Index þ Committee and Young Chapter Events PAGE 4 þ Chapter News PAGE 7 Lawyers þ Job Bank PAGE 9 Committee þ Foundation Scholarships PAGE 11 Fundraiser: NEWS July 2007 FCBA Shirts Newsletter of the Federal Communications Bar Association for Sale!

The Young Lawyers Committee is selling FCBA polo shirts to benefit the FCBA Foundation. Perfect for summertime business casual! The shirts are navy blue and embroidered with the FCBA logo in white and amber. Available in women’s sizes S, M, and XL and men’s sizes M, L, and XL for $30 per shirt; available in men’s XXL for $32 per shirt. $16 of the purchase price is deductible as a donation to the FCBA Foundation. Eagle Cup Winners: Team Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP L to R: Ash Johnston, Jason McCollum, “Captain” Carl Northrop, Bill Pendergast To place an order, visit www.fcba.org and submit the form to the FCBA by 11th Annual FCBA Foundation Golf Tournament fax (202-293-4317) or mail (1020 19th Street, The 11th Annual FCBA Foundation unpaid Law School summer interns at NW, Suite 325, Honorable Robert E. Lee Memorial Golf government agencies. Washington, DC 20036). Tournament was held on Friday, June 15, For additional 2007. After 10 years in Virginia, this year’s The tournament is named in memory of information, please Tournament was held at Worthington Manor former Federal Communications contact Kerry Loughney Golf Club in Urbana, Maryland, raising over Commission (FCC) Chairman Robert E. Lee, (202-293-4000; $17,000 for the FCBA Foundation’s who passed away in April 1993 after serving [email protected]) or Tarah Scholarship Fund, which provides college on the FCC for almost thirty years. Grant (703-610-6155; funds for deserving District of Columbia [email protected]). high school graduates as well as stipends for CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 þ Save the Nominations Committee Announces Date! Election Results The 21st Annual Chairman’s Dinner The Nominations Committee is pleased to Elected to three-year terms as members of honoring FCC Chairman announce the results of the 2007 election. the Executive Committee were Jennifer A. Kevin J. Martin, will be The following members were elected as Manner, Carol E. Mattey, and Ruth held December 5, 2007 at officers: Mark D. Schneider, President-Elect; Milkman. Robert R. Neumann was elected the Washington Hilton Richard S. Whitt, Secretary; Laura H. as Chapter Representative to the Executive Hotel. Watch the FCBA Phillips, Assistant Secretary; and Bryan N. Committee. Natalie Roisman will represent News this fall for the Tramont, Assistant Treasurer. Diane J. the Young Lawyers Committee on the dinner reservation form. Cornell assumed the office of President and Executive Committee. Robert L. Pettit assumed the office of Treasurer on July 1st. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 þ PRESIDENT’S Message

DEAR MEMBERS, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS I’m delighted to be writing you for the first time in my new BAR ASSOCIATION role as FCBA President. I know it’s going to be a very exciting © copyright 2007 year in communications, and the FCBA’s many activities will 1020 19th Street, N.W. be there to reflect both the substantive range and camaraderie Suite 325 of our bar. I look forward to working with the new leadership Washington, D.C. 20036-6101 of the FCBA and the FCBA Foundation, as well as the co- Phone: (202) 293-4000 chairs of the FCBA’s many committees. We will be building Fax: (202) 293-4317 E-mail: [email protected] on the tremendous success of this last year for the FCBA and Website: http://www.fcba.org the FCBA Foundation, thanks to outgoing President Jennifer Warren, the FCBA staff, Stan Zenor, Kerry Loughney, Wendy OFFICERS Parish and Ann Henson, Foundation Chair Joe Di Scipio and the Foundation Board, Diane J. Cornell and last – but definitely not least – the many members who have given so President generously of their time and energy. Mark D. Schneider One of the main reasons I’ve so enjoyed practicing communications law is that you President-Elect can count on the issues to morph into something new and different than expected, Richard S. Whitt driven by the dynamic technologies and market trends in our practice area. And Secretary that means the FCBA must be constantly reinventing itself to keep up. This year, Laura H. Phillips we’re making several committee changes to reflect that reality. First, we’re adding an Assistant Secretary entirely new Ad Hoc Privacy & Data Security Committee. Second, we’re expanding Robert L. Pettit the scope and renaming two existing committees. The Ad Hoc Intellectual Property Treasurer Committee will take on the copyright and DRM topics from the prior Copyright and Bryan N. Tramont Digital Rights Management Committee, and add patents, trademarks and trade dress Assistant Treasurer to its communications law portfolio. The new Cyberspace Practice Committee will EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE replace the IP-Based Communications Committee, and cover issues relating to John B. Branscome Internet-based technologies, services and applications. Finally, not to be left behind, Robert E. Branson the Wireline Practice Committee will replace the Common Carrier Committee. Anna M. Gomez Jennifer A. Manner The FCBA is also in the process of upgrading its IT infrastructure to ensure the staff Carol E. Mattey has the technology necessary to serve the membership as effectively as possible. Ruth Milkman We’ve recently completed an IT audit and will be ensuring the office has what it Lauren M. Van Wazer needs to live up to our name as the Federal COMMUNICATIONS Bar Association. Ryan G. Wallach For the membership, perhaps the most important consequence is that we will soon Jennifer A. Warren be offering online registration and payment for FCBA events to make registration Kathryn A. Zachem more convenient for all of you. CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Programming, events and publications form the heart of the value the FCBA brings William P. Cox to its members, and I look forward to working with all of you to keep the FCBA’s Robert R. Neumann services fresh, innovative and topical. We have several events planned for the DELEGATE TO THE summer and fall already, so the committees are moving quickly to get programs in AMERICAN BAR place early in the year. I know I will be able to count on the support of the terrific ASSOCIATION FCBA staff, as well as the remarkable corps of willing and able volunteers that make Brooks E. Harlow the FCBA the unique association that it is. YOUNG LAWYERS REPRESENTATIVE I thank you for the opportunity to serve you as President, and I encourage you to contact me directly ([email protected]) with any ideas you have on Natalie Roisman how the FCBA can better serve its members. I look forward to hearing your creative FCBA STAFF suggestions as the year progresses, and to making this a banner year for the FCBA. Executive Director Stanley D. Zenor ([email protected]) Diane J. Cornell Director of Member Services Kerry K. Loughney ([email protected]) Administrative Assistant Wendy Jo Parish ([email protected]) If you have already sent in the Committee/Chapter sign up form with your Bookkeeper renewal and would like to sign up for one of the new Committees discussed in Ann Henson ([email protected]) the President’s message, please email Kerry Loughney ([email protected]). If you Editor – Kerry Loughney signed up for the predecessor committee of the new committees, you will be Photographer – Mark Van Bergh signed up for the new one. Thank you! Password as of July 10, 2007: 521

