Co-Founders Rick Dellar and Rick Sheldon, and
Co-Owner Dana Topping

Rick and Rick co-founded Intelisys in 1994. Both had successful track records as top producers in direct and indirect carrier sales and management assignments. They built Intelisys from the ground up, understanding the unique challenges of becoming successful telecom agents.

Dana Topping joined Intelisys as an equity partner in 2006 through a merger with his company, Resource Communications. Dana's expertise was high-level design of private networks for Fortune 100 customers and designing applications for them. Dana currently focuses on building and shaping Intelisys' vision through innovative solutions in an era of convergence.

Rick, Rick, and Dana share executive management responsibilities for the overall strategic direction of the company. Together with the Intelisys Strategy Team, they are responsible for developing sales, support, and value-added applications that drive revenue growth and provide Intelisys' top-performing Sales Partners with an experience that is unmatched in the industry.

Senior Management

Jay Bradley President 707.238.8107 Direct

Jay joined the Intelisys Team in October of 2002 and brings over 25 years of telecom sales, marketing and management experience to his role at Intelisys. Jay spent 10 years with MCI Telecommunications in his early career, and in the years prior to joining Intelisys held leadership positions with CLEC, reseller and collaboration start-ups. In his role as President, Jay is responsible for managing all aspects of Intelisys' business operations as well as developing and executing strategies to grow and differentiate Intelisys in the marketplace. Jay is most passionate about celebrating the successes of Intelisys' top performing Sales Partners, maintaining a fun and rewarding culture for Intelisys colleagues, and evangelizing the huge opportunity for channel partners to capture more share in the telecommunications industry.
 

	Carol Beering Senior Vice President, Sales Operations 707.238.8126 Direct

Carol joined our team in June 2003. She brings over 25 years of successful telecom and management experience to Intelisys. Carol has held a variety of support positions in channel sales, service, and marketing where she has been responsible for supporting independent sales distributors and end user customers worldwide. In her role as Vice President, Sales Operations, Carol is responsible for the systems and structures that support Intelisys' Sales Partners and Supplier Partners, as well as the Order Management and Audex teams. Carol is also a member of the Intelisys Strategy Team, working on strategic planning and execution of the overall Intelisys business plan.

Andrew Pryfogle Senior Vice President & General Manager, Cloud Services & Complex Bids 925.271.8340 Direct 925.895.7658 Mobile

	Michael Ketchum Vice President Finance 707.238.8129 Direct

Michael joined the Intelisys team in September 2007. He brings over 25 years of finance experience in a variety of industries with small and medium-sized companies, as well as large international corporations. Mike spent 12 years with British Petroleum as a business analyst and internal auditor, and in recent years has been involved with several other medium-sized companies in California, including Applied Graphics, where he was CFO for eight years. In his role as Vice President, Finance, Mike is responsible for managing all aspects of financial management, accounting, and commissions for Intelisys.

	Mike McKenney Vice President, Partner Sales & Business Development 916.580.1656 Direct 916.792.7052 Mobile

Mike joined our team in July 2004. Before coming to Intelisys, Mike worked as Intelisys' Channel Manager with Cable & Wireless from late 2000 through 2003. During this time Mike helped Intelisys become C&W's largest Master Agency. Prior to his role in C&W's Channel Program, Mike was the first direct sales representative in the history of the company to win the Annual National Sales Contest for eight consecutive years. In his role as Vice President, Partner Sales, Mike is responsible for all aspects of sales and sales management for Intelisys' Partner Sales business unit.

	Rick Ribas Vice President, Partner Sales & Business Development 203.568.1860 Direct 203.706.0860 Mobile

Rick joined our team in July 2010.  With over 23 years of telecom experience in the channel, Rick opened one of the first Master Agencies, Online Telecom in 1987.  After a successful run, which included opening six Bell Atlantic retail stores, he sold the company and in 2001 joined another master agent in the roles of EVP and COO.  Over the years, Rick also enjoyed other entrepreneurial ventures such as restaurants, real estate and children's amusements.  In his role as Vice President of Partner Sales and Business Development, Rick leads a strategic business development function, facilitating the company's growth into new markets, delivering unique revenue opportunities to Intelisys sales partners, and evaluating prospective mergers and acquisitions.

