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Nominations Committee Presents FY2026 Slate of Candidates

Pursuant to Article V, Section 21 of the Association’s By-Laws, the FCBA Nominations Committee has nominated the persons set forth below as candidates for the positions shown for terms beginning July 1, 2025.  Pursuant to Article IV, Section 2 of the By-Laws, this year the membership will elect a President-Elect, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, an Assistant Treasurer, a Chapter Representative for a two-year term, a Delegate to the American Bar Association for a two-year term, three (3) individuals to the Executive Committee for three-year terms, three (3) individuals to the Nominations Committee for two-year terms, and four (4) individuals as Trustees of the FCBA Foundation for three-year terms.

OFFICERS

President-Elect
Mia Guizzetti Hayes
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Assistant Treasurer
Johanna Thomas
U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee

Secretary
Jennifer Schneider
American Tower Corporation

Assistant Secretary
Parul Desai

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jonathan Cohen
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

DELEGATE TO THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Dennis Corbett
Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(Three to be elected for three-year terms)

Bill Davenport
Cisco Systems, Inc.

Shiva Goel
NTIA

Jamison Prime
Federal Communications Commission

Sean Spivey
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Karen Sprung
T-Mobile

Julie Veach
HWG LLP

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
(Three to be elected for two-year terms)

Jessica Greffenius
Federal Communications Commission

Madi Lottenbach
Wiley Rein LLP

Brian Regan
Quadra Partners, LLC

Savannah Schaefer
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Melanie Tiano
T-Mobile

Henry Wendel
Cooley LLP

FCBA FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(Four to be elected for three-year terms)

Sarah Baxenberg
Wiley Rein LLP

Jeremy Berkowitz
Paul Hastings LLP

Traci Biswese
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

Diana Eisner
USTelecom – The Broadband Association

Pam Gallant
Federal Communications Commission

Daudeline Meme
Verizon

Stephanie Power
Comcast Corporation

Ryan Thompson
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Pursuant to the By-Laws, current President-Elect Matt DelNero will become President on July 1, 2025, and Josh Pila will serve a second year as a Chapter Representative.

Pursuant to Article V, Section 21(c) of the By-Laws, additional nominations of candidates for the positions listed above may be made by Petition.  The signatures of at least twenty-five (25) members of the FCBA must support each candidate nominated by Petition.  Nominating Petitions must be submitted no later than April 8, 2025, to Kerry Loughney, FCBA Executive Director, 1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20036 or kerry@fcba.org.

Election materials and instructions for electronic voting will be sent to all members eligible to vote around May 1, 2025.  The election results will be announced during the FCBA Annual Meeting.

Special thanks to members of this year’s Nominations Committee: Diane Holland (Chair), Sally Buckman, Jonathan Campbell, Steve Conley, Elizabeth Cuttner, Matt DelNero, Lisa Fowlkes, Yosef Getachew, Sarah Leggin, Hannah Lepow, Clint Odom, and Aspa Paroutsas.