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 NEWS  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  News  Media  contact:  March  19,  2003  Lisa  Zaina  202-  418-  2300 
 FCC  COMMISSIONER  ADELSTEIN  ANNOUNCES  STAFF  CHANGES 
 Washington,  DC  --  FCC  Commissioner  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  announced  several  staffing  changes  today.  He  announced  that  Barry  Ohlson  will  be  his  permanent  Wireless  Legal  Advisor, 
 and  that  Johanna  Mikes  will  be  his  permanent  Media  Advisor,  effective  March  31,  replacing  Sarah  Whitesell,  who  has  served  as  interim  Media  Advisor  since  the  Commissioner  took  office 
 in  December. 
 Ohlson  has  worked  with  Commissioner  Adelstein  since  the  Commissioner  was  sworn  in  last  December,  and  he  will  continue  to  advise  the  Commissioner  on  spectrum,  technology,  and 
 international  issues.  Commissioner  Adelstein  stated,  “I  am  so  pleased  that  Barry  has  agreed  to  serve  as  a  permanent  advisor.  I  highly  value  his  insights  and  professionalism  and  am  glad  to 
 include  him  in  my  permanent  staff.” 
 Prior  to  joining  the  Commissioner’s  office,  Ohlson  was  Chief  of  the  Policy  Division  in  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau.  He  also  has  served  as  a  Legal  Advisor  to  the 
 Wireless  Bureau  Chief  and  as  acting  Chief  of  the  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division.  Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  Ohlson  spent  four  years  at  Winstar  Communications,  Inc  as 
 Senior  Director  for  Federal  Regulatory  Affairs,  in  addition  to  serving  as  an  associate  at  the  law  firms  of  McDermott,  Will  &  Emery  and  at  Keller  and  Heckman.  Ohlson  holds  a  J.  D.  from 
 George  Washington  University  and  a  B.  A.  from  the  College  of  William  and  Mary. 
 Commissioner  Adelstein  said,  “Sarah  Whitesell  has  been  an  invaluable  asset  to  me  since  I  joined  the  Commission.  Although  I  understand  why  she  has  chosen  to  return  to  the  Media 
 Bureau,  I  am  grateful  for  her  counsel  and  insights  in  this  incredibly  important  policy  area.” 
 Adelstein  continued:  “I’m  delighted  that  Johanna  Mikes  will  be  joining  my  staff.  Her  enthusiasm,  intellect  and  experience  will  prove  invaluable  in  the  media  policy  challenges  to 
 come.” 
 Mikes  most  recently  has  been  Legislative  Counsel  for  US  Representative  Rick  Boucher,  advising  him  on  communications  and  intellectual  property  issues  before  the  House  Energy  and 
 Commerce  and  House  Judiciary  Committees,  and  assisting  him  in  co-  chairing  the  Congressional  Internet  Caucus. 


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 Prior  to  joining  the  Congressman,  Mikes  served  as  Attorney  Advisor  in  the  Policy  and  Program  Planning  Division  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  Common  Carrier 
 Bureau  (now  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau). 
 Before  joining  the  Commission,  Mikes  was  an  associate  at  Latham  &  Watkins  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  specializing  in  communications  law.  She  also  served  as  a  law  clerk  for  the 
 Honorable  Karen  Nelson  Moore,  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Sixth  Circuit.  She  received  her  J.  D.  magna  cum  laude  from  the  Georgetown  University  Law  Center,  and  a  B.  S.  in  Business 
 Administration  summa  cum  laude  from  Georgetown  University. 


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