PHONE+, Channel Partners Name New Board Members

PHONE+ magazine and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo have chosen the members of their 2008-09 joint advisory board.

The board consists of master agents, independent agents, carriers/service providers, VARs, resellers, dealers/interconnects, attorneys, consultants and representatives from several industry associations; including the Agent Alliance, Technology Channel Association, WIBOC and TAG National.

The board members are:

Master agents:

• Adam Edwards, CEO, Telarus
• Jay Bradley, president of Telecom Services, Intelisys
• Josh Anderson, CEO, Telephony Partners.

Agents/subagents:

• William Leutzinger, president, TelecomMedic
•  James Lockhart, president, Telecom Management Inc.

Carriers/service providers:

• Brian Snortheim, director, alternate channel marketing, Time Warner Cable
• Jeff Howe, vice president and general manager - agent channel, PAETEC.

Resellers:

• Michael McLelan, senior vice president, PowerNet Global
• Sarah Graham Linares, vice president, product development and revenue assurance, TMC

Dealers/interconnects:

• Ben Stiegler, CEO, Synertel
• David Blau, chief strategy officer, Consolidated Technologies Inc.

VARs:

• Ben Henkels, principal, Communication Management Partners
• Roger Thomas, CEO, TeleComp

Consultants/attorneys:

• Ben Bronston, partner, Nowalsky, Bronston & Gothard
• Bill Taylor, president, Corporate Ladders
• Neil Ende, managing partner, Technology Law Group

Associations:

• Dale Stein, co-founder, TAG National
• Dany Bouchedid, CEO of ColoTraq for TCA
• Bill Power, CEO, Agent Alliance
• Mark Landiak, president of Market Dynamics for WIBOC.

“We are excited to have our new advisory board in place to advise us on PHONE+ and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo,” said Khali Henderson, editor in chief of PHONE+ magazine. “We had more than 70 qualified applicants apply for board positions and feel that we have selected a board that will add valuable insight to these resources and the channel.”

Advisory board duties include providing story ideas and blogging for PHONE+ as well as assisting in planning the Channel Partners Conference & Expo.