JAMES AKERHIELM
Jim is President and Chief Executive Officer of NuVox, Inc. a competitive local exchange carrier based in South Carolina and is a Director of AirGate PCS.  Jim has over 16 years of experience in the development, organization and operations of telecommunications companies.  Jim received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.S in the Management of Technology from the University of Pennsylvania.

REGINALD BEST
Reggie is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Netilla, Inc, an early-stage developer of virtual private offices and other virtual networking solutions for business.  Reggie has 19 years of experience in developing and marketing networking and telecommunications products and services.  Reggie has a BE in Electrical Engineering from City College of CUNY and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University.

MARK SCULLY
Mark is the founder, President/CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of TelcoXchange Network (TXN). Mark has 18 years of experience in strategic development and organizational leadership focusing on launching new communications ventures and reorganizing distressed companies.  Prior to TXN Mark was the author of the business plan for New Global Telecom, Inc., an international telecommunications company largely serving the international interests of AT&T.  From 1994 through 1996, Mark served as President and Chief Operating Officer of US WATS, Inc., Mark has served as a board member of CompTel and CalTel where he was involved in implementing legislative and regulatory agendas, including the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996.

RANDY SHIPLEY
Randy was recently the Vice President of Sales at Oresis where he led that company’s sales, marketing and customer service and support organizations.  Randy has over 20-years of experience building sales organizations in the telecommunications industry. 

DR. MICHAEL VIREN
Mike is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intellysis Group, Inc., a venture capital incubator focusing on competitive local exchange, Internet and communications solutions.  Mike has 36 years of experience as an engineer, economist, professor, regulator, salesman and executive.  Mike has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach and a PhD. in Economics from the University of Kansas.