Decision Makers
Board of Directors
James W. Morozzi , age 46, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of D&E since April 2005 and was hired as Chief Executive Officer in March 2005. He had served as President of Exelon Communications, a division of Exelon Enterprises, LLC, from 2001 to 2004. From 1986 to 2001, he worked in various management roles at PECO Energy Company, including Business Leader/Vice President of PECO Wireless, LLC and corporate strategist for Corporate Planning and Development. He formerly served as chairman of the management committee of PECO Telcove Communications and as a Board member of AT&T Wireless PCS of Philadelphia, LLC. Mr. Morozzi is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Morozzi has been a director of the Company since 2005. He is a member of the Executive Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
President and CEO |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
President and CEO |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Industry Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lancaster Chamber of Commerce |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Member |
Current |
| PECO Energy Company |
Vice President of AT&T Wireless |
Former |
Albert H. Kramer , age 54, was appointed Senior Vice President of Operations of D&E in May 2002, when Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. merged with D&E. Prior to the merger, Mr. Kramer was President of Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from May 1998 to May 2002. He was employed by Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from September 1995, and served as Vice President, Finance and Administration until August 1997. In August 1997, he was appointed Executive Vice President and served in that capacity until May 1998. From 1984 until September 1995, Mr. Kramer had been employed by Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company and served as Controller, and then Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer during the last five years of his employment. Mr. Kramer was employed by Coopers and Lybrand as Senior Accountant from 1980 to 1984. He has been a Board member of the United States Telecom Association since 1998 and currently serves as Treasurer and Chairman of the Leadership Committee. He served as a Board member of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association from 1998 to 2002, and served on the Executive Committee during that time. Mr. Kramer has been a member of the Berks County Workforce Investment Board since 1999, serving as Vice Chairman since December 2008. In 2002, Mr. Kramer was appointed to the board of the Berks Economic Partnership and also to the Penn State Harrisburg Board of Advisors. Mr. Kramer served on the Board of Directors of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., a public company subject to SEC periodic reporting requirements, from April 2007 to February 2008 and has served on the board of its wholly owned subsidiary, National Penn Bank, since 2000 and is currently serving on the Audit Committee. Also in 2007, Mr. Kramer was appointed to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Mr. Kramer is a Certified Public Accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| United States Telecom Association |
Board Member |
Current |
| National Penn Bank |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper's Inc. |
Senior Accountant |
Former |
| The Telegraph |
|
Former |
| National Penn Bancshares, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Berks Economic Partnership |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Jazzd |
Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hospice, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper's Inc. |
Auditor |
Former |
W. Garth Sprecher , age 55, has served as Senior Vice President and Secretary of D&E Communications, Inc. since May of 2002 and served as Vice President and Secretary of D&E Communications, Inc. from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Sprecher has held various positions with D&E since 1984. He is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Vice Chairman of Sterling Financial Corporation ( Sterling ), a public company subject to SEC periodic reporting requirements. He is a member of the finance committee and the nominating committee and is Chairman of the executive committee and compensation committee of Sterling. Mr. Sprecher is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors of Lancaster General Hospital. Mr. Sprecher is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Sprecher has been a director of the Company since 1993. He is a member of the executive committee. Richard G. Weidner , age 80, retired as President of Beard and Company, Inc., Certified Public Accountants, in 1986. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from 1989 until May 2002. Mr. Weidner is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a past president of its Reading, Pennsylvania Chapter. Mr. Weidner has been a director of the Company since 2003. He is a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| The Leadership Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sterling Financial Settlement Services, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Lancaster General Hospital |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporate Governance |
Member |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Member |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
D. Mark Thomas is a Managing Partner at Thomas, Thomas, Armstrong & Niesen. Mark has over 30 years experience in the representation of privately-owned and municipal utilities and authorities before administrative agencies, state appellate courts and federal courts. He provides services in many areas, including governmental agency filings, acquisitions and mergers, service issues, ratemaking, financing, taxation and deregulation. Mark has lectured and written in the area of public utility law and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. He currently serves on the Denver & Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company Board of Directors as Chairman. He also served as President of the Cumberland Valley School District Board. Mark is a member of the Dauphin County and the Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thomas Thomas Armstrong Niesen |
Managing Partner at Thomas |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Managing Partner In the Law Firm of Thomas |
Current |
