FCC Names Chiefs for Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
Tuesday, 02 January 2007
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin has named Fred Campbell as Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Catherine Seidel as Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
Of these announcements, Chairman Martin said, “I want to thank Fred and Cathy for agreeing to serve the Commission in these capacities. I am grateful for their dedicated public service to the agency and look forward to continuing to work with them.”
“I also want to thank Monica Desai for her commitment to excellence and tireless efforts in advancing the goals set for the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau during the past 21 months, and I look forward to a new role for her within the Commission,” Chairman Martin said.
Fred Campbell most recently served as Chairman Martin’s Legal Advisor for wireless issues, and previously served as an Attorney Advisor in the Wireline Competition Bureau. Prior to joining the Commission, Campbell worked at Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, where he advised on a broad range of legal issues associated with the provision of domestic and international telecommunications services.
Campbell previously practiced commercial litigation with the law firm of Wolfe Snowden. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Nebraska College of Law and as a law clerk to the Honorable William M. Connolly of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Prior to beginning his career in the legal profession, Campbell served in the United States Army. Campbell earned his B.A. from the University of the State of New York and his J.D., with high distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Catherine Seidel has been the Acting Chief of Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) since April of 2005. Seidel has also served as a Deputy Bureau Chief and Chief of Staff for the WTB. Previously, she served as the Chief of the Telecommunications Consumers Division in the Enforcement Bureau and has also held positions in the Common Carrier Bureau and the Mass Media Bureau.
Prior to joining the Commission in 1993, Seidel worked at Bell Atlantic for almost ten years. She holds a J.D. degree from the University of Maryland Law School, a Master's degree in Administrative Sciences from the Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Colorado State University.