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Rochelle Cohen David Hu Alexander M. Laughlin FCBA AT&T Services, Inc. Federal Communications Wiley Rein LLP Welcomes Its 1133 21st Street, NW Commission 7925 Jones Branch Drive 10th Floor Wireless McLean, VA 22102 New Members Washington, DC 20036 Telecommunications Phone: 703-905-2827 Phone: 202-463-4128 Bureau Fax: 202-719-7049 Through 6-21-07 Fax: 202-463-8068 445 12th Street, SW Email: alaughlin Email: rochelle.cohen Room 6406 @wileyrein.com Robert Alderfer @att.com Washington, DC 20554 Executive Office of the Phone: 202-418-7120 Waldo McMillan President Andrew Delaney Email: [email protected] One Economy Corporation Office of Management and Alcatel-Lucent 1220 19th Street, NW Budget 1100 New York Avenue, NW Kathleen Jarmiolowski Suite 610f 725 27th Street, NW Suite 640 West Tower DOC/NTIA/OCC Washington, DC 20036 Suite 9215 Washington, DC 20005 14th & Pennsylvania Phone: 202-393-4577 Washington, DC 20503 Phone: 202-312-5923 Avenues, NW Fax: 202-393-7270 Phone: 202-395-3452 Fax: 202-312-5904 Room 4713 Email: wmcmillan Fax: 202-395-1150 Email: adelaney Washington, DC 20230 @oneeconomy.com Email: ralderfer @alcatellucent.com Phone: 202-482-1862 @omb.eop.gov Fax: 202-502-8013 Daniel T. Pascucci Melissa Cortese Foxman Email: kjarmiolowski Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Dale S. Ardizzone Blank Rome Government @nita.doc.gov Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. The Inspiration Networks Relations 9255 Towne Centre Drive 7910 Crescent Executive 600 New Hampshire Avenue, Adam Kaplan Suite 600 Drive NW K&L Gates San Diego, CA 92121 Suite 500 12th Floor 1601 K Street, NW Phone: 858-320-3005 Charlotte, NC 28217 Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20009 Fax: 858-320-3001 Phone: 704-561-7258 Phone: 202-772-5936 Phone: 202-778-9472 Email: dpascucci Fax: 704-561-7901 Fax: 202-572-1424 Email: adam.kaplan @mintz.com Email: dardizzone Email: foxman @klgates.com @insp.com @blankrome.com Christopher S. Reed Amanda Katzenstein Jonathan Beecher Timothy E. Gage Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Melissa A. Reed Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Comcast Corporation LLP Law Office of Melissa A. LLP 600 Galleria Parkway 2300 N Street, NW Reed 2300 N Street, NW Suite 1100 Suite 700 8895 Appian Way Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30339 Washington, DC 20037 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 678-385-5156 Phone: 202-628-9584 Phone: 323-848-9616 Phone: 202-383-3424 Fax: 678-385-5101 Fax: 202-783-5851 Fax: 801-650-5072 Fax: 202-783-5851 Email: tim_gage Email: akatzenstein Email: melissa.alden.reed Email: jbeecher @cable.comcast.com @wbklaw.com @sbcglobal.net @wbklaw.com H. Jason Gold Kathryn A. Kleiman John Russell Deirdre Cheek Wiley Rein LLP Dozier Internet Law ATIS 7925 Jones Branch Drive 301 Concourse Blvd. Susan L. Satter 1200 G Street, NW McLean, VA 22102 West Shore III, Suite 300 Illinois Office of Attorney Suite 500 Phone: 703-905-2825 Glen Allen, VA 23059 General Washington, DC 20001 Fax: 703-905-2820 Phone: 804-346-9770 100 West Randolph Street Phone: 202-434-8847 Email: hgolde Email: kathy@cybertrial 11th Floor Fax: 202-393-5481 @wileyrein.com lawyer.com Chicago, IL 60601 Email: [email protected] Phone: 312-814-1104 Fax: 312-814-3212 Email: ssatter @atg.state.il.us

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FCBA NEWS 3 JULY 2007 COMMITTEE AND CHAPTER Events

International Telecommunications Young Lawyers Committee Florida Chapter Committee Event: YLC July Brown Bag Lunch Event: CLE Seminar Event: Brown Bag Lunch Date/Time: Wednesday, July 18, 12:15 p.m.- Date/Time: Thursday, September 27, 2007 Date/Time: Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 12:00 1:30 p.m. Location: The Brogan Museum, Tallahassee, – 2:00 p.m. Location: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1919 FL Location: Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200 Topic: Florida Telecom Legislative Update 1200 18th Street, N.W. Topic: Introducing the Industries: The Role of For more information: Contact Beth Topic: Brownbag Lunch with International Trade Association Policymakers and Counsel Keating, [email protected] or David Bureau Chief Helen Domenici More Info: Join the YLC for a panel Konuch, [email protected]. Speaker: Helen Domenici, Chief, discussion providing an overview of the role Look to the August Newsletter for further International Bureau, FCC industry associations play in the development of details. RSVP to: LeJuan Butler by July 3 to communications law and policy, the hot issues [email protected] or call 202-887-9040 the associations are focused on this year, and the Pacific Northwest Chapter unique practice issues that communications Legislative Committee trade association professionals face. Event: Lunch Reception and Panel Discussion Speakers: Marsha MacBride (NAB), Jonathan Date/Time: Thursday, July 26, 2007 Event: Brown Bag Lunch Banks (USTelecom), Carolyn Brandon (CTIA), Location: Yarrow Bay Grill in Kirkland, WA Date/Time: Friday, July 20, 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Dan Brenner (NCTA), and David Cavossa Topic: Current issues faced by wireless mobile Location: National Association of (SIA). operators and their partners in the areas of Broadcasters, 1771 N Street, NW Contact: Chris Fedeli ([email protected]) mobile search, content, and advertising Topic: House, Senate and FCC Ethics Rules or Tarah Grant ([email protected]) For more information and to obtain Speakers: TBA tickets: Contact David Rice, RSVP to: Paula Timmons, Event: YLC July Happy Hour [email protected]. [email protected] Date/Time: Wednesday, July 25, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Location: Firefly, 1310 New Hampshire Avenue, NW. Closest metro is Dupont Circle. More Info: Head over to Firefly for the YLC's July Happy Hour (see http:// www.firefly-dc.com/). Contact: Cathy Hilke ([email protected]).

NEW MEMBERS ELECTION RESULTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 What’s the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Stephen Schultze Password? Elected to two-year terms on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nominations Committee were Ann 77 Massachusetts Avenue Many of you have noticed that West Bobeck, Kathleen O’Brien Ham, Building 14N-217 while trying to log into the FCBA’s and John T. Nakahata. Elected to Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Online Membership Directory: three-year terms as FCBA Foundation Phone: 857-928-4751 http://www.fcba.org/directory_login Trustees were Michael F. Altschul, Erin Email: [email protected] .shtml, that a password is required. L. Dozier, Stacy Robinson Fuller, and The password can be located every Celia Nogales. month on page two of the FCBA News, and will appear at the bottom FCBA Past President Michele C. of the masthead. The masthead is Farquhar chaired the 2006-2007 the box containing the list of the Nominations Committee. Members of FCBA’s Executive Committee the committee were: Matthew Brill, members. The password changes Toni Cook Bush, Monica Desai, Ari on the 10th of every month. Fitzgerald, Marsha MacBride, Maureen O’Connell, Charla Rath, Glenn Reynolds, Henry Rivera, Natalie Roisman, Sara Leibman, and Sheryl Wilkerson.

