Chairman Pai Announces New Chair and Vice Chair of Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai made three appointments to the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).

1. Chairman Pai has appointed current ACDDE Vice Chair Diane Sutter, President, ShootingStar Broadcasting, to serve as the new Chair of the ACDDE. Ms. Sutter replaces Julia Johnson, President, NetCommunications, who has resigned from the ACDDE.
2. Chairman Pai has appointed Anna Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, as Vice Chair and full committee member of the ACDDE, building on her role as a member of the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group. Ms. Gomez previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
3. Chairman Pai has appointed Susan Au Allen, a member of the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group, as a full member of the  ACDDE. Ms. Allen is President/CEO, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce. The Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group examines issues surrounding access, adoption, and use of broadband and new technologies by underresourced communities.