FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              NEWS MEDIA CONTACT
  June 1, 2000                            Michelle Russo (202) 418-2358
       
                              
          FCC CABLE CHIEF ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES 
  
  Washington, DC Deborah A. Lathen, chief of the Cable Services Bureau at the
  Federal Communications Commission, announced today that Ruth Dancey will depart the
  Commission on June 5. Ms. Dancey leaves her post as Assistant Bureau Chief for
  Management of the Cable Services Bureau. Ann Enoch Morgan, who has been serving as
  Deputy Assistant Bureau Chief for Management since last year, will become Acting
  Assistant Bureau Chief upon Dancey's departure.  
  
  Separately, Chief Lathen announced that James Heimbach has been named to the position
  of Acting Legal Advisor for the Cable Services Bureau. This position was formerly held
  by Clint Odom, who was recently appointed as a legal advisor to FCC Chairman William
  E. Kennard.
  
  Ms. Dancey leaves the FCC to become the Administrative Manager for Gemini
  Networks, Inc. based in Falls Church, Virginia.
  
  Deborah Lathen said, "Ruth has been a resourceful leader and capable manager
  for the Bureau. I wish her well in her new adventure, but her leadership and guidance will
  be missed by the cable staff and the agency."
  
  Ms. Lathen added, "Ann Morgan and Jay Heimbach have proven to be trusted advisors
  and I look forward to working with them in their new roles."
  
  Ms. Dancey joined the FCC in 1993 as Confidential Assistant to then-
  Chairman Reed Hundt.  In 1997, Dancey was named Assistant Secretary of the FCC
  and in 1999 she was tapped by Cable Chief Lathen for the assistant bureau chief job.  
  
       Ms. Morgan has been employed by the FCC for more than 25 years, working
  in various offices including the Common Carrier Bureau, Office of Public Affairs,
  and the Office of the Managing Director as well as serving as an Executive Secretary
  to former Commissioners Margita E. White and Anne P. Jones. 
  
       Mr. Heimbach joined the FCC in 1999 as a Special Advisor in the Cable Services
  Bureau. Prior to the FCC, Mr. Heimbach held two positions at the White House.  He
  served as senior policy advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the
  Director of Legislative Affairs.  Mr. Heimbach received his B.A. in government from
  Colby College and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.  
  
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