| The Long Company |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Telegraph |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
Hugh G. Courtney was elected Chairman of the Board of D&E Communications, Inc. in February 2008. He is the Associate Dean of Executive Programs and Professor of the Practice of Strategy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Courtney also maintains an active consulting and executive education practice focused on business strategy formulation in highly uncertain and competitive markets. Prior to joining the Smith School in 2002, he was a leader in McKinsey & Company's Global Strategy practice, where he served clients on six continents on a wide variety of strategy development and implementation issues. Courtney's research on strategy under uncertainty and competitive dynamics has been published in the leading business practitioner journals and he is a frequent contributor to industry and academic conferences on business strategy topics. He has been a director of D&E since 2005 and is Chairman of the executive committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow |
Current |
| Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland |
Prof of The Practice |
Current |
| The Smith School |
|
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
Chairman |
Current |
G. William Ruhl serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of D&E Communications, Inc. Mr. Ruhl served as Chairman of the Board from November 2004 through May 2006, Chief Executive Officer of D&E Communications, Inc. from October 2001 to March 2005 and Chief Executive Officer of D&E Telephone Company, a subsidiary of D&E Communications, Inc., since 1996. From 1991 to October 2001, Mr. Ruhl served as Senior Vice President of D&E Communications, Inc. On December 31, 2005, he retired as a full time employee of the Company. Prior to joining D&E Communications, Inc. in 1991, Mr. Ruhl was employed by Bell of Pennsylvania and Bell Atlantic for 30 years. Mr. Ruhl is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. He has been a director of the Company since 1993. Mr. Ruhl is a member of the executive committee and chairs the strategic planning review committee.
John C. Long joined IS&S in 2008 as the company's Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 20 years of senior financial management experience to IS&S. Most recently, he served as Vice President – Treasurer and Secretary of Arrow International, a NASDAQ-listed international medical device manufacturer, where he was responsible for senior corporate finance duties. Prior to this, Mr. Long served as Controller for a diversified holding company, and was responsible for directing all aspects of the company’s financial reporting, IT systems development and support, acquisition activity, and tax management. He is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career providing accounting and consulting services at a large regional accounting firm. John received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his B.S. in Accounting from Wilkes University. He currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert of the Board of Directors of D&E Communications. He previously served on the Board of Directors of American Bank, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. |
Chief Finacial Officer |
Current |
| Arrow International Inc. |
Vice President and Treasurer |
Current |
| United Way International |
Vice President, Corporate Affairs the Hershey Company Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| World Cocoa Foundation |
Chairman |
Current |
| International Cocoa Initiative |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D&E Jazzd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ifesh |
Board Member |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| United Way International |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Arrow International, Inc. |
Vice President and Treasurer |
Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Assistant Treasurer |
Former |
| Arrow International, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| American Bank Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Columbia University |
MBA |
Former |
| Wilkes University |
MBA |
Former |
| Columbia Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Oberlin College |
Bachelor's Degree In Political Science |
Former |
| Wilkes University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Member, Audit Committee |
Former |
Frank Coughlin currently serves as President and Chairman of LTC Communications, Inc., a local exchange carrier headquartered in Rowland, PA. Mr. Coughlin also serves as a director of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and served as the Association's Chairman from 1998 to 2003.Since January 2009, Coughlin has served as a trustee of the OPASTCO (Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies) Retirement Trust. Between 1989 and 1998, Coughlin was Vice President of AMC Cellular Corporation, a cellular system operator serving in western Pennsylvania. He has been director of the company since 2006. Mr. Coughlin chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the nominating and governance committee.
John Amos, has been in the commercial fruit and produce-growing business for more than 50 years in Grand Traverse County, Michigan serving as President of Hi-Lo Farms, Inc. since 1979 and as Senior Partner of Amos Farms since 1980. He has been a director of the Company since 1990. Mr. Amos is a member of the compensation committee and the strategic planning review committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| D&E Jazzd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BMC Llp |
President |
Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. |
President of Beard and Company, Inc. |
Former |
Steven B. Silverman has been counsel to Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., since January 1, 2002 when the law firms of Rothenberg Silverman & Furman P.C. and Cohen, Seglias, Pallas & Greenhall, P.C. merged. He was a senior partner in the law firm of Rothenberg, Silverman and Furman P.C., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania from 1995 until the time of the merger, and prior to 1995, he was a senior partner in the law firm of Rothenberg and Silverman. Mr. Silverman serves as an adjunct professor of labor law at the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has been a director of the Company since 1991. Mr. Silverman chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the strategic planning review committee.