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Winning the Eagle Cup Trophy, team Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Ash Johnston, Justin McCollum, Carl Northrop, and Bill Pendergast. Coming in first place was the NAB team, Jamie Gillespie, Mike, Mullen, Paul Nagle, and Doug Wiley.

Winning “Longest Drive” were Mike Gallagher and Deborah Klein. “Closest to the Pin” winners were Ron Del Sesto and Kelly Cole.

Special thanks go to the planning committee chaired by Glenn Reynolds First place team NAB: Doug Wiley, Jamie Gillespie, Kelly Cole, and Paul Nagle. and including: Robert Branson, Alan Campbell, Jonathan Cohen, Peter Corea, Joe Cramer, Tom Dombrowsky, Jr., Phil Malet, Larry Movshin, Lee Petro, Joy Ragsdale, and Larry Walke.

Thanks also to the following companies or individuals who donated prizes or services: AT&T, Comcast Corporation, DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, DLA Piper US LLP, EchoStar, Hogan & Hartson LLP, iBiquity, LexisNexis®, Microsoft, Motorola, NeuStar, Qwest, Glenn Reynolds, Sprint Nextel Corporation, T- Mobile USA, The Walt Disney Company, Verizon, Viacom Inc., and Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP.

The FCBA Foundation Thanks the Sponsors Who Made This Tournament Possible

EAGLE CLUB VINCE WASILEWSKI AT&T MEMORIAL PUTTING Bingham McCutchen LLP CONTEST Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C. Dow Lohnes PLLC National Association of Broadcasters Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker HOLE SPONSORS LLP Alan Campbell USTelecom AT&T Verizon Mullaney Engineering, Inc. Viacom Inc. NBC Universal Wiley Rein LLP Qwest Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP

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FCBA NEWS 6 JULY 2007 CHAPTER News

Florida Chapter Rocky Mountain should have a greater tolerance of Chapter mergers than traditional antitrust metrics Save the Date – would call into question.

September 27, 2007 for September 5, 2007 This conference will evaluate the the 2007 Florida “Taking Stock of the judgments of the Antitrust Modernization Commission report, Telecom Legislative Antitrust examining its basic conclusion that Update Modernization there are no fundamental flaws in modern antitrust law and practice as The Florida Chapter will be presenting Commission Report” well as its various suggested for reform. a CLE seminar on Thursday, September To do so, we will bring together some of University of Colorado School of Law in 27, 2007, at the Brogan Museum in the Commissioners who evaluated the cooperation with the FCBA Rocky Tallahassee, focused on recently enacted state of antitrust law, current and former Mountain Chapter telecom legislation in Florida, including antitrust enforcers, and a number of the Consumer Choice of Act 2007 leading antitrust practitioners. In Wednesday, September 5, 2007, from (Statewide Video Franchising). particular, we will examine the report’s 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the University of More details to come in the conclusions within three broad Colorado School of Law in Denver, CO. August FCBA Newsletter. Contact headings—Rethinking Merger Review; This past spring, the Antitrust Beth Keating (beth.keating Antitrust in the New Economy; and the Modernization Commission issued a @akerman.com) or David Konuch Antitrust/IP Interface. 449 page report addressing the state of ([email protected]) for antitrust law and practice. In general, further information. Registration information available at the report highlighted that the antitrust http://www.silicon-flatirons.org. laws remain effectively positioned to Pacific Northwest address anticompetitive conduct. Notably, the report rejected calls for new Schedule of Events Chapter strategies or institutions to address high technology markets. It did, however, 3:00-3:10 The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the highlight a number of WELCOME & OVERVIEW Federal Communications Bar recommendations related to the Phil Weiser, Executive Director, Silicon Association will host a lunch reception intersection of antitrust and intellectual Flatirons Program and panel discussion of current issues property law, including ones related to faced by wireless mobile operators and patent law reform and conduct related 3:10-4:10 their partners in the areas of mobile to standard setting bodies. RETHINKING MERGER REVIEW search, content, and advertising on John Francis, Partner, Davis, Graham & Thursday, July 26 in Kirkland, In line with its generally approving tone Stubbs Washington. The panel moderators will of current antitrust enforcement, the Don Kempf, Member, Antitrust be Chapter co-chairs Kevin Minsky, report did not call for any significant Modernization Commission Policy Counsel, U.S. - Legal - Corporate reforms of merger review, turning away Doug Melamed, Partner, WilmerHale; Affairs for Microsoft Corporation, and an array of criticism of current practice. former Acting Assistant Attorney David Rice, a partner with Miller Nash. First, some commentators have General, Antitrust Division, U.S. The panelists will include John De Vitis, suggested that the agencies abuse their Department of Justice Group Manager, Windows Live Search leverage under the Hart Scott Rodino Act Diana Moss, American Antitrust for Mobile, Microsoft Corporation; to obtain regulatory oversight or demand Institute Larry Stapleton, Vice President, North relief that they would not otherwise be American Sales, BSQUARE; and Jim able to achieve in court. Second, others 4:10-5:10 Healy, Vice President - Industry have complained that the antitrust ANTITRUST OVERSIGHT IN Alliances, T-Mobile USA. Please contact authorities have allowed mergers to THE NEW ECONOMY David Rice at proceed without imposing effective Michael Katz, Professor of Economics [email protected] for further remedies and that the merger remedies and Business, New York University information and to obtain tickets. The process is often a black box. Third, some Eugene Crew, Townsend, Townsend, & event will be at the Yarrow Bay Grill in have suggested that the impact of Crew Kirkland. innovation and potential entry are overly Jim Hartley, Partner, Holland & Hart discounted by the current Merger þ Guidelines and that the authorities CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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3:10-4:10 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER only 3% of executives in a recent survey CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 labeling “social media” as a temporary EVOLVING CONSUMER TASTES phenomenon. More interestingly, two- AND NEW USAGE PATTERNS Randy Milch, General Counsel, Verizon thirds of those executives were Alex Kelly, CEO, Veeker Business “positive” that their firms would make Stephanie Smeltzer, McCoy, Managing money off of such media, but only a Director, Meritage Funds 5:10-5:20 quarter of them had any idea of how Chris Stasi, VP, TVN Entertainment BREAK they would do so. Mark Taylor, SVP, Business Development for Content Markets 5:20-6:20 This conference will analyze the Group, Level 3 Communications THE INTELLECTUAL growing trends related to user generated PROPERTY/ANTITRUST NEXUS content. In so doing, it will begin with 4:10-5:10 Karma Guillianelli, Partner, Barlit Beck the question of what new technologies THE EMERGING BUSINESS Makan Delrahim, Partner, Brownstein, are emerging and how they will MODEL Hyatt, Farber & Schreck; Member, transform traditional media and usage Joel Hyatt, CEO, Current TV Antitrust Modernization Commission patterns. Secondly, it will ask what Drew Massey, CEO, Mania TV Tucker Trautman, Partner, Dorsey & business models will emerge—both for Ryan McIntyre, Managing Director, Whitney new upstarts and established media Foundry Group Roy Hoffinger, Vice President, companies—to turn this phenomenon Evan Shapiro, Executive VP, Qualcomm into profitable ventures. Will, for Independent Film Channel example, established firms incorporate 6:20-7:00 user-generated content into their 5:10-5:20 KEYNOTE SPEAKER offerings, offer the rights to their BREAK Gerri Masoud, Deputy Assistant traditional content for others to remix, Attorney General, Antitrust Division, or both. Finally, it will examine the legal 5:20-6:20 US Department of Justice issues that arise in connection with this LEGAL ISSUES: INTELLECTUAL phenomenon, ranging from intellectual PROPERTY, PRIVACY, AND 7:00-8:00 property issues to questions of CONSUMER PROTECTION RECEPTION consumer privacy to calls for regulation Ashlie Beringer, Counsel, Gibson Dunn to protect children and guard against & Crutcher defamation in this emerging medium. October 10, 2007 Paul Ohm, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School “The Future of User Registration information available at Marsha MacBride, Executive VP, NAB http://www.silicon-flatirons.org. Generated Content” Dan Brenner, Vice President, NCTA

