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"I have known the employees and staff of the Telarus for many years now and I am continually impressed with their and leadership in the industry and innovative ideas. The vast majority of companies in this industry are telecom are "me too" types, so to meet a group of people that truly think outside the box is very refreshing! Plus, they are super-nice people!"

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"The Telarus staff is rock solid. I have been in this line of business for a long time and I have had the priviledge to meet a lot of people, but this team is really different. They do what they say and say what they do - and where I come from, that means a lot. More important in my book, they know how to focus their organization on revenue production as evidenced by them being our number one agent since 2008.

This blurb is now over. Go sell something!"

Dan Sterling
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Telarus Staff - Employee Directory

A Quality Experience isn't an Accident
The team behind the curtain is the real secret sauce to our success. Each Telarus team member has been carefully selected, recruited, and trained to provide the best possible support to our agent and carrier partners. We pride ourselves on software that works right the first time, on being easy to reach when you have a sales opportunity and need help, and paying accurate commissions each and every month. These are the people that make it all look easy, day in and day out.

EMPLOYEE LIST UPDATED ON APRIL 20, 2012

General Admin	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Adam Edwards President	Corporate Strategy, General Management, Agent Contracts, Carrier Contracts, Accounting	aedwards@telarus.com 801-938-3655
Lori O'Rourke Director of Corporate Communications	Corporate Communications Director, Commissions Import and Research	lorio@telarus.com 801-938-3660
Cindy Cokl Business Administrator	Senior Accountant, Human Resources, Payroll, Commission Payments	ccokl@telarus.com 801-938-3665
Karen Dunn Staff Accountant	Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bookeeping	kdunn@telarus.com 801-938-3654
Teresa Thomson Office Administrator / Legal Assistant	Office Administration, Travel, Agent Contracts	tthomson@telarus.com 801-938-3656

Marketing	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Patrick Oborn VP of Business Development	Custom incentive programs for agent partners, Telarus Partner Summit, corporate image, advertising, MDF, search engine marketing/lead generation, training video production, web interface design, senior editor	poborn@telarus.com 801-938-3701
Justin Chugg Marketing Director	New partner coordinator/screener, social media groups, trade shows, carrier promotions coordination, publicity, internal communications, local training events.	justin@telarus.com 801-790-4902
Austin Holverson Marketing Assistant	Marketing Research, Event Coordination, Social Media Management, Search Engine Optimization	aholverson@telarus.com 801-938-3670
Jessica Martin Onboarding Coordinator	New partner education. Jessica trains all of our new partners on the Telarus program, tools, carriers, processes, and back office software.	jmartin@telarus.com 801-938-3672

Sales	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Lance Akins VP of Sales - East	Sales Coordination for the Eastern Half of the United States	lakins@telarus.com 801-938-3658
Mike Gottwalt Agent Manager - Northeast	Individualized Agent Relationship and Recruiting Manager	mgottwalt@telarus.com 801-938-3663
Aaron Cavin Agent Manager - Southeast	Individualized Agent Relationship and Recruiting Manager	acavin@telarus.com 801-938-3668
Robert Butler VP of Sales - West	Sales Coordination for the Western Half of the United States	rbutler@telarus.com 801-790-4901
Phil Chandler Agent Manager - Northwest	Individualized Agent Relationship and Recruiting Manager	pchandler@telarus.com 801-938-3680

Web Development	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Daniel Vest Senior Programmer	Commission Software, Proposal System, VAR Network, GeoQuote, MARS	dvest@telarus.com 801-938-3702
Jack Kleinman Programmer	Sabiona, Paperwork Generation Software, GeoQuote	jkleinman@telarus.com 801-938-3708
Keith Grey Programmer	GeoQuote Pricing, XML Comm System, MARS, Agent Back Office	keith@jaydata.com 425-697-5299
William Attwood System Administrator	Network Administrator, Database Administrator, Phone System Administrator	wattwood@telarus.com 801-634-6479

Operations	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Andrew Morgan VP of Operations	Project Management, Technology Planning, Software Specifications, Process Design, Support Training	amorgan@telarus.com 801-938-3704
Sandra Jeffs Director of Sales Support	Supervision of Pricing and Provisioning, Support Process Design, Comcast Liaison, Product Contracts, Agent Scoreboard, Training	sjeffs@telarus.com 801-790-4905
Daniel Smith Support Manager - Northeast	Support Manager for agents managed by Mike Gottwalt in the Northeast. Obtain quotes, provide immediate support, and project management of new orders.	dsmith@telarus.com 801-790-4906
Seth Ferguson Support Manager - Northwest	Support Manager for agents managed by Phil Chandler in the Northwest. Obtain quotes, provide immediate support, and project management of new orders.	sferguson@telarus.com 801-938-3703
Angela Hefner Support Manager - Southeast	Support Manager for agents managed by Aaron Cavin in the Southeast. Obtain quotes, provide immediate support, and project management of new orders.	ahefner@telarus.com 801-938-3664
Ciera Delacasas Support Manager - Southwest	Support Manager for agents managed by James Knight in the Southwest. Obtain quotes, provide immediate support, and project management of new orders.	cdelacasas@telarus.com 801-938-3666
Jordan Hafford Comcast Support Specialist	Receipt, Processing and Tracking of all Comcast Orders.	jhafford@telarus.com 801-938-3661
Jessica LaFour Comcast Support Specialist	Receipt, Processing and Tracking of all Comcast Orders.	jlafour@telarus.com 801-938-3673
Doug Miller Director of Complex Sales	Vendor relationship management of CenturyLink and AT&T, Escalations, Expedites and Project Management	dmiller@telarus.com 801-938-3671
Christine Frye ILEC Support	AT&T Pricing, Paperwork Creation, Order Processing	ilecsupport@telarus.com 801-938-3662
Jennifer Robertson ILEC Support	AT&T Pricing, Paperwork Creation, Order Processing	ilecsupport@telarus.com 816-230-4901

Supplier Management	Responsibilities	Contact Info
Paula McKinnon Supplier Manager	Oversight, development and coordination of relationships between Telarus and all its Suppliers/Carriers	pmckinnon@telarus.com 801-790-4904
Danny Steer Vendor Information Manager	GeoQuote Pricing and Availability, Carrier Training Scheduling, GeoScan/Fiber Map Maintenance	dsteer@telarus.com 801-938-3667

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