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Partner Sales

Samantha Burkhalter Senior Channel Manager Western Region (CA, NV, HI) 949.933.7744 Mobile

Sarah Deatherage Senior Channel Manager Mountain Region (OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, KS, NE, SD, ND) 720.328.2560 Direct

	Justin Marano Senior Manager, Strategic Partner Development (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, WV, VA) 212.884.9935 Direct 347.539.0171 Mobile

	Karla Roarty Senior Channel Manager Central & Southeast Regions (OH, KY, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL) 407.641.4426 Direct 407.491.7209 Mobile

Karla joined the Intelisys team in January of 2009. Karla came to Intelisys after more than 10 years as a top performing Channel Manager at Qwest Communications now CenturyLink Alliance. While at Qwest/CenturyLink, Karla excelled in growing her partners' base and helping the agents find successful vertical markets. Karla was also responsible for managing the Intelisys partners in Florida during her tenure at Qwest/CenturyLink. Karla has a bachelors degree in communications from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Karla's primary functions in her role are assisting existing agents grow their base as well as finding new top producing agents who will excel to greater levels of excellence with the help and support of the Intelisys team.

Brandon Smith Senior Manager, Strategic Partner Development - Central Region (TX, OK, LA, AR, MO, IA, MN, WI, MI, IN, IL) 214.717.3655 Mobile

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Cloud Services and Complex Bids

	Aric Applefield Director, Strategic Programs 707.205.2021 Direct

Barbara Buchnowski Strategic Programs Manager 646-553-3384 Direct 214.770.3996 Mobile

Bob Faber Cloud Integration Specialist 805.617.3910 Direct 805.431.3249 Mobile

Ray Nelson Cloud Sales Engineer 925-271-8350 Direct 201.424.0506 Mobile

Steve Robb Complex Bids, Sales Engineer 707.238.8144 Direct 707.694.2041 Mobile

Sales Operations

Administration & Recruiting
 

	MaryAnn Kendall Administrative Manager Sales Operations 707.238.8117 Direct

MaryAnn joined Intelisys September 2007 as Executive Assistant for Telecom Services. MaryAnn possesses over 10 years experience in Administrative Services. She holds a BA degree in English and Secondary Teaching Credentials from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. MaryAnn also is backup support for both the Partner Support Team and the Sales Department in the recruitment of new Sales Partners and the support of existing Sales Partners. Currently, MaryAnn is in the process of completing a Wine Study Certificate from Santa Rosa Jr. College. Her hobbies include kayaking, cooking, and reading.

	Connie Strouse Sales Operations Coordinator 707.238.8120 Direct

Connie Strouse joined the Intelisys team in June 2011 as the Sales Operations Coordinator.  In her role, Connie performs the required processes for the acquisition of new prospective Sales Partners, completes base transfers, handles addendums, provides various reports and is the back-up for the Executive Assistant.  Connie came to us with 15 years of experience in the automotive industry as an Administrative Assistant.  She has served as President of the RC Cougar Boosters, which is a non-profit for the athletics at Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park. 

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Support Services

	Samantha Zuniga-Juarez Senior Manager Partner Support Services 707.238.8103 Direct 707.228.5754 Mobile

Samantha joined our team in March 2003. She comes to us with over three years of customer service management experience in a multi-vendor sales environment. In her role as Partner Support Manager, Samantha is responsible for monitoring and assuring the effectiveness of the overall support of our Sales Partners.

	Danielle DeCosta Senior Partner Support Representative & Complex Bids Specialist 707.238.8110 Direct

Danielle joined our team in June 2006. She comes with over five years of customer service experience. In her role as Senior Partner Support Representative & SWAT Specialist, Danielle interfaces directly with our Sales Partners and Supplier Partners in processing quotes, assisting with pre-sale and post-sale issues, LEC orders, as well as supplier escalations.