Co-sponsored with the Cable Center and Schedule of Events 6:30-7:30 The Communications Technology RECEPTION Professionals 3:00-3:10 WELCOME & OVERVIEW Wednesday, October 10, 2007, from Jana Henthorn, Vice President, Cable 3:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cable Center in Center Denver, CO. According to Time magazine, the person of 2006 was “you,” reflecting its judgment that the millions of bloggers, music remixers, FCBA Membership Renewal amateur video creators of YouTube fame, wikipedians, and Flickr The dues invoices for the FCBA’s 2008 fiscal year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) photographers were mainstream fare. were mailed the second week of June. Please note that the deadline is JULY 31, Many in the mainstream media are 2007. Remember to renew your membership as soon as possible, and save the increasingly asking themselves how Association the expense of mailing reminder notices. Also included is a they can take advantage of this committee and chapter sign-up sheet form. A donation to the FCBA phenomenon. They also realize that this Foundation, while renewing your membership, is always appreciated. phenomenon is no passing fad, with

FCBA NEWS 8 JULY 2007 JOB Bank

knit, teamwork oriented work environment. corporate authorizations; 3) Provide current TO RESPOND TO JOB BANK Please send resume to [email protected]. and accurate advice and information to General LISTINGS No calls, please. Counsel on matters related to regulatory affairs; 4) Primary individual responsible for initial If the employer is listed, send the information 7.07.3 review of customer and vendor contracts, requested directly to the employer. If you are Director of Government and Regulatory assigned to work directly with marketing and responding to a BLIND BOX listing, send ONE Affairs – North America – We are currently sales, RFP team, finance and other internal COPY of the information requested to Kerry seeking a Director to join our team in organizations to facilitate the sales process; 5) Loughney, Federal Communications Bar Washington. Responsibilities of the role Familiar with standard commercial contracting Association, 1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 325, include maintaining and growing a network of practices, processes and legal terms and Washington, DC 20036-6101, or EMAIL it to state government and other stakeholder conditions, contract architecture and [email protected]. Please clearly indicate the contracts; analyzing legislative and regulatory negotiations. Blind Box number to which you are developments to determine applicable risk to responding. If you are applying to a Blind Box, Skype, maintaining regulators to influence their The ideal candidate will be an energetic, quick- you may enclose a separate note to the FCBA thinking all whist working closely with local thinking, focused, and dedicated individual specifying any organization to which you do and regional eBay GR reps to ensure a with excellent written and oral communication not wish your application to be forwarded. consistent message and goals are delivered. skills. This position requires a 4 year degree; Responses to Blind Box listings can be accepted 3+ years of relevant experience – including law only from FCBA members. We are looking for someone with at least 3-4+ firm experience. Salary is competitive with years professional experience, gained in the excellent benefits. Please send resume and TO LIST A JOB region. At least one of the following: 1) salary requirements to: Human Resources, experience in government; 2) experience in- 2609 Cameron Street, Mobile, AL 36607. You Complete a Job Bank Form and send or fax the house, preferably with an Internet or software may also fax to (251) 479-2733 or e-mail to Form and the appropriate payment to Kerry company; 3) experience working as consultant [email protected]. Loughney, Federal Communications Bar to Internet or software companies. This is a Association, 1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 325, permanent, full-time role. We look forward to We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Washington, DC 20036-6101. In addition, hearing from you if the above interests you! If please email the text of the ad to interested, please contact Ingrid Harvey 7.07.6 [email protected]. Listings and payment received ([email protected]). Paralegal – (Redmond, WA): Microsoft by the 15th day of each month will appear in Corporation has an immediate opening for an the next month’s newsletter. If possible, ads 7.07.4 experienced paralegal to support our should not exceed 75 words. Please call the Director of Government Affairs – Sybase, a compliance and regulatory affairs team with FCBA, (202) 293-4000, for a Job Bank Form. leader in database and mobile technologies, is telecommunications, privacy, security, and (No headhunters please). seeking a Director of Government Affairs online safety issues. responsible for advancing the Company’s LAW FIRM / CORPORATE interests on government and public policy Responsibilities include: Assisting members of related matters. This role will provide strong, our Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy team 7.07.1 creative, and effective representation, advocacy in researching and monitoring the latest, Attorney – Helein & Marashlian, LLC, a and support for the Company in relevant existing telecommunications, privacy, and boutique communications law firm located in public and government policy. If you thrive in security laws and regulations; Help build and McLean, VA, seeks an attorney with two to four a dynamic, fast paced environment and seek maintain systems for producing and years experience in the telecommunications law the challenges of a highly visible position, we disseminating policy and regulatory materials field to manage state/federal regulatory licensing want to hear from you. Please send your throughout the Company; Assisting other team & compliance practice; position entails direct resume to [email protected]. members in responding to inquiries and and immediate client contact and practice reviewing Microsoft’s products, services, development; will consider part-time, flex-time 7.07.5 internal systems, sales and marketing activities, and work-from-home arrangements. Strong Legal Secretary – Global Tel*Link is actively and other business practices for compliance written and verbal communication skills, seeking to fill a Legal Secretary position for our with applicable laws, standards and corporate attention to detail and management experience Reston, Virginia location. We are an innovative, policies; Supporting external outreach efforts required. Rare opportunity to take ownership dynamic, fast-paced telecommunications describing LCA activities and Microsoft of your labors, find work/life balance, and make company dedicated to customer satisfaction practices. the practice of law enjoyable again. through creative solutions. Desired qualifications include: College degree; 7.07.2 The responsibilities for this position include: 2+ years legal, paralegal, or equivalent Communications Paralegal - Immediate 1) Manage and implement general regulatory experience at either a law firm, corporation, or opening for experienced communications affairs, including oversight of tariffing, relations government in the field of telecommunications paralegal in established mid-size Washington, with public utilities commissions (including (wireline, wireless, video, VoIP, etc.); Experience DC law firm. Must have strong academic responding to complaints, requests for in working with clients directly and credentials, advanced computer skills, information, management of outside counsel), demonstrated ability of responsiveness to especially use of database programs. Strong project management related to regulatory client’s needs; High level skills in legal analysis, organizational, communication and proceedings; 2) Participate in management of research and writing; Excellent oral and written interpersonal skills are required. Must also technical and constructive aspects of regulatory communication skills; Familiarity with legal have cite checking and blue booking skills. compliance activities within company, research tools and the use of Microsoft products Knowledge of FCC reference room procedures including maintaining and keeping current its such as SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, and required as well as experience with FCC license licenses and other authorizations, review and Outlook, as well as an ability to learn and application process. Salary commensurate with implementation of regulatory fee calculation embraces new tools and technologies as needed. experience and qualifications. Attractive and remittance, review and maintenance of benefits package. Firm also promotes a close- CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 þ

