FCC commissioners announce staff changes: Sanford Williams moves from special adviser to deputy chief of staff in Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s office; Arpan Sura, from Wireless Bureau, becomes legal adviser to Commissioner Brendan Carr; Milla Anderson, from office of Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., named policy adviser to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks; and acting staffers in Commissioner Anna Gomez’s office taking permanent spots are Deena Shetler as chief of staff-legal adviser for media and international, Edyael Casaperalt as legal adviser for wireless, public safety and consumer protection, Hayley Steffen as legal adviser for wireline and space, Harsha Mudaliar as policy adviser for media and tech and Anna Holland, as executive assistant.
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