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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  PRESS  CONTACT:  Dana  Shaffer 
 June  5,  2006  202-  418-  2200 
 COMMISSIONER  ROBERT  M.  MCDOWELL  ANNOUNCES  STAFF 
 Today,  FCC  Commissioner  Robert  M.  McDowell  announced  the  hiring  of  Dana  Shaffer,  Angela  Giancarlo,  and  Cristina  Chou  Pauzé  as  Acting  Legal  Advisors. 
 Dana  Brown  Shaffer,  Acting  Wireline  Advisor,  joined  the  FCC  as  Deputy  Bureau  Chief  of  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau,  and  served  as  an  interim  legal  advisor  to  Commissioner 
 Deborah  Taylor  Tate.  Ms.  Shaffer  has  more  than  ten  years’  experience  in  the  telecommunications  industry,  during  which  time  she  served  in  a  number  of  leadership  roles, 
 including  President  of  the  Southeastern  Competitive  Carriers  Association  and  President  of  the  Tennessee  Telecommunications  Association.  Ms.  Shaffer  received  her  JD  from  Vanderbilt 
 University  School  of  Law,  and  served  as  law  clerk  to  the  Honorable  Eugene  Siler  of  the  US  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Sixth  Circuit. 


 Angela  Giancarlo,  Acting  Wireless  Advisor,  recently  served  as  Associate  Chief  for  Spectrum  Policy  in  the  Public  Safety  and  Critical  Infrastructure  Division  of  the  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau.  Prior  to  joining  the  FCC,  Ms.  Giancarlo  was  Senior  Associate  in  the  Washington,  DC  office  of  Hogan  &  Hartson  LLP,  where  her  primary  focus  was  advising 
 clients  on  commercial  and  private  wireless  regulation,  auction-  related  transactional  matters  and  strategic  planning  on  spectrum  allocations.  Ms.  Giancarlo  began  her  career  in  the  congressional 
 office  of  former  U.  S.  Representative  Jack  Kemp  (R-  NY),  where  she  served  in  a  number  of  capacities  over  the  course  of  four  years.  Ms.  Giancarlo  received  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in 
 political  science  from  Trinity  College  in  Washington,  DC  and  a  law  degree  from  the  Columbus  School  of  Law  at  Catholic  University  of  America. 


 Cristina  Chou  Pauzé,  Acting  Media  Advisor,  joined  the  FCC  as  an  Associate  Bureau  Chief  in  the  Media  Bureau.  Her  prior  experience  includes  positions  at  Morrison  &  Foerster’s 
 Washington  DC  office,  the  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  at  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce,  and  Teleglobe  USA  Inc.  Ms.  Pauzé  received  her  JD  from 
 Vanderbilt  University  School  of  Law  and  her  AB  from  Duke  University.  She  served  as  a  law  clerk  to  the  Honorable  John  G.  Heyburn  II  of  the  US  District  Court  for  the  Western  District  of 
 Kentucky. 
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 Regarding  the  announcement,  Commissioner  McDowell  said,  “I  am  excited  to  have  three  such  talented,  experienced  attorneys  working  with  me  as  we  address  the  many  challenging  issues 
 facing  the  Commission.  I  am  confident  that  their  unique  talents,  as  well  as  their  common  sense  of  dedication  to  public  service,  will  be  invaluable  to  me  and  to  the  Commission.” 


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