Gomez Sworn in as FCC Commissioner, Names Staff
Anna Gomez is now an FCC commissioner, having been sworn in Monday. She was confirmed by the Senate earlier this month. "As the first Latina to serve in this position in over two decades, it is especially meaningful to be…
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sworn in as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month," she said in a statement. "I look forward to working with Congress, Chairwoman [Jessica] Rosenworcel, my fellow Commissioners, and the talented and dedicated FCC staff to ensure that every person in every community, of every geography and income, has access to modern telecommunications services. I am eager to hear from all and to bring my experience in domestic and international telecommunications to serve the American people.” She said Rosenworcel's deputy chief of staff for administration, Deena Shetler, would be her acting chief of staff and media and international legal advisor. She said Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau staffer Edyael Casaperalta, would be acting legal advisor for wireless, public safety and consumer protection; Wireline Bureau staffer Hayley Steffen would be her wireline and space acting legal advisor; and Wireline Bureau staff assistant Anna Holland would be her acting executive assitant.