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 industry, contracts and national regulatory Job Description: This position works with issues of interest to PAETEC; negotiation and Rockwell Collins’ businesses and external Please submit your resume in Word format to writing skills. Apply at http://www.paetec.com/ government and non-government agencies [email protected]. Please indicate job careers/overview.html# regarding Federal Communications code N454-185749 in the subject line. Commission (FCC) licensing requirements. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer 7.07.8 The incumbent secures FCC spectrum licenses (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the Senior Government Relations Specialist – and equipment authorizations and other workplace. Regulatory Affairs – Job Number: governmental and nongovernmental clearances GOV0000003E. At Rockwell Collins, we never and authorizations required for Rockwell 7.07.7 forget that the world’s leading aerospace and Collins’ enterprise-wide communications/ Regulatory/Litigation Counsel – PAETEC defense companies rely on us for smart information products and services, and seeks a junior- to mid-level attorney to handle communications and aviation electronics maintains FCC files and records. This position litigation and telecommunications regulatory solutions. We put our technology and also serves as the Rockwell Collins Political matters. Responsibilities include drafting innovation to work to help you advance your Action Committee (PAC) Assistant Treasurer regulatory pleadings, handling customer goals. Working together, we strive to build trust. responsible for assisting in planning PAC regulatory issues/complaints, interconnection Every day. strategies, orchestrating PAC functions, agreement negotiations and disputes, and other attending political events representing the PAC, regulatory and carrier relations matters, along Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in appropriate analyzing and maintaining PAC contributions with certain commercial disputes and civil discipline, and six years of related experience, data, maintaining the PAC website, and helping litigation. Requirements: Three years of or, in the absence of a bachelor’s degree, twelve to plan and administer PAC solicitation telecommunications regulatory experience or years of related experience. US Citizenship or campaign plans. Submit your resume to: equivalent; knowledge of telecommunications Permanent Resident (Green Card) is required. http://www.rockwellcollins.com/careers. FCBA FOUNDATION News

are driven by one of our experienced few hours on a Sunday to help the McKenna’s Wagon volunteers and the trip to distribution FCBA Foundation’s partner charities? Seeking Volunteers location takes about 10-15 minutes. For several years now, the FCBA has been providing volunteers to Martha’s for July 22 We serve about 30-75 people per visit Table and McKenna’s Wagon. These including a few mothers who come for organizations rely on the good work of McKenna’s Wagon is a mobile soup and food for their families. The area is well our members each month, so grab a sandwich wagon that goes “on location” patrolled by police. The food friend, colleague or family member and to deliver food to the needy. For those distribution is conducted in an efficient, join your fellow FCBA volunteers! who have volunteered, it has been a calm and orderly fashion and many of wonderful experience and a great way the people we serve are quite Martha’s Table feeds hundreds of to help the needy in the D.C. appreciative of our efforts. Once we hungry, homeless adults and children community. This is an especially good serve all of the food, we do a clean up of on the streets of Washington daily, experience for the teens and pre-teens the immediate area. Total time for the through its mobile soup kitchen. among us who do not have a full distribution takes about one hour and Children and friends are also welcome. appreciation of the many privileges they we usually return to Martha’s Table by We will begin at 10:00 am and work enjoy. Community service credits are or before 6:30 pm. until 1:00 pm. Martha’s Table is located also available. in a yellow building at 2114 Fourteenth We would love to have you join us on Street, NW, in the District, near the The Wagon is a white van that is loaded one of our upcoming food runs which intersection of 14th and U Streets. On- up with sandwiches, snacks and soup. are always on the 4th Sunday of the street parking is available. Volunteers We meet at Martha’s Table at 4:45 pm in month. If you are able to volunteer on are asked to bring food if possible, (e.g., comfortable clothes and shoes. Martha’s July 22nd or for a future date, please cold cuts, bread, peanut butter, jelly, Table is located in a yellow building at contact Marlo Go at [email protected] or vegetables and potatoes) because the 2114 Fourteenth Street, NW, in the Tom VanWazer at [email protected]. center often runs out of donated food. District, near the intersection of 14th and U Streets. On-street parking is available. The FCBA volunteers on the last Sunday of every month, so mark your Upon arrival we get assignments (some Volunteer Outreach calendars now. For more information, of us will distribute snacks and for Martha’s Table – contact Howard Weiss at 703-812-0471 sandwiches, others will serve soup), and — [email protected]. put on aprons before we depart in the July 29th van to 5th and New York Ave., NW Many of us are stretched for time these (near the new Convention Center). We days, but why not consider spending a

