureau Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Dana joined the Commission after more than ten years' experience in the telecommunications industry, during which she served in a number of leadership roles, including President of the Southeastern Competitive Carriers Association and President of the Tennessee Telecommunications Association. Ms. Shaffer received her BS summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas and her JD magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University School of Law. She was selected to the Order of the Coif and served as law clerk to the Honorable Eugene Siler of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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