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FCC COMMISSIONER MEREDITH ATTWELL BAKER ANNOUNCES STAFF
Washington, DC – Federal Communications Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker today
announced that Bradley Gillen, Charles Mathias and Christi Shewman will serve as her legal advisors.  
Commissioner Baker also announced that Millie Kerr has been appointed as her Confidential Assistant 
and Staff Attorney. 
“I would like to thank my talented and dedicated interim staff—Bill Freedman, Erin McGrath, 
Christi Shewman and Ann Monahan—for all that they have done to help me get started.  They have 
indoctrinated me into the ways of the FCC, drawing upon extensive experience.  I am deeply grateful to 
them for all of their hard work,” said Baker.  “I am also thrilled and honored to have such a talented group 
of individuals joining my team.  They are extraordinarily accomplished attorneys and I know that I will 
benefit from their leadership, public and private sector experience, and dedication to public service.  I 
look forward to drawing on their diverse experiences and talent to help craft important policies facing the 
Commission.”
Brad Gillen will serve as Legal Advisor for media issues, joining the office on November 9th.  Most 
recently, Mr. Gillen served as the Director of Federal Regulatory and Senior Counsel for Dish Network 
L.L.C.  Mr. Gillen began his career in the communications group at Wiley Rein LLP.  
Brad received his B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College and his J.D. from the University of Virginia 
School of Law.
Charles Mathias will serve as Legal Advisor for wireless, international and public safety issues.  Mr. 
Mathias most recently served as an Associate Bureau Chief in the Wireless Bureau and before that 
Special Counsel, where he worked on spectrum and wireless policy issues.  Before joining the FCC, 
Charles held senior legal and government relations positions at Lucent Technologies and Bechtel.  In 
private practice, he counseled companies and individuals in the information and communications 
technologies sector, and especially companies interested in expanding their business internationally.  He 
began his career as a corporate lawyer at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston.
Mr. Mathias received his B.A. from Harvard University before attending the University of Virginia 
School of Law.
Christi Shewman will serve as Legal Advisor for wireline and universal service.  Ms. Shewman has 
served in a number of roles in the Wireline Competition Bureau since 2003, including Chief of the 
Competition Policy Division.  During her years in the Bureau, she managed and was the lead attorney on, 
among others, the IP-Enabled Services proceeding and various broadband matters.  In 2006, Ms. 
Shewman served as counsel, on detail from the FCC, to the United States Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science & Transportation.  Before joining the Bureau, she held previous positions with 
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, the Office of FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani, and Qwest 
Communications.  
Ms. Shewman received her B.A. from Central Methodist College and her J.D. from George Mason 
University School of Law.  She also holds Master’s degrees from Thunderbird–The American Graduate 
School of International Management and from The George Washington University.  
Millie Kerr will serve as Confidential Assistant and Staff Attorney to Commissioner Baker.  Before 
joining the FCC, Ms. Kerr worked as an associate for Allen & Overy LLP in London.
Ms. Kerr received her B.A. from Wake Forest University and graduated from the University of Texas 
School of Law. 
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