Marsha has more than 25 years experience in telecommunications and consulting, specializing in regulation, strategic planning, and business development. She is a successful telecom grant writer having raised more than a million dollars in the past two years. She also has a background in PR and marketing. Her core competencies include needs assessments, feasibility studies, strategic planning, regulatory filings, report writing, conference planning, and group facilitation.

EMPLOYMENT

• President/Principal, Converge Communications
• Assistant Director, Regulatory Services, Cathey, Hutton & Associates (now CHR Solutions), NW Region
• Telecommunications Specialist: Oregon Cable Telecommunications Association
• Adjunct Professor, Lewis and Clark College: Telecommunications, Technology and Society
• Director of Projects, Telecommunications Forum, International Institute of Communications; London, UK.
• Director of Marketing and Business Development, Hunter and Associates (previously ITC Engineering Consultants), London, UK.
• Freelance Writer-Broadband Properties, CableWorld Magazine, Multichannel News; (London/France/USA)

BOARDS
Co-Chair, Oregon Telecommunications Forum Advisory Committee
Member, Western States Virtual University Advisory Committee

EDUCATION
Concord School of Law, JD Dec. 2008
University of Portland, MS Communications, 1985
Boston University, BS, History/Education 1973

Adam has 30 years specializing in convergent telecommunications businesses. He has run large urban market cable TV systems, developed hybrid fiber coax cable TV/Telephony operations in the US and the UK. He has launched high speed broadband services, built fixed wireless networks and has began numerous telecommunications start-ups. His core disciplines include: operations; general management; new technology applications; product development; customer service; strategic planning; new business development; M&A experience; billing systems/collections; sales and marketing; and project management.

EMPLOYMENT

• Principal/CEO Converge Communications
• Principal, Technology Studio, Sparling,
• Vice President, Business Line Manager, W&H Pacific
• General Manager, ReFlex Communications, Inc.,
• Vice President & General Manager: GST Telecommunications, Inc.,
• Managing Vice President/Director of New Business Development: FirstLink Communications
• General Manager Jones Cable Group - South Hertfordshire, UK
• Managing Director, County Cable - Hemel Hempstead, UK
• Executive Vice President & Regional General Manager/Vice President, Rogers Cable TV

EDUCATION
Antioch College, BA Communications, 1977.