	Horacio Gutierrez Partner Support Coordinator 707.238.8143 Direct

Horacio joined the Intelisys team in August 2012.  He brings over 4 years customer service experience within the insurance industry.  In his role as Partner Support Coordinator he will be dealing directly with our Sales Partners and Supplier Partners assisting with pre-sale and post-sales issues, as well as assisting in back office support for our Partner Support team.

	Teri Hammond Senior Project Manager, CenturyLink Alliance Focused 707.238.8154 Direct

Teri Hammond joined the Intelisys team on Jan. 20, 2013, having previously worked at Qwest Communications, now CenturyLink, for more than 15 years. Having spent her entire telecomm career in the partner channel as support rep and later support manager, she has a lengthy history and relationship with Intelisys and its partners. She also has customer service and public relations experience in the journalism field of more than 16 years prior to joining Qwest. She is a Sr. Project Manager focusing on CenturyLink Channel Alliance.

	Debbie Kennedy Project Manager AT&T Specialist 209.254.3320 Direct

Debbie joined Intelisys in 2006 through a merger with Resource Communications. She brings over 10 years of telecom experience. Debbie spent seven years with SBC, now AT&T, in the sales agency program as a sales support manager. In her role as project manager for Order Fulfillment at Intelisys, she is responsible for processing all AT&T orders across the nation, as well as Bell South and several major accounts that require submission via all LEC groups. Debbie earned her BA degree in Instructional Technology from California State University, Chico.

	Taylor Loots Partner Support Representative II 707.238.8150 Direct

	Samantha Luporini Senior Partner Support Representative & Commission Specialist 707.238.8108 Direct

Samantha joined our team in June 2006. She comes with over six years of customer service experience. In her role as Senior Partner Support Representative & Commission Specialist, Samantha interfaces directly with our Sales Partners and Supplier Partners in processing quotes and assisting with pre-sale and post-sale issues, as well as supplier escalations.

Amber Lyle Senior Partner Support Representative 707.238.8108 Direct

Amber joined the team in May 2013. She comes with 7 years customer service experience and comes from high volume and call center focused work environments. Amber interfaces with Sales Partners and Supplier Partners in processing quotes and assisting with pre-sale and post-sale issues.

	Megan Magnasco Supervisor Partner Support 707.238.8147 Direct

Meghan joined our team in July of 2010. She comes to Intelisys with over four years of customer service management and experience. Meghan graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a degree in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration. In her role as Supervisor, Partner Support, Meghan assists our top performing Sales Partners as well as trains incoming colleagues and Partners on the Intelisys model and on the day to day operations of the partner support team.

Laurisa Riel Partner Support Representative              707.238.8101 Direct

Laurisa joined the Intelisys team in August 2011 as a Partner Support Representative.  She enters Intelisys with over 15 years customer service experience. Laurisa interfaces directly with our Sales Partners and Supplier Partners in processing quotes and assisting with pre-sale and post-sale issues, as well as supplier escalations.

Christina Romo Partner Support Representative 707.238.8125 Direct

Christina joined our Intelisys team in March 2013. She comes to us with over eight years of customer service experience. In her role as our Partner Support Coordinator, Christina assists our top performing Sales Partners in their pre-sales requests, as well as overall support the entire Partner Support team in quoting, orders, and cable processes.

	Edwin Stockman Partner Support Representative 707.238.8124 Direct

Ed joined our team in April 2011.   He is currently working towards a degree in Business and Finance at the University of Phoenix.  He brings over seven years of customer service and is accustomed to fast paced, high pressure environments.  In his role as Partner Support Representative, Ed provides daily backup support for all members of our team, including managing daily workloads, meeting quote SLAs and providing assistance to Partner Support Reps who are out of the office or on vacation.

	Chris Weber Order Fulfillment Specialist II 707.238.8153 Direct

Chris joined the Intelisys team in December 2009 as a Partner Support Representative.  In August 2011 he was promoted to Partner Support Representative II.  He brings with him over four years of customer service and sales experience. He graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree in Business Administration & Finance.

