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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.6M
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Our vision is to enhance the quality of life and prosperity of people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired by being their preferred provider of accessible communication services.
Board of Directors
Kathleen Quinn AbernathyNumber of Employees 570
Contact Information
433 Hackensack Ave 3rd Fl
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
(201) 996-1717
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
Recent Events
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GoAmerica Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results
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GoAmerica Appoints Former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy to Board of Directors
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GoAmericaR Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
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GoAmericaR Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
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GoAmericaR Appoints Kelby Brick as Vice President of Regulatory and Strategic Policy
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GoAmericaR Appoints John Ferron CFO and COO
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GoAmerica Adds Gibbons To Board
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GoAmerica to Support Palm i705 Enterprise Solution; GoAmerica will Offer its Award-Winning Mobile Office on the New Palm i705 Handheld-Based Wireless Messaging Solution
Business Editors
GoAmerica Announces Availability of Novatel Wireless' Minstrel m500 Wireless Handheld Modem with Go.Web 6.0 Wireless Service - New Products & Services - Brief Article
GoAmerica announced the immediate availability of Novatel Wireless' Minstrel m500 Wireless Handheld Modem with Go.Web service. The combined offering provides wireless connectivity for the popular Palm m500 and m505. Modems sold through GoAmerica will be bundled with Go.Web 6.0, the latest GoAmerica wireless technology for the Palm handhelds. ...
GoAmerica Announces Availability of Novatel Wireless' Minstrel m500 Wireless Handheld Modem With Go.Web 6.0 Wireless Service
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
Sierra Wireless Teams with GoAmerica to Wirelessly Enable the Sony Electronics CLIE; Complete Customer Solution to Use the Palm Operating System
Business Editors LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 5, 2001 Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSE:SW.) announced today it has teamed with GoAmerica Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM) in an exclusive agreement to deliver the Sierra Wireless AirBoardTM for CLIETM, a wireless adapter designed for use with the Sony CLIE handheld. Sierra Wireless will...
GoAmerica Improves Wireless Technology for Palm and Windows CE Devices; Version 2.0 Provides Faster Throughput, Integrated Messaging and Customizable Home Pages
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
GoAmerica Provides Wireless Access to AvantGo.com Users; Personalized Web Sites, Interactive Applications Available for 3Com's Palm Users Nationwide
HACKENSACK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 10, 1999--
GoAmerica Announces Wireless Data Support For 3Com's Palm VII Connected Organizer
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 2, 1998--
GoAmerica Offers Low-cost Wireless Data Solution for Palm Series of Connected Organizers
HACKENSACK, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 27, 1998--
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Routhier | President |
| Ahmet Corapcioglu | Chief Information Officer |
| Jesse Odom | Chief Technology Officer |
| John R. Ferron | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer |
| Joseph Korb | Executive Vice President |
| Donald G. Barnhart | Senior Vice President, Accounting |
| Janet L. Bailey | Senior Vice President, Interpreter Relations |
| Joshua Rochlin | Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| Brandon Arthur | Vice President and General Manager, Community Interpreting |
| George Sutcliffe | Director of Product Development |
| Joe Karp | Vice President, Marketing |
| Mark Stern | Joins Goamerica as Vice President of Product Management |
| Ric Buskirk | Vice President and General Manager, Text Relay |
| Rick Personette | Vice President, Sales |
| Michael J. Pendergast | General Counsel & Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kathleen Quinn Abernathy | Board of Directors |
| Daniel R. Luis | Board of Directors |
| Aaron Dobrinsky | Chair of Board |
| Bill McDonagh | Chairman |
| Behdad Eghbali | Board of Directors |
| Chris Gibbons | Board of Directors |
| D. Sue Decker | Board of Directors |
| David A Lyons | Board of Directors |
| Janice Dehesh | Board of Directors |
| King Lee | Board of Directors |
| Steve Eskenazi | Board of Directors |
| Steven C. Chang | Board of Directors |
| Zachary Prensky | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Future | Board of Directors | Current |
| Frontiercare | Director | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Frontier Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The District of Columbia Bar | Member | Current |
| AirTouch Communications | Vice President, Federal Regulatory | Former |
| Federal Communications Commission | Commissioner | Former |
| Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| The Catholic University of America | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Purple Communications, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wynd Communications Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Wynd Communications Corporation | President | Former |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Communications Executive | Former |
| California Polytechnic State University | Master of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| California Polytechnic State University | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
Edmond Routhier became Purple's President in January, 2008. Mr. Routhier joined Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. as its President in September 2006. Prior to joining Hands On, Mr. Routhier was Managing Member of Caymus Investment Group, LLC, which makes private equity and debt investments. Mr. Routhier served as the chief executive officer of Sportsuniverse, Inc., an application service provider for a patented channel management software solution, from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, Sportsuniverse, Inc. was acquired by Fogdog.com, which went public in December 1999. Prior to joining Sportsuniverse, Inc. and Fogdog.com, from 1992 to 1997, Mr. Routhier was founder and chief executive officer of Rock'N Tacos, Inc., the parent company of Rock'N Tacos, JuiceGym and Rojoz Restaurants. Rock'N Tacos, Inc. was sold in 1997.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | President | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Sports Universe | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Hands | President | Former |
| Fogdog, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | Vice President, Information Technology | Former |
| Biztek International, LLC | Managing Director | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Partner | Former |
Jesse Odom, a founding member of GoAmerica, developed Go.Web , the company's first wireless offering. Since that time, Odom has served as CTO, responsible for overseeing the development of the company's wireless communications solutions and services. Jesse brings 14 years of networking and software development experience to his position. Prior to joining GoAmerica, Jesse served at AIOC Corporation as Vice President of Network Engineering.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Technology | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Member | Former |
Prior to joining Purple Communications in April, 2008, Mr. Ferron served as Chief Financial Officer of Celerity, Inc., a company engaged in the design, engineering and manufacturing of precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions for the global semiconductor capital equipment market. He was CFO from December 23, 2004 through January 31, 2008 as well as interim COO from late 2006 until his departure. Prior to his work at Celerity, John was Chief Financial Officer of Kinetics Group, Inc. from February 2000 through December 2004 and was Vice President of Finance for Commercial PC Division of Compaq Computer from February 1998 through January 2000. Mr. Ferron brings twenty years of financial experience, primarily in high technology manufacturing companies, and has a B.S. degree in Finance from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Science in Tax and Financial Planning from San Diego State University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Kinetics Group Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Celerity Group Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | Vice President, Finance, Commercial PC Division | Former |
| San Diego State University | M.S., Tax and Financial Planning | Former |
| Northern Arizona University | B.S., Finance | Former |
Joseph Korb joined GoAmerica in 1997 as Executive Vice President and has been a director since October 1996. From May 2002 to March 2004, Mr. Korb served as our Executive Vice Chairman, having served as our President from November 2000 until May 2002. Mr. Korb is currently a principal in three privately held companies that specialize in software solutions and services for embedded systems.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| I711.Com | Executive Vice President | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Donald Barnhart to joining GoAmerica, Jesse served at AIOC Corporation as Vice President of Network Engineering. Joe Karp ngs 10-years of management and operations experience in telecommunications, wireless, technology and retail environments from companies such as Wynd Communications, Frontier Communications, and American Television, one of the largest independent retailers of furniture, electronics and appliances in the United States. Frank served 6 years in the US Naval Reserve as a Hospital Corpsman attached to the US Marines and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Accounting | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Bogen Communications, Inc. | Accounting Manager | Former |
| Rutgers University | CPA in New Jersey | Former |
Janet joined Purple Communications in July, 2008, after Purple Communications's acquisition of Sign Language Associates, the company Janet founded and where she held the position of President & CEO. Prior to founding SLA, the nation's oldest and largest private interpreting firm, Janet's work history included positions at the National Association of the Deaf and Gallaudet University. Janet was in private practice when she joined forces with other DC-area interpreters to help establish SLA. Janet is a pioneer in the field of performing arts interpreting, having earned her SC:PA in 1979. A certified member of RID since 1977, Janet served on the RID Board of Directors from 1990 – 95 (as Secretary, Treasurer and President), including two terms as President of RID. Janet continues to serve on the NAD/RID National Council on Interpreting, which has responded to the national interpreter shortage, supported the revision of the new joint Code of Professional Conduct, and developed and launched the new joint national interpreter certification (NIC). Janet also serves on the RID Professional Standards Committee, and was an active member of RID's ad hoc Video Interpreting Committee tasked with creating the first standard practice paper on VRS. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of Deaf REACH and sits on the advisory committees of several Interpreting Programs.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Interpreter Relations | Current |
