Whitesell has been appointed the Commission’s Deputy Chief of the Media Bureau. She returns to the Media Bureau from the non-profit sector where she headed the Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women. She previously held several different roles at the FCC.
“Sarah has a tremendous reputation for her vast knowledge of communications and media issues—a reputation that is well-earned, as I know from having worked with her at the Justice Department in the late 1990s and the FCC more recently. I’m grateful she is returning to the Media Bureau.” said Chairman Pai. “She will play a key leadership role as the Bureau modernizes our media rules for the digital age and addresses other Commission priorities.”
Whitesell also served as a member of the Telecommunications Task Force for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and as an associate at the law firm that is now WilmerHale.
