Office of Public Affairs

Justin Cole, Director

The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is responsible for informing the public about the FTC’s diverse law enforcement actions and policy work. The office is the agency’s main point of contact with the news media.

One of OPA’s primary objectives is to ensure that American consumers have a high awareness and understanding of the FTC’s work.

Phone: 202-326-2180
Email: opa@ftc.gov

Media Contacts

Peter Kaplan
Deputy Director
202-326-2334 | pkaplan@ftc.gov
Position Vacant
Technology issues & privacy
202-326-2180 | opa@ftc.gov

Betsy Lordan
Mergers & competition
202-326-3707 | elordan@ftc.gov

Frank Dorman
Consumer fraud & debt collection
202-326-2674 | fdorman@ftc.gov

Mitchell J. Katz
Ad practices & telemarketing
202-326-2161 | mkatz@ftc.gov

Nicole Jones
Social media & education
202-326-2565 | njones@ftc.gov

Web and Digital Strategy Team

Chris Noonan Sturm
Website Manager
cnoonansturm@ftc.gov

Ruxi Giura
Digital Technologies Specialist
rgiura@ftc.gov

 

Rich Custer
Web Content Manager
rcuster@ftc.gov

Jason Wolf
Visual Information Specialist
jwolf@ftc.gov

 

Support Staff

Judy Dickie
Office of the Director
202-326-2180

Gail M. Kingsland
Programs Specialist
202-326-2180