DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Christopher Bubb AOL, Inc.
Michael Standard SBC Communications
David Baker Earthlink, Inc.
Thomas Dailey Verizon Online Services, Inc.
Karen Possner BellSouth Corporation
Joanna Lowry SAVVIS, Inc.
John D. Ryan AOL, Inc. 
Magnolia Mansourkia MCI, Inc.

 

Christopher G. Bubb
Chair, President

Christopher Bubb, is an Assistant General Counsel at AOL where he manages the Compliance and Investigations Unit which handles all issues relating to compliance with law enforcement requests, out reach, and training. Mr. Bubb provides legal advice and guidance on issues arising from the PATRIOT ACT and other federal and state laws relating to Internet and computer-related crime. He also provides review and analysis of pending state and federal legislation.

Prior to joining AOL Mr. Bubb was a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Division of Criminal Justice for over 16 years. He founded the Computer Analysis and Technology Unit in the Division of Criminal Justice which investigated and prosecuted Internet and Computer-related crimes. He was also the inaugural Fellow in Computer Crime which was jointly established by the National Association of Attorneys General and the United States Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. Before his involvement in the field of computer related crime, Mr. Bubb was assigned to investigate and prosecute organized crime, corruption, and narcotics cases.

Mr. Bubb has participated in numerous programs on Internet and Computer-related crime on behalf of federal, state, and local law enforcement, and was a contributor to the Electronic Evidence Compliance – Guide for Internet Service Providers, Berkley Technology Law Journal, and Prosecuting Cases that Involve Computers, a resource CD produced by the National White Collar Crime Center.

Michael Standard
Vice Chair

Michael Standard is Senior Counsel for SBC Internet Services in San Antonio, Texas. He provides legal support for all aspects of SBC's Internet operations, including matters of intellectual property, customer care, Internet security, contracts, legislative initiatives and litigation management.

Mr. Standard was Senior Counsel at Prodigy Communications Corporation in Austin, Texas prior to SBC's purchase of Prodigy in 2001. Before joining Prodigy, Mr. Standard had his own firm in Vail, Colorado, where he counseled clients on matters ranging from employment law to software licensing.

Prior to being elected Vice Chair, Mr. Standard Chaired the State Policy Committee for US ISPA.

Mr. Standard received his B.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Texas.

Thomas Dailey
Chairman emeritus

Mr. Dailey is General Counsel of Verizon Online Services, which was formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions and GTE.net LLC. Verizon Online provides DSL, dedicated and dial-up Internet access services, and a variety of IP-based integrated messaging and web hosting services to the consumer and small business markets. Verizon Online is one of the largest fee-based Internet access service providers in the United States. Mr. Dailey is the chief legal officer for Verizon's retail Internet business and is responsible for all legal matters affecting Verizon Online, including issues involving business development, network security, privacy, copyright compliance, contracts management, and litigation. He also is responsible for all legislative, regulatory and external affairs matters, including the review and development of state and federal legislation.

Prior to joining the Verizon Online, Mr. Dailey was General Counsel to Bell Atlantic's operating telephone company in Vermont, where he was responsible for providing legal and regulatory advice on federal and state telecommunications matters. Before joining Bell Atlantic, Mr. Dailey was an Associate with the Boston law firm of Goodwin Procter and Hoar, where he specialized in commercial litigation, and employment and labor law.

Mr. Dailey is a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars and other programs on Internet law and policy issues, and is the co-author of an article published in 2000 in the George Mason Law Review entitled, Non-Regulation Of Advanced Internet Services.

General Counsel

Dave Baker
Director

Dave Baker is Vice President, Law and Public Policy for EarthLink. With almost 5 million subscribers, EarthLink is one of the nation's largest Internet Service Providers. Mr. Baker leads EarthLink's public policy initiatives in areas including privacy, broadband access, intellectual property, taxation and law enforcement issues. He served as Commissioner and Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission from 1994-1998.

Reflecting EarthLink's bi-coastal nature, Mr. Baker serves as a Director of the Georgia Electronic Commerce Association (GECA), and is Chairman of the California Internet Service Providers Association (CISPA).

Karen Possner
Director 

Karen B. Possner is Vice President for National Security & Strategic Policy in the Washington, D.C. office of the BellSouth Corporation.  In that position, she is responsible for representing BellSouth before the executive branch, the Federal Communications Commission, the Congress and industry groups on a variety of issues including national security and emergency preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, E-commerce and the Internet, privacy, CALEA and fixed wireless matters. 

Prior to joining BellSouth in 1985, she was a Division Manager at Bell Communications Research in its Washington, D.C. office where she had primary responsibility for analyzing Federal legislation affecting the seven new RBOCs.  Prior to joining Bellcore, she directed NTIA’s Domestic Policy Program from 1981-1983.  From 1975 to 1981 Ms. Possner served on the staff of the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications.  Originally hired by the Subcommittee's first chair, Rep. Torbert H. Macdonald (D-MA), she also served throughout the tenure of chairman Lionel Van Deerlin (D-CA) and during the transition to chair Timothy Wirth (D-CO).  Ms. Possner had primary responsibility for legislation concerning cable television, rural telecommunications, executive branch reform and privacy.  In 1975, with former FCC General Counsel Henry Geller, she co-authored a study entitled "Cable Television: Promise Versus Regulatory Performance," which led to fifteen days of hearings examining the FCC's regulatory treatment of the emerging cable television industry.  Ms. Possner also served as a research associate at the RAND Corporation from 1973 to 1975 and as an intern in the office of FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson in 1973. 

She received a B.A. in political science and an M.S. in speech from the City University of New York, Brooklyn College, and a Ph.D. in speech from the University of Iowa.

Joanna Lowry
Director

John Ryan
Director

Mr. Ryan joined America Online Inc. in January 1996, and presently serves as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. He heads the Compliance and Investigations Department where he is responsible for the development and implementation of Policies and Processes to combat illicit activities on AOL Services. Mr. Ryan also serves as the Liaison with Law Enforcement to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of criminal activities including offenses against minors. He leads the industry in training of law enforcement on Sources and Methods for Solving Internet Crimes.

Prior to joining AOL, Mr. Ryan was the Director of Investigative Affairs at AT&T Wireless in New York. There he was responsible for developing strategy for prevention and enforcement efforts against wireless fraud. He also worked for fourteen years at the Office of the District Attorney in Bronx County, New York where he served as the Assistant District Attorney and Chief of Major Offenses.

Mr. Ryan received his B.A. from Fordham University and received his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.

Magnolia Mansourkia
Director



COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Policy Committee

Co-chairs: Dave Baker, EarthLink, Inc.& Maggie Mansourkia, MCI, Inc.

State Policy Committee

Kimberly Addicott, Verizon

Security Council

Co-chairs: Christopher Bubb, America Online, Inc. & Lloyd Nault, BellSouth Corp. 

Cybersecurity Working Group

Co-chairs: Cristin Flynn Goodwin, BellSouth Corp.& Thomas Dailey, Verizon

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