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Cable Program

	Brian Coutch Senior Manager Cable Program 707.238.8151 Direct

	Josh Ripley Cable Support Supervisor 707.238.8134 Direct

Dalton Abshire Cable Partner Support Representative 707.238.8127 Direct

	Casey L. Bradley Order Fulfillment Specialist 707.238.8114 Direct

Casey joined the Intelisys team in November of 2012.  She comes to Intelisys with over 10 years of customer service and administrative support experience. She prides herself on giving 110% and is always happy to help whenever and wherever she can.  As an order fulfillment specialist, Casey assists in entering orders, pre-qualifications, and other pre-sales duties for the cable services team.

	Diane Maas Order Fulfillment Specialist II 707.238.8113 Direct

Diane joined the Intelisys team in March 2006. She comes to Intelisys with over 10 years experience in IT as a software support analyst. She earned her BS degree in Computer Information Systems from Cal Poly, Pomona. In her role as Order Fulfillment Specialist II, Diane interfaces directly with our Sales Partners and our LEC Suppliers for processing orders.

Supplier Management

	Rebekah Clark Director, Supplier Management & Programs 520.413.1117 Direct 866.575.6394 Fax

Beki joined our team in April 1998. She has a Bachelor's degree in English from Sonoma State University and an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Phoenix. Beki started at Intelisys in what was then called our Agent Support department, she spent four years launching, developing, and supervising that team, after which she spent two years managing Agent Development, followed by eight years as a Supplier Manager. In her current position as Director of Supplier Management and Programs, she is responsible for the Supplier Management department, the relationships with our Supplier Partners and the Development and Implementation of Programs across the organization, including the Intelisys Cloud Services University.

Taylor Markaj Supplier Manager 707.238.8136 Direct

Georgina Martinez Supplier Manager 408.899.5400 Direct 408.334.8711 Mobile

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Marketing Operations
 

	Christina Dumlao Director Marketing Operations 707.238.8118 Direct

Christina brings to Intelisys over 20 years marketing, product development, and network management experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Intelisys she directed Ulu Telecom's marketing and sales, network design, implementation and planning. She has developed and maintained carrier products, project managed software development, managed cost reconciliation, engineering, and network planning and design in various telecommunication networks such as voice over IP, data, local, long distance, and wireless. Other titles held in her extensive career include Senior Director of Network Economics with Voila IP Communications, Product Manager with US One Communications, Senior Project Manager with Williams Communications, and Director of Circuit Provisioning and Cost with Vyvx/Wiltel companies.

	Jennie Kimmel Marketing Communications Specialist 707.238.8116 Direct

Jennie Kimmel is the Marketing Communications Specialist. In her role, she focuses on advertising, all communications including editorials, website content, social media, press releases, etc. She has five years of administration, art making and customer service experience. She received her BFA in Photography from Indiana University and Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. After graduating in 2005 she worked at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. In 2009, she was offered an opportunity to move to Napa to work on a photography book.

	Israel Ramirez Marketing Communications Specialist 707.238.8112 Direct

Israel joined the Intelisys Partner Support Team in May 2006 with over 10 years of customer service, visual and merchandising experience. In July 2012 he joined the Marketing Team as Marketing Communications Specialist. Israel will be responsible for website updates, Audex set-up and technical assistance, sales team support and event registration and reporting.

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Administration Services and Information Systems

	Elise Wolcott Executive Administrative Manager 707.238.8128 Direct

Elise joined Intelisys in December 2004 as the Recruiting Coordinator and moved into the role of Supplier Manager in January 2008.  In January 2013, Elise transitioned to the role of Executive Administrative Manager. Elise is responsible for supporting the Senior Vice Presidents on a day to day basis, and is a key player in many of the VAR Cloud Programs.  Elise also manages the Operational Efficiencies & Projects and is the internal tool expert.  In addition, Elise will also provide backup assistance to the Supplier Management team, Marketing team and Recruiting team.

