Tiffany A. Kittrell
Director of Public Policy, Telecommunications
Washington, DC · (202) 555 0172 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/tiffanyakittrell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Sixteen years in federal policy, six as a director
INDUSTRIES
Telecommunications, federal regulatory agencies, congressional staff
SPECIALTIES
Notice and comment rulemaking, congressional engagement, coalition strategy, regulatory analysis
SYSTEMS
Quorum, Politico Pro, Microsoft Power BI, Salesforce, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, member of the Federal Communications Bar Association
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center; Bachelor of Arts in government, University of Texas at Austin
Executive Summary
Director of public policy for a national broadband provider, leading federal regulatory strategy across 14 states. Sixteen years spanning a congressional committee, a federal agency and corporate policy. Known for filings that agencies cite and for keeping engineering and legal teams aligned behind one position.
Signature Achievements
- Led comments on a spectrum sharing proceeding that the agency cited in its final order, preserving service on 400 existing sites.
- Built a coalition of nine providers and four consumer groups that carried a subsidy reform position through two rounds of comment.
- Cut the company annual compliance cost by 2.4 million dollars by winning a reporting simplification in a rulemaking record.
- Prepared the chief executive officer for two congressional hearings, with no correction letters filed afterward.
- Won state approval for network upgrades in six states by rebuilding the filing package around what commission staff asked for.
- Grew the policy team from three to eight and set the review process every filing now goes through.
Professional Experience
Director of Public Policy
Meridian Broadband Networks, Washington, DC 2020 to present
Federal and state policy for a provider serving 3.1 million subscribers, leading a team of eight
- Set the federal regulatory agenda each year with the general counsel and the chief technology officer, and report progress to the board policy committee.
- Direct all comment filings, reply comments and ex parte notices, writing the hardest sections personally.
- Manage outside counsel and two consulting firms against a 3 million dollar annual budget.
- Lead engagement with congressional staff on broadband deployment funding and permitting timelines.
- Chair the internal working group where engineering, legal and government affairs settle a single company position before anything is filed.
Senior Policy Counsel
National Rural Connectivity Association, Washington, DC 2016 to 2020
Trade association representing 210 small and midsized carriers
- Wrote comments and reply comments in 30 federal proceedings on behalf of the membership.
- Ran a member working group that reconciled competing positions between larger and smaller carriers.
- Testified once before a state commission and prepared members for four other appearances.
- Produced the annual regulatory outlook read by every member chief executive.
Attorney Advisor
United States Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 2012 to 2016
Bureau staff supporting rulemakings on universal service and network deployment
- Drafted sections of two notices of proposed rulemaking and analyzed the comment record for the front office.
- Reviewed carrier filings for compliance and prepared enforcement referrals where warranted.
- Briefed bureau leadership on how proposed rules would land for small carriers.
Legislative Assistant
United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC 2009 to 2012
Personal office staff covering technology, telecommunications and judiciary matters
- Handled the technology portfolio for a member of the commerce committee.
- Drafted floor statements, constituent responses and two introduced bills.
- Met with constituents and industry representatives and summarized each meeting for the member before votes.
Licensure and Certification
Admitted to the bar, District of Columbia
Registered lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
Education
Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in government, University of Texas at Austin, 2008
Core Skills
Federal rulemaking · Comment and reply drafting · Congressional engagement · Coalition building · Regulatory analysis · Outside counsel management · Executive briefing · State commission proceedings · Team leadership · Policy budgeting