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scholarship applications, and Board members Laura Holloway FCBA Foundation Awards Carter, Cara Voth, Loretta Polk, Jane Mago, Larry Movshin, Record 23 College Scholarships Joseph DiScipio, Lee Petro, and non-Board members Megan Stull, Raul Bhat, Jared Weaver, and Mark Van Bergh for The FCBA Foundation, celebrating its 16th Anniversary, is pleased participating in the applicant interviews. The Foundation also to announce that it has awarded a record 23 college scholarships thanks Jack Goodman, Dee May, Kathleen Abernathy, and to graduating seniors from seven District of Columbia high Jane Mago, who coordinated the Foundation’s fundraising schools. The scholarships (funded over four years) will assist these efforts this year. Thank you also to the National Association students as they move forward in their educational careers. The of Broadcasters for making its offices available over the April Foundation also is giving the scholarship winners a laptop 20-22nd weekend for the applicant interviews. computer to assist with their studies. Photos by Mark Van Bergh Thanks to the generosity of FCBA member companies and law firms, as well as FCBA members, the Foundation is NEDSHDMAH ARGYLE committing more than $150,000 in funds to this year’s $15,000 – AT&T scholarship program. In addition to direct donations, funds Despite the financial struggles of her for the Scholarship Program also are raised through the family, which is led by her single annual Chairman’s Dinner and Golf Tournament, and Raffle at father, Nedshdmah was determined the Annual Seminar. to attend college. As she says, the financial troubles her family faces has The Foundation received 44 applications from students of not kept her from “striving to diverse backgrounds from Anacostia, Bell Multicultural, Calvin success.” And succeed she has done. Coolidge, Cardozo, McKinley Tech, Roosevelt, Spingarn, and She has been a member of the honor Thurgood Marshall High Schools in the District of Columbia. roll and has achieved perfect 29 of these students were then selected for interviews. All of attendance while participating in the Debate Team, Army the applicants were deserving of assistance, which made the JrROTC (where she has achieved numerous leadership selection process particularly difficult despite the record positions, including Brigade Commander of all DC Public number of scholarships awarded. Information about each of Schools), the United Planning Youth Organization and the scholarship recipients appears on the following pages. numerous community service projects too numerous to list out here. She has played on several sports teams including The Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the volleyball, basketball, softball and track, and Nedshdmah also following companies, law firms and individuals, who made has held internships at the World Bank and the DC significant contributions to this year’s Scholarship Program: Department of Transportation. Moreover, she has done all of AT&T, Michael Berg, Diane Burstein, Laura and Jonathan this while holding down a job a Potbelly Sandwiches since Carter, Comcast, Cox Enterprises, CTIA - The Wireless 2005. As her list of activities and successes can attest, and as Association, Seth and Diane Davidson, Davis Wright her JrROTC instructor has said, Nedshdmah is “an exceptional Tremaine LLP, Earthlink, eBay, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth, student with a strong will, and motivation to succeed.” P.L.C., Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Joseph Godles, Anna Gomez, Jack Goodman, Google Inc., Joyce Gwadz, J.G. FIKIRTE ASSEFA Harrington, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, John $8,000 – Time Warner Harwood II, Lawler, Metzger, Milkman & Keeney, LLC, Microsoft, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, An immigrant of Ethiopia, Fikirte is P.C., Lois and Larry Movshin, NBC Universal, Barry a self-starter and highly motivated Ohlson, Laura Phillips, John Pomeroy, Qwest young woman. She loves math and Communications, Jason Rademacher, Kevin Reed, William intends to study Electrical Richardson, Megan Anne Stull, Anne Swanson, T-Mobile Engineering at Buffalo State USA, Inc., Time Warner, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Viacom University in the fall. She received Inc., Walter Kaitz Foundation, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, honors in her Pre-calculus and LLP, WilmerHale, and John Wilner. Geometry classes. She is a Member of the Future Business Leaders of The Foundation thanks Board members Cara Voth, Loretta America, and the Robotics Club. She also is a member of her Polk, Laura Carter, Dee May, Jane Mago, Kathleen Abernathy, school’s Tennis and Soccer teams, earning awards as the Most Larry Movshin, Joe Di Scipio, Lee G. Petro and non-Board Improved Athlete her first year on the teams. Never missing a members Karen Henein, Megan Stull, Jenice Goffe, Amy class, Ms. Assefa is a member of the National Honor Society, Mushahwar, Alonzo Barber, Parul Desai, Matthew Benz, Ron and her teachers refer to her “as an intelligent, respectful and Whitworth, and Jared Weaver for reviewing the written determined young lady.” In addition to supporting herself

FCBA NEWS 11 JULY 2007 FCBA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS with a full-time job, she also recently completed an internship about the growing HIV rate in Washington, DC. In making at Comcast Communications. In addition to receiving the the Hurricane Katrina video, Simon raised $10,000 from the FCBA Scholarship, Ms. Assefa was the winner of the Harvard Fannie Mae Foundation for a local youth shelter in Book Award Prize and the Wellesley College Book Award. Washington, DC. Additionally, he was able to show his documentary on the growing HIV problem to 300 of his SHATOYA BROWN fellow students creating awareness about this problem. Simon $10,000 – Viacom Inc. is also an athlete and was the starting defensive lineman for his football team. Due to a difficult family situation, Simon An honor roll student, active has been in the foster care system, and now lives in community member, and budding independent living program housing. Despite any personal diplomat, Shatoya is a diligent and difficulties Simon may have faced, he has been a top student hard-working scholar. She has at Bell Multicultural High School, an activist in his received numerous academic and community, and is looking forward to starting college at the leadership awards, including the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore this fall. Simon is not National Student Achievement at all concerned about the transition to college because he Award for Academic Promise, says that as a resident of a group home, he has already Motivation, and Commitment, the experienced what it is like to live with and successfully get Howard University National Summer Transportation Institute along with a diverse group of individuals. Director’s Award for Outstanding Leadership, and the Principal’s “All A’s” Honor Roll. She was nominated and YAN YAN CHAN selected to participate in a US State Department exchange trip $10,000 – Google Inc. to Amman, Jordan as a student ambassador where, for three weeks, she stayed with a host family and attended class Yan Yan is a young man who alongside Jordanian students. Despite the language barriers continually strives to expand his and vast cultural differences, Shatoya quickly adjusted to her horizons and excel within a range of new environment and effectively represented the U.S. She has diverse endeavors. He has a strong a deep interest in world affairs, and aspires to become a interest in technology, and enjoys diplomat and entrepreneur. She intends to earn a degree in working with electronics and International Business and minor in Accounting. She has computers, and hopes to become a furthered her interests through her work with the Urban NASA engineer. He received the Alliance/Work Bank internship program. distinction of being one of the top ten scholastically outstanding students at his school and won Shatoya is actively involved in several activities, including first place in his school’s science fair in engineering. In BrainFood, iEARN BRIDGE Project, Student Government addition to being a top student, Yan Yan has participated on Association, the D.C. Summer Urban Debate Institute, and the his school’s football, basketball, and baseball teams. He also is Young Women’s Project. She has additionally given generously co-captain of the school’s chess team, and an accomplished of her time as a volunteer at the Folk Life Festival, Share Our poet, and was elected Homecoming King. As one of his Strength, and the Cardozo Peace Garden Project. In the words teachers said, “he exhibit[s] all of the traits that separate the of one of her teachers, “Shatoya exemplifies the qualities and above average students from the exceptional ones”. Yan Yan attributes that we strive to instill in our students.” has also spent many hours volunteering in his neighborhood. He is a member of the community organization Horizons, SIMON CARABALLO where he works as a tutor and mentor for middle and $6,000 – elementary school students. Yan Yan’s avid technical abilities Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP have garnered praise from many faculty members. Simon is not an ordinary senior high RICARDO COOPER school student; he is a man with $4,000 many interests and has big dreams for his future. He plans to get a Ricardo is a top student at Anacostia degree in civil engineering, has Senior High school and is interested interned at the engineering firm in working in the entertainment CH2Mhill, but also has aspirations of industry. He is a man of many pursuing a film degree. To that end, interests stating that he loves to he is very involved with the Art and Media House of the Latin make people laugh but also loves to American Youth Center and through the center created a 14 work with and repair computers. minute documentary detailing the stories of several Hurricane Although Ricardo has no family Katrina victims in Washington, DC and another documentary support (he currently lives in an

FCBA NEWS 12 JUNE 2005 FCBA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS independent living situation), he has managed to achieve care of their family. Xiao Min has much academically, as a leader in the student body, and in his excelled in his classes at Bell, while community. He has also completed an internship with the managing to participate in a slate of meetings department of the Corporate Executive Board. extracurricular activities including, Ricardo is currently debating his options for college. He but not limited to Asian American would like to go to Chicago State for its communications, arts Club, Math Club, Model United and theater programs. Nations, Hiking Club, Young Playwright Theater Program and the CHARDINEE CRUMLIN Robotic Club. Xiao Min mentions $6,000 – the latter, the Robotic Club as his Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP favorite. Despite his busy schedule, Xiao Min works countless hours in a A natural-born leader, Chardinee Chinese take-out restaurant, which has not been his favorite Crumlin is also a world traveler. She experience but he says has taught him some valuable lessons traveled to Great Britain as part of a in patience, communication and hard work. exchange program to study British Art and History last summer. On BERTA GONZALEZ this side of the pond, Ms. Crumlin is $4,000 the President of her Senior Class at Springarn Senior High School, and Berta, originally from El Salvador, is a participates in the National Cathedral Scholars Program. She top student at Bell Multicultural is a top student, and is a member of the National Honor High School and is President of the Society and the Key Club. She has been very active at her school’s National Honor Society. She school, participating in Cheerleading, Track, Volleyball, has always dreamed of going to student government, and the JROTC. In the first step towards college and this fall will be attending her goal of a career in Social Work, Ms. Crumlin is also a Barry University with Business as her member of the school’s Nurses Club. In addition to her active intended major. In addition to her participation at school, Ms. Crumlin has worked at the many academic achievements, she Washington National Cathedral, the District of Columbia’s has completed internships with the Greater Washington Superintendents’ Office, and the Library of Congress. Chamber of Commerce where she worked with the Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and with Verizon where she assisted NEBIAT FEKADE the External Affairs Manger in the Office of the President. In $10,000 – Verizon a letter of recommendation, one of Berta’s teachers states that “Berta is the most all-around exceptional student I have ever Nebiat is a native of Ethopia and will had the pleasure of teaching.” soon be a Freshman at Cleveland State University. Nebiat has achieved XIAOMEI GUAN an excellent grade point average at $8,000 - Microsoft Bell Multicultural High School while taking challenging AP courses. He Immigrating with her family from also finds time to work in the China just a few years ago, Xiaomei Ethiopian Community Center. After attends Bell Multicultural High two weeks of training with the Urban School in Washington DC. Despite Alliance Foundation, Nebiat was hired by Fannie Mae as a having been in this country only a paid intern for the summer of 2006. Nebiat wants to major in few years and holding jobs during the field of bio-medicine but also has an interest in computer the school year, Xiaomei will programming. Nebiat is the recipient of the $10,000 graduate near the top of her class at Scholarship from Verizon. Bell and she has been a member of the honor roll consistently since 2003. Additionally, Xiaomei XIAO MIN GAO has been named the outstanding student in English (notable $6,000 particularly since English is her second language), Spanish and Chemistry, among other classes. Her extracurricular Xiao Min, a native of China, is a Senior at Bell Multicultural activities include volunteering at the Chinese Community High School who will be attending Virginia Tech this fall and Church, participating in the Brainfood After School Program is the first in his family to attend college. He is incredibly and the Robotics Club. Inspired and encouraged by her motivated to get a college education, especially because he parents, who have stressed the importance of a college believes it will help his parents who work very hard to take education and that it is the path to a better life, Xiaomei’s

FCBA NEWS 13 JUNE 2005 FCBA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS long-term goals include earning a masters degree in business Student Government, and the Debate Team. An avid poet, administration. Xiaomei will begin that quest this fall when Ms. Perry placed in the Writer’s Corp Poetry Slam. she launches her college career. XIN REN KRITI PANDEY $4,000 $4,000 Xin has only been in the United Originally from Nepal, Kriti is an States a few years, having immigrated enthusiastic and industrious student here with her family. Ranked 9th who has achieved academic among the 126 students in her excellence throughout her high graduating class, Xin has excelled in school years. She is also very active high school and is committed to in her community and has spent working hard and excelling in many hours volunteering. She is Co- college. With two sisters already President of the African and attending four-year universities, Xin’s Caribbean Club, a National Honor family is also committed to her higher education. Xin works Roll Student, a talented volleyball player, and is highly skilled during the school year to assist her family financially, but she at computer programming. As part of the Howard University also has found time to engage in extracurricular activities TransTech Academy Summer Transportation Institute, Kriti such as the Chinese Community Church, the Brainfood After was named Most Outstanding Female Participant. She is School program, and the Asian Program. Described by one of currently an intern at the Washington Metropolitan Area her teachers as “a motivated, determined young lady who has Transit Authority. been successful at achieving the goals she has set for herself,” Xin plans to go to college to become a nurse. Kriti has impressed many teachers with her unwavering focus and dedication to her goals. Her professional mission is to YASMINE SAIBOU become a cardiologist, and she has already begun to pursue $10,000 – CTIA - The Wireless medical training while still in high school. She is certified as a Association® nursing assistant, geriatric nursing assistant, and medical Ms. Saibou is not only an technician. She plans on continuing her commitment to her accomplished student, but also a community by speaking to students about the importance of student leader at McKinley higher education, and helping them to complete all the Technology High School. With a paperwork and forms demanded by the college application daily schedule rivaling our chief process. She would also like to return to her high school alma executive, she serves as President of mater and organize a club for students interested in medicine, the Future Business Leaders of so that they can an early start gaining knowledge and America, the Student Government, experience in the field. the Leaders of Tomorrow, and the National Honor Society. She also is an top Tennis player, and performs her poetry. LARMARA PERRY Even while running these organizations, she is second in her $4,000 class, maintaining top grades while taking several advanced As a budding scientist, Lamara Perry placement courses. She already has taken university-level has been described as “one of the courses at two local colleges, and plans to focus on business most conscientious, diligent and studies at Florida A&M. She also volunteers at So Others academically talented students” by Might Eat, the DC Central Kitchen, and the Capital Area Food her counselor. A highly-motivated Bank. She has also worked with the Metro Teen AIDS student, Ms. Perry has already organization, meeting with area teens who have been infected studied science at Georgetown with AIDS, and conducting HIV 101 seminars to educate her University, and has studied abroad in peers. Sydney, Australia. Fully exploring her love of science, Ms. Perry is a member of the NOEMI SANCHEZ Biotechnology Program at McKinley Technology High School, $4,000 and has participated in three Science Symposiums at Second in her graduating class at Bell Multicultural High Georgetown. Not only a motivated student, Ms. Perry is very School, Noemi plans to go to college and study engineering. active in her community by serving as a mentor for the Boys However, her academic plans do not stop there. After college and Girls Club, and the AmeriCorp’s Camp, and volunteering graduation – a feat that will be there first among everyone in for Clean Up Days and Feed the Homeless. She has also her family – Noemi plans to go either to law school or medical served as Vice President for the Model United Nations,

