RANKING MEMBER COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS ANO TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE ASSISTANT DEMOCRATIC WHIP entatibeg WEBSITE: http://engel.house.gov FACEBOOK. htlp://www.facebook.com/RepEliotEngel TWITTER:@RepEllotEngel The Honorable Ajit V. Pai Chairman Eliot L. Engel 1611) District, Jlclll [>orh January 23, 201 8 Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street NW Washington, DC 20554Ajit Pai Dear Chairman Pai: 2462 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON. DC 20515-3216 (202) 225- 2464 DISTRICT OFFICES: 3655 JOHNSON AVENUE BRONX. NY 10463 (718) 796-9700 6 GRAMATAN AVENUE SUITE 205 MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 (914) 699-4100 177 DREISER LOOP ROOM 3 BRONX. NY 10475 1718) 320-2314 I write to put forward the resume of Emily Proskine Hurd for your consideration for the FCC's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). I recognize that the BDAC is currently fully appointed, but I believe that Ms. Hurd offers an important set of skills that would benefit the Committee should a position become available in the future. Ms. Hurd currently serves on the City Council of Rye, New York, where she is a leader working on major infrastructure improvements. She is also an active participant in the Rye community, serving on the Boards of Directors for organizations including Five Steps to Five, which educates parents about how to provide a nurturing environment for their children' s development and learning during the earliest years of childhood, and the Friends of the Rye Nature Center. She has also worked as a neighborhood organizer focusing on mobilizing community response to residential development and zoning. In short, Ms. Hurd has an exceptional track record of success and dedication to her community that would make her a valuable addition to the BDAC. Should you wish to discuss this nomination further, I can be reached through my office manager, Darlene Murray, at 2462 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC 20515, or by phone at (202) 225-2464. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Eliot L. Engel Member of Congress l' ,·,, I 227