CarolinaLink Board of Directors
The
CarolinaLink Board of Directors consists of the Chief Executive
Officers of the nine member Companies. Collectively, the group
has more than 225 years experience in the telecommunications
industry. They include:
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Jimmy Blevins
Jimmy,
a graduate of North Carolina State University, was named Chief
Executive Officer of SkyLine TMC on July 1, 2008. He joined the company
in 1985 after working as a project engineer for the consulting firm
Black and Veatch in Asheboro, NC. Prior to his appointment as CEO,
Jimmy held various leadership positions with SkyLine including Staff
Engineer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Management Officer. He
holds a Professional Engineering (PE) license for the state of North
Carolina. Jimmy is active in a number of industry organizations and
serves on the Board of Directors of Carolina West Wireless. He serves
as Secretary/Treasurer of Access/On Multimedia Inc., and President of
SkyBest Communications, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyLine
Telephone. Locally, he is involved in coaching youth sports and
enjoys bicycling and hiking. Jimmy, his wife Judy and son Jacob are
members of Friendship Baptist Church.
http://www.skyline.org/
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Mitzie Brannon
Mitzie Brannon became General Manager of Yadkin Valley TMC in 2010.
She grew up in the Yadkin Valley area and attended the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in
accounting. She has over twenty years of experience with Yadkin Valley TMC
and is on the Board of Directors of several industry organizations.
She currently lives in Falls Creek with her husband Mitchell.
They have a son, Mason, currently a student at NC State University, and a
daughter, Sydney, in high school.
http://www.yadtel.net/
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Frankie Cagle
Frankie Cagle is the General Manager for Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation in Asheboro, North Carolina. He has worked for the cooperative for 27 years in a variety of capacities, including Technology Director, Central Office Manager and in the areas of installation, marketing and settlements. Frankie also serves as General Manager of Randolph Telephone Company, a regulated telephone company. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Telecommunications Industry Association, AccessOn and other telecommunication boards. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from University of North Carolina – Charlotte.
Frankie lives in Seagrove, North Caroline with his wife Jennifer. They have two grown children, Heather and Josh. He is active in Union Grove Baptist Church, and currently serves as Church Clerk and as a Deacon. In his free time, he enjoys raising Santa Gertrudis and Black Angus cattle.
http://www.rtmc.net/
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Eric Cramer
Eric Cramer began working for Wilkes Telecommunications
in January of 2005 when he was hired as the company’s CFO and he was
then promoted to CFO and Assistant General Manager in August of that
same year. He has over 14 years of experience in the telecommunications
industry. Prior to coming to Wilkes he worked as a Telecom Consultant
for John Staurulakis, Inc. located in Greenbelt, Maryland for over
eight years. During this time he worked with small rural companies
like Wilkes Telecommunications across the country, specializing in
financial and strategic management and planning. Mr. Cramer is
originally from Crofton, Maryland and holds a Bachelors of Science in
Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Shippensburg
University of Pennsylvania, and graduate degrees including a Master of
Science in Telecom and Technology Management and a Master of Business
Administration (MBA) – both from the University of Maryland.
http://www.wilkes.net
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Lyman M. Horne, Jr.
Lyman was named Executive Vice President and General
Manager of Star TMC in October of 2000, following 20 years of service
with Star in a variety of jobs including Marketing Manager, Commercial
Manager, Director of Revenues and Assistant General Manager. A
graduate of Campbell University, he also attended N.C. State University
and completed continuing education courses in Basic Electronics,
Computer Programming and Intermediate Computers. Lyman is active in
many civic and industry organizations and has served as an instructor
at Sampson Community College. You can view his website at
http://www.stmc.net/
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Allen Russ
A
native of Brunswick County, Mr. Russ was named Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) and General Manager of ATMC in 2006. He joined the company in
1999 as Purchasing Agent, following his retirement from BellSouth after
33 years of service. Prior to his promotion to CEO and General Manager
of ATMC, Mr. Russ also served as Executive Officer, Plant Operations
and as Chief Operating Officer and Assistant General Manager. His
telecommunication career started in 1966 with Southern Bell. Throughout
his career with BellSouth, he held numerous management positions in
Wilmington and Charlotte as well as BellSouth’s corporate headquarters
in Atlanta. He and his wife, Sheila Sellers Russ, live in Supply, N.C.
and have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. You can view his website
at
http://www.atmc.net/
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Tri County TMC has entered into a managment
agreement with Star TMC.
www.gotricounty.biz/
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Curtis R.
Taylor
Curtis was named as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Surry
Telephone Membership Corporation in May of 2009. He has worked for the
cooperative for the past 28 years. Curtis began his career with Surry
in 1981 as the Central Office Engineer and has held positions of
increasing responsibility including the positions of Chief Engineer,
Plant/Engineering Manager and Chief Technology Officer.
He is active in his community currently serves as a board member of
other communications companies and industry associations. Those Board
memberships include Carolina West Wireless, Access/On Multimedia, Inc.,
Carolina/Virginias Telephone Membership Association (CVTMA), the
Visions West Board of Managers, the North Carolina Telecommunications
Industry Association (NCTIA) and the North Carolina Telephone
Cooperative Coalition (NCTCC). Curtis is also a member of the Surry
County Planning Board. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from
Old Dominion University.
Curtis and his wife, Jan, have two daughters, and they reside in
Lowgap, N.C.
http://www.surry.net/
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