Senior Management Team

J. Roy Pottle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roy Pottle co-founded American Messaging in November 2005 and is responsible for its overall direction.. He has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry with particular knowledge of the wireless messaging and paging industry. From 1998 to 2004, Roy was Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Arch Wireless, Inc., predecessor to the largest wireless messaging company in the United States. During this period, Roy was one of three senior executives responsible for managing all aspects of the company. Prior to joining Arch Wireless, Roy was a senior executive for a publicly traded cable television company in Denver, CO and a banker to the media & telecommunications industries in New York and Toronto. Roy earned a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.

Dave Andersen President and Chief Operating Officer Dave Andersen joined American Messaging in July 2006 as President & Chief Operating Officer, and is responsible for the company’s sales and operations strategy including sales distribution, marketing, customer service, and inventory. He has over twelve years of experience in the wireless industry with a strong background in both sales and operations. Dave was formerly a Division President with USA Mobility. Prior to USA Mobility, he was with Arch Wireless where he was President of the Western Division; he was responsible for all sales distribution, customer service, inventory, network operations and administrative functions. Dave earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.

Jeffrey Chalmers Senior Vice President, Operations Jeff Chalmers joined American Messaging in November 2005 and is Senior Vice President, Operations. He is responsible for customer service, inventory fulfillment, and operations support. Jeff has 18 years of experience in the cellular and paging industry and was formerly the Vice President, Operations for SBC Paging. Prior to joining SBC, Jeff held executive positions in the communications industry including Vice President of Finance and Vice President Sales/General Manager. Jeff earned a bachelor of science in finance from St. Joseph’s College and an MBA in finance from DePaul University.

Jenna Richardson Vice President, Sales Jenna Richardson joined American Messaging through the acquisition of Verizon Wireless Messaging Services. She is responsible for the company's sales and field service strategy managing a team of Regional Sales Directors, Account Executives and Account Managers throughout the US. Jenna has 13 years of experience in the wireless industry and was formerly the Director of Business Sales for Verizon Wireless Messaging Services. Prior to Verizon Wireless, Jenna was the Director of Operations for the Mountain Region with AirTouch Paging. Jenna earned a degree in Travel and Tourism Management from Southeastern Academy - Florida.

Rod Ferguson Vice President, Network Operations Rodney Ferguson joined American Messaging on November 2006 and is the Vice President of Network Operations. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company's paging network infrastructure including, operations, rationalization and Information Technology Department. He was formerly the Director of Technical Operations for the Eastern Division with USA Mobility. Prior to USA Mobility, he was with Arch Wireless as a Regional Technical Manager over the Plains Region with responsibility for all Technical Operations within 9 states. Rod has diverse experience emphasizing telecommunications paging/wireless network operations and support with over 20 years experience in the paging industry.