FCC Commissioner Starks Announces Staff Changes

Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announced the appointment of William Davenport as Chief of Staff and Senior Legal Advisor covering Wireless and International issues, and the departure of Daudeline Meme, who has served as Acting Chief of Staff and Acting Legal Advisor on Wireless and International issues. Davenport most recently served as Senior Vice President, Federal Regulatory, for Ligado Networks. Davenport has spent most of his career in the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, beginning as a staff attorney then moving to management positions in the Bureau’s Investigations and Hearings Division and the Office of the Bureau Chief. Prior to leaving the Commission, Davenport served as the Deputy Bureau Chief responsible for the Commission’s spectrum enforcement matters, including oversight of the agency’s field offices. Earlier in his career, Davenport worked at two DC-area law firms, specializing in litigation and communications issues. Davenport is a two-time co-chair of the Federal Communications Bar Association’s Enforcement Committee and a member of the Endorsements committee of the DC chapter of the National Hispanic Bar Association. Davenport is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Meme is returning to her position as Deputy Chief in the International Bureau’s Telecommunications & Analysis Division. Prior to that, she served as Commissioner Mignon Clyburn’s Legal Advisor for Wireless, Public Safety, and International issues.