| Deaf-Reach | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sign Language Associates, Inc. | President & Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice President and General Manager, Community Interpreting | Current |
| Deaf-Reach | President | Former |
| Visual Language Interpreting, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Signing Hands, LLC | Director of Marketing & Business Development | Former |
| Deaf-Reach | Board of Directors | Former |
Mr. Sutcliffe joined Purple Communications in May, 2007, as Director of Product Development, and was promoted to his current role in 2008. George brought with him over 15 years of experience in Product Management, Marketing, and Business Development in the communications industry. Prior to joining Purple Communications, George spent six years with Pac-West Telecomm. There, he worked as the Director of Product Marketing, Senior Director of Marketing, and finally the Senior Director of Business Development. George has made a positive impact on such companies as DCI; DIGI-CELL, Inc.; Logix Communications, Inc.; and NetStream, Inc. George graduated with an Executive Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice President and General Manager, Video Relay Services | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Director of Product Development | Current |
| Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. | Senior Director of Business Development | Former |
| Golden Gate University | Executive MBA Degree | Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Ziatech Corporation | Current | |
| California Polytechnic State University | Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Joins Goamerica as Vice President of Product Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice President and General Manager, Text Relay | Current |
| Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Cosemi Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Former |
| Global Business Services | General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Cellular One | Former | |
| Columbia University | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Founder | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chair of Board | Current |
| I711.Com | Chairman of the Board | Current |
Mr. Pendergast joined Purple Communications as General Counsel in April, 2008, and was appointed Secretary on May 2, 2008. From April 2007 until joining Purple Communications, Mr. Pendergast served as General Counsel to PureDepth, Inc., a publicly traded technology and licensing company. He held previous positions with GlobalEnglish Corporation, an e-learning company, serving as General Counsel, Vice President of Business Affairs, and Assistant-Secretary from February 1999 to April 2006, and,as a part time consultant from May 2006 to December 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Pendergast served as General Counsel (from June 1998 to October 1998) and Associate General Counsel (from May 1996 to June 1998) to Brøderbund Software, a NASDAQ-listed software company, and before that as General Counsel of The Learning Company, another NASDAQ-listed software company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Globalenglish | General Counsel, Vice President, Business Affairs, and Assistant-Secretary | Former |
| Broderbund Software Inc | Associate General Counsel | Former |
| PureDepth, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Lithium, Inc. | Acting CFO | Current |
| Walden Venture Capital | Partner | Current |
| Walden Vc | Partner | Current |
| Dwrjax | Chairman | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Purple Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Broderbund LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Prefab Software, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Design Within Reach, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Design Within Reach, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Broderbund Software Inc | President | Former |
| Broderbund Software Inc | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | Auditor | Former |
| Golden Gate University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Notre Dame | Bachelor of Business Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Turbolinux, Inc. | Vice President of Business Development | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | BS Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Transactis | Board of Directors | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Purple Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| eStara Corp. | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| Microsoft Corporation | Chief Information Officer | Former |
| Northwestern University | M.S. in Accounting and Information Systems | Former |
| Lawrence University | B.S. In Mathematics | Former |
