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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 For  Immediate  Release:  News  Media  Contact:  March  3,  2004  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rosemary.  kimball@  fcc.  gov 
 RICHARD  D.  SMITH  NAMED  CHIEF  OF  CGB’S  POLICY  DIVISION;  NANCY  STEVENSON  NAMED  DEPUTY  CHIEF 


 Washington,  DC  –  Richard  D.  Smith  has  been  named  chief  of  the  Policy  Division  of  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau.  Nancy  Stevenson  has  been  named  deputy  chief. 
 Smith  has  been  acting  chief  of  that  division  since  January  2003.  He  joined  the  Commission  in  1996  as  an  attorney  in  what  was  then  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau.  As  chief  of 
 the  Policy  Division,  he  will  be  overseeing  the  bureau’s  work  on  rulemakings  and  orders  for  which  it  has  primary  responsibility  such  as  telemarketing  and  slamming,  and  by  commenting  on 
 rulemakings  and  orders  originated  by  other  Bureaus  and  Offices  to  ensure  that  consumer  interests  are  considered  in  all  Commission  policy-  making  activities. 


 He  received  a  B.  S.  in  Business  Administration  at  the  University  of  Southern  California  and  a  J.  D.  at  Pepperdine  University.  He  and  his  wife,  Laura,  and  daughter,  Aleksandra,  reside  in 
 Manassas,  Virginia. 
 Nancy  Stevenson  has  been  acting  deputy  chief  of  the  Policy  Division  since  January  2003.  She  joined  the  Commission  in  1994  as  an  attorney  in  what  was  then  the  Cable  Services  Bureau. 
 She  joined  CGB  in  2002.  She  holds  B.  S.  degrees  in  Psychology  and  Communication  Arts  and  a  J.  D.  degree,  all  from  the  University  of  Wisconsin. 


 K.  Dane  Snowden,  Chief  of  CGB,  said  “The  bureau  is  very  fortunate  to  have  Richard  and  Nancy  heading  our  very  busy  Policy  Division.  Their  experience  and  expertise  will  serve 
 consumers  and  the  FCC  well  as  they  continue  to  tackle  the  important  issues  before  the  bureau.” 
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