Chairman Pai Appoints D'wana Terry to Lead FCC Workplace Diversity Office

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced the appointment of D’wana Terry as acting director of the FCC’s Office of Workplace Diversity. The Office of Workplace Diversity ensures that the FCC provides employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Specifically, the office is charged with taking steps to foster a diverse workforce; promoting and ensuring equal opportunity for all FCC employees and candidates for employment; and developing the Commission’s affirmative employment goals and objectives. Terry has served in numerous senior positions at the FCC since joining the Commission from private practice in 1994. Most recently, she was associate bureau chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau. She has also served as an associate bureau chief and chief of staff in both the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau – and as acting deputy bureau chief of CGB. She also served as chief of the Wireless Bureau’s Public Safety & Critical Infrastructure Division. She earned her law degree from the University of Virginia Law School and her bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College.

Terry’s appointment follows Larry Hudson’s transition to the FCC’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities.