CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Advanced Technologies Working Group

Media Access Group, WGBH, chair
Larry Goldberg,
Director

Alliance for Public Technology
Daniel Phythyon
Public Policy Director-General Counsel

State of Hawaii
Division of Consumer Advocacy
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
John E. Cole
Executive Director

Consumer Electronics Association
Julie M. Kearney
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Joy Ragsdale
Assistant People's Counsel

Democracy Now!
Denis Moynihan
Outreach Director

Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology
Dr. Helena Mitchell
Director of Technology Policy & Programs (OTP)

Mission Consulting
Judy Viera

America Online
A subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc.
Tom Wlodkowski
Director of Accessibility

Community Technology Foundation of California
Laura Efurd
Director of Policy and Leadership Initiatives

Ideal Group, Inc.
Steve Jacobs
President

Brugger Consulting
David Brugger
President & CEO

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Ron Jones
Director

BellSouth Telecommunications
John A. Ruscilli
Senior Director - Regulatory

Wayne Caswell

AARP
Debra Berlyn
Senior Legislative Representative

Center for Democracy & Technology
John Morris
Director of Standards, Technology & Policy Project

Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education
Tamara Closs
Assistant VP, Communications and Systems Infrastructure

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Carolyn Brandon
Vice President, Policy

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

Consumers First, Inc.
Jim Conran
President

NYCwireless
Laura Forlano
Board Member, NYwireless

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Thomas J. Sugrue
Vice President, Government Affairs

National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Loretta Polk
Associate General Counsel

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Richard T. Ellis
Executive Director, Federal Regulatory

COMPETITION POLICY WORKING GROUP

AARP, Chair
Debra Berlyn
Senior Legislative Representative
Federal Affairs

National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Loretta Polk
Associate General Counsel

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

State of Hawaii
Division of Consumer Advocacy
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
John E. Cole
Executive Director

Democracy Now!
Denis Moynihan
Outreach Director

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Joy Ragsdale
Assistant People's Counsel
jragsdale@opc-dc.gov

AT&T
Toni Acton
Associate Director
Federal Regulatory

Linda Oliver West

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Ron Jones
Director

Mark Pranger
Instructor
Rogers State University

BellSouth Telecommunications
John A. Ruscilli
Senior Director - Regulatory

Telecommunications Research & Action Center
John Breyault
Research Associate

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

TeleCommunity Resource Center
Gene Crick
Executive Director

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Economic Development Corp.
Councilman John F. Stensgar

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Carolyn Brandon
Vice President, Policy

Consumers First, Inc.
Jim Conran
President

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Thomas J. Sugrue
Vice President, Government Affairs

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Richard T. Ellis
Executive Director, Federal Regulatory

CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND OUTREACH WORKING GROUP

Consumers First, Inc., Chair
Jim Conran
President

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

State of Hawaii
Division of Consumer Advocacy
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
John E. Cole
Executive Director

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Joy Ragsdale
Assistant People's Counsel

AT&T
Toni Acton
Associate Director
Federal Regulatory

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Janice Schacter

Linda Oliver West

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Ron Jones
Director

Mark Pranger
Instructor
Rogers State University

BellSouth Telecommunications
John A. Ruscilli
Senior Director - Regulatory

Telecommunications Research & Action Center
John Breyault
Research Associate

AARP
Debra Berlyn
Senior Legislative Representative
Federal Affairs

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Carolyn Brandon
Vice President, Policy

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Thomas J. Sugrue
Vice President
Government Affairs

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Richard T. Ellis
Executive Director, Federal Regulatory

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

James J Elekes

DISABILITY ACCESS WORKING GROUP

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network, Chair
Claude Stout

National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Loretta Polk
Associate General Counsel

Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
Deborah V. Buck
Executive Director

Ideal Group, Inc.
Steve Jacobs, President

Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology
Dr. Helena Mitchell
Director of Technology Policy & Programs (OTP)

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Janice Schacter

International Association of Audio Information Services
George (Mike) Duke

Mission Consulting
Judy Viera

America Online
A subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc.
Tom Wlodkowski
Director of Accessibility

League for the Hard of Hearing
Joseph Gordon
Chair, Telecommunications Committee

Communications Service for the Deaf, Inc.
Ann Marie Mickelson
Chief Operating Officer

Communication Works of the Deaf, Inc.
Gregory A. Frohriep
President

Inclusive Technologies
Jim Tobias, President

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
Cheryl Moose
Secretary/Treasurer

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

TCS Associates
Myrna Orleck-Aiello

National Captioning Institute
Joel Snyder
Director, Described Media

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Carolyn Brandon
Vice President, Policy

Media Access Group, WGBH
Larry Goldberg
Director

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Thomas J. Sugrue
Vice President, Government Affairs

James J Elekes

HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP

EAD & Associates, LLC, Chair
Elizabeth A. Davis
Managing Director

National Association for State Relay Administration
Brenda Kelly-Frey
TRS Administrator State of Maryland

National Association of Broadcasters
Marsha MacBride
Executive Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
Deborah V. Buck
Executive Director

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Joy Ragsdale
Assistant People's Counsel

Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology
Dr. Helena Mitchell
Director of Technology Policy & Programs (OTP)

America Online
A subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc.
Tom Wlodkowski
Director of Accessibility

League for the Hard of Hearing
Joseph Gordon
Chair, Telecommunications Committee

Rebecca Ladew

TCS Associates
Myrna Orleck-Aiello

Wayne Caswell

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Economic Development Corp.
Councilman John F. Stensgar
Colville Business Council

Media Access Group, WGBH
Larry Goldberg
Director

Center for Democracy & Technology
John Morris
Director of Standards, Technology & Policy Project

Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education
Tamara Closs
Assistant VP, Communications and Systems Infrastructure
Duke University

James J Elekes

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

MEDIA WORKING GROUP

Democracy Now!, Chair
Denis Moynihan
Outreach Director

Communication Works of the Deaf, Inc.
Gregory A. Frohriep
President

Alliance for Public Technology
Daniel Phythyon
Public Policy Director-General Counsel

Brugger Consulting
David Brugger
President & CEO

Consumer Electronics Association
Julie M. Kearney
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs

Community Broadcasters Association
Louis A. Zanoni
Owner, W25AW-CA
Chairman WZBN TV, Inc.
CBA Director

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Economic Development Corp.
Councilman John F. Stensgar
Colville Business Council

Media Access Group, WGBH
Larry Goldberg
Director

AARP
Debra Berlyn
Senior Legislative Representative
Federal Affairs

Center for Democracy & Technology
John Morris
Director of Standards, Technology & Policy Project

National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Loretta Polk
Associate General Counsel

National Captioning Institute
Joel Snyder
Director, Described Media

RURAL ACCESS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WORKING GROUP

TeleCommunity Resource Center, Chair
Gene Crick
Executive Director

Alliance for Public Technology
Daniel Phythyon
Public Policy Director-General Counsel

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
Joy Ragsdale
Assistant People's Counsel

Community Technology Foundation of California
Laura Efurd

Linda Oliver West

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Ron Jones
Director

Community Broadcasters Association
Louis A. Zanoni
Owner, W25AW-CA
Chairman WZBN TV, Inc.

Benton Foundation
Charles Benton

Wayne Caswell

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Economic Development Corp.
Councilman John F. Stensgar
Colville Business Council

AARP
Debra Berlyn
Senior Legislative Representative
Federal Affairs

Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Carolyn Brandon
Vice President, Policy

NYCwireless
Laura Forlano
Board Member, NYwireless

San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc
Vernon R. James,
CEO & General Manager

TRS WORKING GROUP

Hamilton Telephone Company, dba Hamilton Relay, Inc., Chair
Dixie Ziegler
Vice President

National Association for State Relay Administration
Brenda Kelly-Frey
TRS Administrator State of Maryland

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Advocacy Network
Claude Stout

Mission Consulting
Judy Viera

Communications Service for the Deaf, Inc.
Ann Marie Mickelson
Chief Operating Officer

Communication Works of the Deaf, Inc.
Gregory A. Frohriep
President

Rebecca Ladew

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
Cheryl Moose
Secretary/Treasurer

Sprint Nextel
Luisa L. Lancetti
Vice President
Government Affairs - Wireless Regulatory

Inclusive Technologies
Jim Tobias
President

Rev. 04/20/06