	Justin Kelley Lead Software Developer 916.405.2099 Direct

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Finance

Administrative Services

Leslie Weitinger Office Manager 707.238.8148 Direct

Shelby Nelson Administrative Assistant 707.238.8100 Direct

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Commissions

	Gerry Perez Commissions Manager 707.238.8106 Direct

Gerry joined the team in February 2006. He brings to the position of Commissions Manager 14 years experience at GE, working in various capacities in their New Business department. He worked for Autodesk and HP as a key builder to create relationships between customers and Autodesk and HP teams in order to stimulate new business and to develop on site help desk support. In his role as Commissions Manager, Gerry works with Intelisys Sales Partners and Suppliers on commission issues and processes monthly commission reports from our Suppliers through RPM.

	Patricia Adams  Commissions Accountant 707.238.8149 Direct

Patricia (Pat) joined the Intelisys Commissions team in February 2011. Pat comes to us with over 30 years of customer service experience.  Her experience ranges from IT networking, set up, installation of hardware and software, repair, issue resolution and general customer service.  In her role as Commissions Accountant, Pat is responsible for processing order and commission reports.

Margie Deegan Commissions Accountant 707.238.8139 Direct

Margie joined the Intelisys Commissions team in April 2012. In her role, Margie will perform the required processes for processing order and commission reports. Margie has over 15+ years of finance, auditing and customer support services.

David Fagundes Commissions Accountant 707.238.8132 Direct

David (Dave) joined the Intelisys team in February 2013.  Dave comes with over 17 years of Business experience in sales and accounting.  His experience ranges from administration through customer service.  He earned a BS degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Sonoma State University.  In his role as Commissions Accountant, Dave is responsible for processing order and commission reports.

	Lyndon Skeete Commissions Accountant II 707.238.8119 Direct

Lyndon joined Intelisys August 2007 as Data Entry & Commissions Assistant. Lyndon has over 10 years of data administration experience. Prior to moving to California, he taught middle school Physical Science and high school Chemistry and Biology in Washington, DC. Lyndon holds two degrees in Zoology, a BS from Howard University and MS from University of Maryland.
 

Laurie Ziemer Commissions Accountant 707.238.8131 Direct

Laurie joined the Intelisys team in May 2013.  Laurie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Sonoma State University, graduating summa cum laude with distinction.  Her area of emphasis was Finance.  Laurie began her finance career working for Cerent Corporation, a local telecommunications start-up company, and comes to us with 12 years of experience working in Finance at Cisco Systems, Inc.  She held several different positions during her tenure at Cisco.  Her responsibilities included stock administration, prototype expense management, and management of the product bookings forecast cycle for Optical and Cable business units.  In her role as Commissions Accountant, Laurie is responsible for processing commission reports, auditing and commission inquiries.

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Finance

	Jennifer McIntosh Finance Manager 707.238.8135 Direct

Jennifer joined our team in April 2007. She has a degree in Business Administration from Sonoma State University with a concentration in Accounting. She comes to us with over five years of experience in accounting. In her role Finance Manager, Jennifer is responsible for overseeing the day to day accounting activities.

	Bonnie Davis Financial Analyst 707.238.8115 Direct

Bonnie joined the Intelisys Commissions team in November 2007 as Commission Accountant. She was formerly involved in the mortgage industry and brings over 20 years of finance experience which includes a working knowledge of complex reconciliations. In January 2013, Bonnie transitioned as a Financial Analyst and is responsible for auditing and analyzing all monthly commissions reports. Bonnie will be essential in creating and maintaining sales and financial reporting for the Finance Department.

	Rowena Galisanao Accounting Clerk 707.238.8159 Direct

Rowena joined the Intelisys team as an Accounting Clerk in April 2010. She earned her BS degree in Business Administration from Sonoma State University and comes with over four years of experience in the accounting field. In her role as an Accounting Clerk, Rowena is responsible for the day to day accounting activities and provides general accounting support and reporting.
 

Human Resources
 

Amy Konakis  Senior Manager Human Resources 707.238.8105 Direct

Amy joined our team in January 2003. Amy comes to us with 12 years of Administrative experience with the six prior to Intelisys being in telecom. Her background includes customer support, technical support, project coordination and training, as well as sales support. In her role as Senior Human Resources Manager, Amy is responsible for the office, our network, and systems equipment maintenance. She also manages the human resources department and is responsible for facilities and systems at Intelisys.

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