Donna Rice Hughes has spent the last ten years as an advocate for protecting children from online pornography and sexual predators. The former spokesperson and senior advisor to FamilyClick.com, a state-of-the-art Internet filtering service, Hughes received a 1999 Congressional appointment to the Child Online Protection Commission (COPA), a group tasked with examining technological solutions to protect children online. She also served as co-chair of the COPA Hearings in July 2000 on filtering, ratings, and labeling technologies. She is the author of "Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace," and hosts her own Internet safety website. From 1994 until July of 1999, Hughes served as Communications Director and then Vice President of Enough Is Enough, a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to make the Internet safe for children and families. She led Enough Is Enough's efforts regarding the issue of online child safety and played a pioneering role in the national effort to make the Internet safe for children and families. She also served on the steering committee for the Internet Online Summit Focus on Children in December of 1997. She proposed and led the Summit's adoption of an industry zero tolerance policy against child pornography, which was endorsed by the White House and the Justice Department. She later served on the executive committee for the Summit's public awareness campaign, America Links Up, and currently serves on the advisory board for the Get Net Wise initiative. Hughes is frequently sought out by the media, policy makers, law enforcement officials and industry leaders for her expertise on solutions for ensuring that children have a safe and rewarding experience online. She has given over 2000 media interviews and has been a featured guest on numerous television shows including "Crossfire," "Dateline," "The Today Show," "Oprah" and "The View." Additionally, her views on this issue have been featured in publications including "The Wall Street Journal," "The New York Times," "The Los Angeles Times," "USA Today," and "People" magazine. Additionally, she has authored numerous articles and editorials that have been published in "USA Today," "The Los Angeles Times," "The Philadelphia Inquirer," "McCall's," and MSNBC.com. Hughes also co-wrote the story for the season finale episode of "Touched By An Angel," which brought the message of Internet dangers and online safety to prime time television and won the Nielson ratings for its time slot during May sweeps. A frequent speaker across the country, Hughes has spoken extensively on the subject in educational and professional forums, including Johns Hopkins University, MIT, American University, The Freedom Forum and The National Press Club. She has testified before the United States Congress, both House and Senate, on the issues surrounding Internet dangers and safety solutions. Hughes received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of South Carolina and graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She is the Founder and Principal of DRH Enterprises, LLC. MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS Kids Online: Protecting Children in Cyberspace Internet Dangers and Safety Solutions Safeguarding from the Dark Side of the Internet