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, 2026. 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
Russell Hanser
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

Assistant Treasurer
Jennifer Schneider
American Tower Corporation

Secretary
Parul Desai
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee

Assistant Secretary
Celia Lewis
JSI

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Taylor Lamb
Cox Media Group

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

Annick Banoun
HWG LLP

Van Bloys
Crown Castle Inc.

Stephen Conley
Wiley Rein LLP

Angela Kung
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Aspa Paroutsas
Qualcomm Incorporated

Courtney Tolerico
CTIA

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

Steve Coran
Lerman Senter PLLC

Jonathan Mark
Google

Nirali Patel
USTelecom – The Broadband Association

Halie Peacher
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Michael Saperstein
Wireless Infrastructure Association

Danielle Thumann
Federal Communications Commission

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

Sophie Galleher
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jon Garvin
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Jodi Goldberg
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Heather Hendrickson
Somos, Inc.

Carolyn Mahoney
Federal Communications Commission

Justin McCuen
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Kimia Nikseresht
Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

Stephanie Weiner
Georgetown Law

Pursuant to the By-Laws, current President-Elect Mia Guizzetti Hayes will become President on July 1, 2026, and Jonathan Cohen 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 10, 2026, 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, 2026. The election results will be announced during the FCBA Annual Meeting.

Special thanks to members of this year’s Nominations Committee: Kathleen Kirby (Chair), Sara Baxenberg, Jonathan Campbell, Adam Copeland, Lisa Higginbotham, Jessica Greffenius, Mia Guizzetti Hayes, Hannah Lepow, Madeleine Lottenbach, Kris Montheith, Kiara Ortiz, Savannah Schaefer, and Henry Wendel.