FCBA NEWS 14 JUNE 2005 FCBA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS school as that will give her “the make homeless guests feel secure and cared for. She has taken option of being chemist, lawyer, part in a large number of other community service activities, doctor, manager, designer, teacher including volunteering with Focus on Kids, the African and more.” In fact, Noemi has Immigrant & Refugee Foundation, Teen Women in Action, already started her college career and in her school’s Peace Garden. Helene has received while still in high school by taking a recognition for achievement in public speaking, social studies class at Northern Virginia and AP psychology. Community College. Somehow, while taking both high school and Helene plans on translating her strong desire to help others college classes (and maintaining into a career in nursing. She is looking forward to attending superior grades), Noemi also found college and gaining the opportunity to give back to her time to play on the girls’ soccer team community by providing much-needed health services. She (which placed second in the City), serve a President of the would also like to mentor students from her high school, Math, Business and Science cluster at Bell, and form a particularly seniors who need help preparing for life beyond committee at Bell that raised money for school activities and graduation. student events. According to one of Noemi’s professors, she is “as bright and full of energy as they come” — just as her LORENZO TUCKER background and resume demonstrate. $4,000 Described as a “leader of the senior SADÉ SEWARD class,” and an “extremely hard $6,000 working consistent student,” Sadé is a Senior and top student at Lorenzo has taken great strides to Anacostia Senior High School. She is rise above preconceived stereotypes, currently planning to attend North and break through societal confines. Carolina Central University this fall. According to his teachers, Lorenzo Sadé is involved in Junior ROTC, distinguishes himself from his peers National Honor Society, has been by his determination and steadfast President of the Student Government motivation to succeed. In the face of formidable obstacles and and Vice President for the Class of hardships, he has excelled in school and at such activities as 2007. Sadé wrote her essay about the National Maritime Heritage Foundation sailing program. the conversation she would have with Dr. Martin Luther King Lorenzo has been on the honor roll and received recognition Jr. if she could speak with him today. Although she informed for achievement in Spanish and for perfect attendance. In his us that her “life has been a breeze,” Sadé writes in her essay spare time, he has volunteered as a camp counselor for the that if she could speak with Dr. King, they would “have a long non-profit organization, City Year, whose mission is to and deep conversation on today’s society” and that she is improve math and reading literacy among DC youth. “quite sure that he would agree [that] his dream turned to a nightmare.” Sadé wants to further her education to help make Lorenzo is a leader in class and takes the initiative to help a difference and help her community. others understand the assignments. Recognizing the important role that education plays in shaping one’s future, HELENE TRAORE Lorenzo will be the first member of his family to attend $4,000 college. He plans on earning a degree in Psychology, and intends to use it to “attain my long-term goal of providing Helene is a highly motivated young youth counseling and giving back to my community.” After woman, who is committed to not graduation, he has dreams of opening his own child only strive for excellence in her own psychology firm to provide affordable counseling and support endeavors, but to improve the world to children in his Southeast neighborhood. and lives of those around her. Having fled from her native country ELVIRA VARGAS of Guinea with her mother only 5 $8,000 years ago, Helene has quickly become both an active member of With her firm belief that “education is the key to a better her community and leader among her peers. She received a society,” Elvira intends not only to go to college but also to Certificate of Excellence for her stint with the Youth Service encourage others – particularly fellow students at Bell Opportunities Project, which gives students the opportunity Multicultural High School – to go to college. Elvira has to work with homeless residents in Washington, D.C. Helene already begun the latter effort by participating in programs went above and beyond her assigned tasks in an effort to where she has mentored other students and encouraged them

FCBA NEWS 15 JUNE 2005 FCBA Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS to pursue higher education. In fact, TIFFANY WELCH Elvira states in her application that $6,000 – Cox Enterprises, Inc. she would enjoy mentoring students Tiffany is a highly driven and vibrant “in her free time.” She plans to young person, who is committed to translate her desire to help others changing her life through education. into a nursing career after college. Despite having to overcome many While in high school, Elvira spent personal obstacles, Tiffany has much of her free time participating achieved academically and been in programs including the recognized for her accomplishments EnviroMentors Organization, the in AP Government and other National Honor Society, the Bell subjects. She participated in several Student-Parent Committee and the demanding extracurricular activities, including the Yearbook Writing Club, as well as volunteering at the Washington Free and Newspaper Club and DC Youth and Government Clinic. Finally, it is important to note that Elvira only moved organization. Tiffany is most proud of her work in her to the US a few years ago and has thus achieved all of her school’s Community Service Club, where she tutored her success while learning a new language and living in a new classmates, coordinated food and clothing drives, and country. As one of her teachers said, Elvira is not only “one of volunteered at homeless shelters. She also maintained a part- the most impressive students [he has] ever had the pleasure of time job during the school year, successfully balancing it with teaching, [but] she is also an outstanding human being.” her schoolwork. According to those who her know her well, “Tiffany is a self-starter who sets her goals extremely high and BIANCA WARREN then does everything in her power to achieve them.” $6,000 An aspiring Journalist, Bianca CHENG MEI ZHANG Warren already has solid experience $10,000 – Verizon in both print and television Cheng intends to achieve higher reporting. As a staff writer for the education not only so he can get a school newspaper, she has published better job and improve his standard poetry, and delivered hard-hitting of living, but also because he believes articles dealing with immigration, higher education can improve the disabled students, and college life. standard of living for everyone. As Working for DSTV-99, Ms. Warren he put it, if everyone in the world learned the behind-the-scenes operations of television could have higher education there programming and editing, and participated in an interview of would be no poverty. It is this the D.C. Public School Superintendent, Clifford B. Janey. Not understanding of education’s importance and his sheer only a budding journalist, Ms. Warren is also a top-notch determination that has helped him overcome not knowing student, and has been a member of the National Honor English just a mere three years ago when he arrived to the US Society for the last two years, where she just finished serving with his family. In just three years, however, Cheng has as Secretary. She has also participated in the Howard practically mastered the English language, managed to make University Upward Bound program for the past four years, good grades (while also working 40 hours a week at a Chinese where her counselor describes her as “a very focused, restaurant), intern at the World Bank for one semester, and determined and hard-working scholar. Finally, whereas DC participate in the Robotics Club, Asian Club and the Mouse students are only required to volunteer 100 hours of their Squad at Bell Multicultural High School. Cheng plans to take time in community organizations, Ms. Warren accumulated his determination and hard work to college where he will 500 community service hours. study computer engineering in hopes of obtaining a job in the computer engineering field.

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FCBA NEWS 18 JULY 2007 Calendar July 1 FCBA Membership and Fiscal Year begins July 11 International Telecommunications Committee Brown Bag Lunch July 18 Young Lawyers Committee Brown Bag Lunch July 20 Legislative Committee Brown Bag Lunch July 22 Volunteer for McKenna’s Wagon July 25 Young Lawyers Committee Happy Hour July 26 Pacific NW Chapter Panel Discussion July 29 Volunteer for Martha’s Table September 5 Silicon Flatirons/Rocky Mountain Chapter Seminar on Taking Stock of the Antitrust Modernization Commission Report September 27 Florida Chapter CLE Seminar on the Florida Telecom Legislative Update October 10 Silicon Flatirons/Rocky Mountain Chapter Seminar on The Future of User Generated Content November 15 18th Annual Charity Auction December 5 21st Annual Chairman’s Dinner

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