| Northwestern University | B.S. In Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Lyons has served since 2004 as a principal of Den Ventures, LLC, a consulting firm focused on business, financing, and merger and acquisition strategies for public and private companies. From 2002 until 2004, Mr. Lyons served as a managing partner of the Nacio Investment Group, and President of Nacio Systems, Inc., a managed hosting company that provides outsourced infrastructure and communication services for mid-size businesses. Prior to forming the Nacio Investment Group, Mr. Lyons served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Expanets, Inc., a national provider of converged communications solutions. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Amnex, Inc. and held various executive management positions at Walker Telephone Systems, Inc. and Inter-tel, Inc. He has served as one of our directors since July 2005.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Den Ventures, LLC | Principal | Current |
| Den Corporate Advisors, LLC | Principal | Current |
| Dcap Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nacio Systems, Inc. | President | Former |
| Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, Llp | Former | |
| Sanders Morris Harris | Former | |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | Former | |
| The John Marshall Law School | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Secretary and Treasurer of the Board | Current |
King Lee joined our Board of Directors in January 2003. Mr. Lee currently serves as the Managing Partner of Resource Capitalist, LLC, an executive management consulting firm. During his career he has served as the chief executive officer of a number of companies, both public and private. Mr. Lee has spent the last thirteen years investing in turnaround companies, and during that same period Mr. Lee was also the co-founder of Wynd Communications Corp., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GoAmerica in June 2000. Mr. Lee served on the board of directors of Wynd Communications Corp. until its acquisition by us. Mr. Lee also serves on the boards of directors of several privately held companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| I711.Com | Chairman | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Quartics | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marketing Resource Group | CEO | Former |
| Wynd Communications Corporation | CEO | Former |
| Wynd Communications Corporation | Co-Founder | Former |
| Wynd Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walden Venture Capital | Managing Director | Current |
| Realvue Simulation Technologies, Inc. | Current | |
| Cybertrust, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Purple Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Marketing representative | Former |
| Worldres, Ltd. | Former | |
| The Wall Street Journal | Former | |
| Blue Lithium, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Creative Technology Ltd. | Investor | Former |
| Lycos, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Infoseek Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Gartner, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Macromedia, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| BBN Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Broderbund Software Inc | Investor | Former |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Master of Business Administration | Former |
| Union College | Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Mathematics with Honors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Capital Group, LLP | Partner | Current |
| Stanford Hospital & Clinics | Director, Cyberknife Radiosurgery | Current |
| Competency Assessment Solutions | Director | Current |
| Lawson Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CompuDyne Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vastech, Inc. | Director | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC | Partner | Former |
| Barnard, Ltd. | Principal | Former |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Former | |
| Lawson International AB | Director | Former |
| Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford University | M.S. Degrees | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
Zachary Prensky is the founder and Managing Director of Little Bear Investments. Before entering the investment arena, Zachary spent 18 months as the CFO of a Brooklyn-based catering firm, and before that he developed a proprietary enterprise software package for shoe importers. Zachary went on to build his first investment firm in 1997, Zackfoot Investments, and completed a number of private placements for emerging growth companies, three of which went on to successful public offerings. Zachary has sat on the boards of Register.com (Nasdaq: RCOM) and GoAmerica (Nasdaq: GOAM), as well as several private companies over the years. From 1999 to 2003 Zachary served as Managing Director of Wellfleet Partners, a merchant investment bank in New York City. In early-2003, Zachary formed Little Bear Investments, combining the best attributes of an niche investment bank with the necessary capital to support a disciplined approach to investing directly into distressed situations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Little Bear Investments LLC | Cfo | Current |
| Little Bear Investments LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Little Bear Investments LLC | Founder | Current |
| GoAmerica, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Register.com, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wellfleet Partners, Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
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