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, 2024. 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, 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
Matthew DelNero
Covington & Burling LLP
Assistant Treasurer
Russell Hanser
Secretary
Johanna Thomas
U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee
Assistant Secretary
Jennifer Schneider
American Tower Corporation
CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Joshua Pila
Gray Television, Inc.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(Three to be elected for three-year terms)
Avonne Bell
CTIA
Rizwan Chowdhry
Wells Fargo
Katy Milner
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Caroline Van Wie
AT&T Services, Inc.
Julie Veach
HWG LLP
Rachel Wolkowitz
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
(Three to be elected for two-year terms)
Colin Andrews
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Jonathan Campbell
Federal Communications Commission
Lisa Fowlkes
Comcast NBCUniversal
Hannah Lepow
Federal Communications Commission
Savannah Schaefer
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
Brenda Villanueva
The Utility Reform Network (TURN)
FCBA FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(Four to be elected for three-year terms)
Jacqueline Clary
Altice USA
Angela DeMahy
AT&T Services, Inc.
Crystal Evans
Disney
Kristine Hackman
Amazon
Jamile Kadre
Federal Communications Commission
Gerald Leverich, III
Salt Point Strategies
Matt McCormick
Jaime McCoy
Federal Communications Commission
Pursuant to the By-Laws, current President-Elect Kathy Kirby will become President on July 1, 2024, and Thaila Sundaresan will serve a second year as a Chapter Representative.
As of July 1, 2024, Jennifer Schneider would have one year remaining on her elected term on the Executive Committee. However, she has been nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary. Under the By-Laws, if a vacancy occurs with respect to any elected member of the Executive Committee, the President, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall appoint an individual to serve until the next election, at which time the membership shall elect an individual to fill the unexpired portion of the term. In accordance with the By-laws, Kathy Kirby, upon becoming President, will appoint an individual to serve on the Executive Committee to fill the vacancy and will present that appointment to the incoming Executive Committee for their approval. As the term of the vacated seat is scheduled to expire June 30, 2025, the same time that the next election results would take effect, there will be no need for a subsequent special election to fill the seat.
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 6, 2024 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, 2024. The election results will be announced during the FCBA Annual Meeting. Special thanks to members of this year’s Nominations Committee: Barry Ohlson (Chair), Paula Boyd, Jared Carlson, Elizabeth Cuttner, Kyle Dixon, Erin Dozier, Yosef Getachew, Kara Graves, Kathy Kirby, Sarah Leggin, Madi Lottenbach, Nirali Patel, and Michael Scurato.