Have you ever wanted to meet with your government representatives but weren’t sure what to say? Maybe you are curious to learn more about how decisions made at the state or federal level affect your day to day. If so, this webinar is for you!
Join Women's Wireless Leadership Forum for this special webinar featuring WIA's Advocacy Team. Learn how to:
· Build relationships with your representatives.
· Develop effective advocacy strategies.
· Join a community of women dedicated to driving positive change in the telecom industry.
This webinar is for all WWLF members who are interested in learning how to effectively advocate for issues important to them and the telecom industry, connecting with policymakers and influencing legislative decisions, gaining valuable skills and resources to become a powerful advocate, and preparing for meetings with their state and federal representatives, whether at their local office or while in Washington D.C. for the Wireless Women's Leadership Luncheon.
Regardless of your experience level, this webinar will provide you with valuable insights and tools to make your voice heard.
Presented by:
Mike Saperstein, SVP, Government Affairs & Chief Strategy Officer at WIA
Mike Saperstein is the Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer for WIA. Mike leads the association’s external and government advocacy.
Mike joins WIA from the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP where he was a partner. Mike recently served as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships for USTelecom—The Broadband Association. Mike’s portfolio included promoting all means of connectivity, including state outreach and data analysis to highlight the broadband industry. In his previous role as VP, Policy & Advocacy at USTelecom, Mike worked to develop broadband infrastructure projects like the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and other universal service efforts to further the reach of broadband. Mike also served as VP, Federal Regulatory at Frontier Communications, and practiced in the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. He started his legal career right here with WIA (then PCIA).
Mike received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and earned his J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law with a certificate from the Communications Law Institute.
Prior to law school, Mike worked in PR at Weber Shandwick in Chicago, primarily on the ‘got milk?’ campaign’s Milk Mustache Mobile traveling from coast-to-coast donning milk mustaches and pumping up milk’s nine essential vitamins and nutrients.
Madeline Sorg, Government Affairs Associate at WIA
Madeline Sorg currently serves as WIA’s Government Affairs Associate, where she provides support for the Government Affairs team on federal, state, and regulatory issues. Prior to joining WIA, Madeline was Senior Policy Analyst at communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer. She interned for the Ohio Democratic Party, Hillary for America, Subject Matter, and Berger Hirschberg Strategies. Madeline is a 2019 graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in Political Science and American Studies. She is originally from Middlebury, Indiana.
