PHONE+ Announces the Top 15 Channel Managers of 2009

PHONE+ magazine, a resource for the telecommunications indirect sales channel, named the Top 15 Channel Managers of 2009 at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Miami on Wednesday.

These telecom professionals were nominated by master agents, subagents and independent agents and selected by a poll of PHONE+ readers and supporters Aug. 17-26. Nearly 1,000 votes were received for 72 candidates.

The winners are: Ryan Burke, One Communications; Gerry Cull, US Signal; Michael Ginsburg, TNCI; Sherrie Hiller, TelePacific Communications; Amir Hojjatnia, TelePacific Communications; Justin Marano, XO Communications; Shannon Martin, TMC Communications; Ernie McIlquham, Cbeyond; Kurt Nelson, Cavalier Telephone; Kristin Peterson, Integra Telecom; Julie Rollins, Qwest Communications; Brian Sheehan, AboveNet; Chris Shubert, NuVox; Jim Watts, AT&T; and Jeni Weinstein, ACC Business.

Winners will be profiled in the November issue of PHONE+.

“PHONE+ takes great honor in recognizing these channel managers,” said Mike Saxby, group publisher for PHONE+. “Our readers know best who deserves this recognition, and we gladly applaud these representatives, who do a great job of supporting their indirect channel partners.”