FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Names Six Members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appointed six members to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). Each appointee was nominated in response to two Public Notices soliciting nominations for the Board position listed below, including a Public Notice seeking nominations for the newly created Tribal board member position. The three-year term for these positions begins on January 1, 2024. 

• Mona L. Thompson, General Manager of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority as the Representative for Tribal communities;
• Sheba Chacko, Chief Regulatory Counsel, British Telecoms in the Americas as the Representative for competitive local exchange carriers;
• Kara Semmler, General Counsel and Executive Director, South Dakota Telecommunications Association as the Representative for incumbent local exchange carriers (non-Bell Operating Companies) with $40 million or less in annual revenue;
• Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance as the Representative for low-income consumers;
• Joan H. Wade, Ed.D., Executive Director, Association of Educational Service Agencies as the Representative for schools that are eligible to receive E-rate discounts; and
• Katherine Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D., Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center as the Representative for rural health care providers that are eligible to receive supported services.