NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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: January 8, 2007 Clyde Ensslin at (202) 418-0506 CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN ANNOUNCES HIS INTENTION TO APPOINT THE MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL BUREAU CHIEFS, AND ANNOUNCES THE SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR TO THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced his intention to appoint Monica Shah Desai as the Media Bureau Chief, Helen Domenici as the International Bureau Chief and Donna Gregg will serve as Senior Policy Advisor to the Ambassador, United States Representative to the World Radiocommunication Conference. Of these announcements, Chairman Martin said, “I want to thank Monica and Helen for agreeing to serve the Commission in these capacities. Monica has led the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau with distinction during the past two years, and I know that she will continue to demonstrate the highest level of dedicated public service in the Media Bureau. I also want to thank Helen for agreeing to join the Commission and lead our International Bureau. The Commission is fortunate to have Helen’s government and communications experience. Finally, I would also like to thank Donna Gregg for her distinguished service as Chief of the Media Bureau, and for agreeing to serve the American public as Ambassador Richard Russell’s Senior Policy Advisor for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference. The U.S. delegation will be well served by Donna’s extensive communications background and experience.” Monica Shah Desai has served as chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau since April 2005. She has worked at the Commission since 1999 in a variety of capacities. She previously served as an interim legal advisor to then Commissioner Martin on spectrum and international issues, and has also had responsibility for various common carrier and media issues. She has also worked as an attorney-advisor in the Pricing Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau, as well as the Commercial Wireless Division and the former Public Safety and Private Wireless Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Before joining the FCC, Ms. Desai was as an associate at the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal where she worked on government contracts, commercial litigation and environmental regulatory matters. She was a law clerk to the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow (United States District Court, District of Maryland). She also served as an adjunct professor at the George Mason University School of Law. Ms. Desai received her J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. She received her B.B.A., magna cum laude, in Finance from George Washington University, where she was a National Merit Scholar. She is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association and currently serves on the Nominations Committee. For the past five years, Helen Domenici has worked at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President as Assistant Director for Telecommunications and Information Technology. In this role, she has helped develop strategies and coordinate domestic and international policies with respect to telecommunications, broadband, spectrum, and Internet issues for the White House. Prior to joining OSTP, Helen served as a Policy Analyst for more than four years at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the International Bureau actively shaping policies with respect to telecommunications, the Internet, and broadband matters with special focus on infrastructure-related issues. Before joining the FCC, Helen completed a MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to attending HBS, she worked for the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Inc., in the Federal Government Affairs Office, for five years. In addition to her MBA from HBS, Helen’s education includes a B.A. from the University of Virginia. She graduated with Distinction and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Donna Coleman Gregg has been Chief of the Media Bureau. Prior to joining the Bureau in 2005, she spent most of her career in private law practice, having been a partner with Wiley Rein & Fielding and with Dow Lohnes & Albertson, where she specialized in communications and media law issues. In recent years she also served as Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and as a Senior Lecturing Fellow in Telecommunications Law and Policy at Duke University School of Law. Ms. Gregg received her bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Michigan, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and her J.D. degree from Duke University. # # #