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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.

Chief Executive Officer
Daniel R. Luis
Number of Employees 570
Contact Information

433 Hackensack Ave 3rd Fl

Hackensack, New Jersey 07601

www.goamerica.c...

(201) 996-1717

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Daniel R. Luis Chief Executive Officer
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 Vice President and General Manager, Video Relay Services
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
Aaron Dobrinsky Founder
Michael J. Pendergast General Counsel & Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
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
Kathleen Quinn Abernathy 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
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 serves as GoAmerica's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the company's financial, human resources and other administrative departments. Donald joined GoAmerica in 1999 and became its vice president and controller in 2000 until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in March 2004. He brings 24 years of public and private accounting experience to his position, including 12-years of SEC reporting. Prior to joining GoAmerica, he was with Bogen Communications and owned his own accounting and consulting firm. Donald is a CPA in New Jersey and is a graduate of Rutgers University.

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
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

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

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

Executive News

  • Purple Communications(TM) Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

    Reuters - 8/14/09 - View Story

  • Purple Communications(TM) Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

    Stockwatch - 8/14/09 - View Story

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