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.