What our customers say:
"I would like to recognize Kristi Chapman for her superior level of customer service. Your company is fortunate to have a sales person with her talent. Kristi is knowledgeable, responsive and always follows through. As a result of her customer service I have already referred several other clients to Vocalocity."
Gary Silva
Vice President
Monarch Financial Solutions
The Vocalocity Management Team
Vocalocity cares about small business. We give them tools to level the playing field. We make things easier, more reliable and more affordable.
What kind of people put together a company like that? On this page, you can learn a little more about them.
Wain Kellum
CEO
Prior to joining Vocalocity, Wain developed a solid track record of rapid revenue growth and successful outcomes for a diverse group of technology companies he has managed. Wain has deep experience organically growing companies; buying and integrating companies; forming strategic alliances; and raising capital. He has completed successful equity transactions with a variety of companies including Microsoft and with Hewlett Packard (HP). During the eighties, before starting and eventually selling his first company to HP, Wain gained experience as a business strategist for Dun & Bradstreet Software; as a manufacturing consultant for Ernst & Young; and in sales for Management Science America, Inc. (MSA). Wain has investments in an assortment of private companies and currently serves on the board of NETtime Solutions. He is the Chair Emeritus and served as the Chairperson of TechBridge from 2006 – 2009. Wain also serves as an advisor to the ATDC. Wain was the recipient of the Southeastern AeA 2005 “Spirit of Endeavor” Award for Outstanding Leadership. In 2008, Wain was named one of the 25 most influential people in the southeast technology community by TechJournal South. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with honors from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Georgia State University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.
Don Dysert
CFO
Don Dysert is responsible for all of Vocalocity's administrative functions including finance and accounting, human resources and legal. He brings more than 25 years of finance, accounting, M&A, operations and risk management experience to Vocalocity. Don has previously served as CFO for three privately-held, venture-backed software companies: Air2Web, Scentric and Marc Global. He has also held financial management positions with Mirant, Scientific-Atlanta, Bank of America and Ernst & Young. Don is a certified public accountant and he holds a BS in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.
Jonathan Alexander
VP Engineering
Jonathan leads the Vocalocity development and testing teams, and brings over 25 years of experience delivering superior software products. Prior to joining Vocalocity, he was co-founder and president of vmSight (acquired by Liquidware Labs in 2009) a pioneer in virtual data center planning and monitoring, where he led operations and product development. Jonathan previously served as VP of products at CRM and marketing analytics leader Epiphany (acquired by Infor in 2006) and was VP and CTO of venture-backed Radnet which built a web business-to-business platform that was acquired by Epiphany in 2001. Raised in Los Angeles, a long-time resident of Boston and now residing in Atlanta, Jonathan was educated in computer science at UCLA, developed software for Lotus Development Corp. and began his career writing software for author/director Michael Crichton.
David Politis
Executive VP and General Manager
David Politis is the founding employee of ZivVa (now Vocalocity) and was instrumental in transitioning the business from international VoIP calling to Hosted PBX services. David pioneered the company's lead acquisition programs and managed product development of the hosted applications at Vocalocity. Prior to joining Vocalocity, David was the Director of Marketing for Symphony Vodka where he developed the business plan and sponsorship strategy for the new market launch of the Czech Vodka. A native of New York City, David has studied and traveled abroad extensively. He was student at The Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an, China and also studied in Rome. David has participated in humanitarian efforts in Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Dominica in addition to working with the Children's Miracle Network. He is a sports enthusiast and holds a second degree black belt in tae kwon do. A native of New York City, David is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, with a major in economics.
Liam McElhone
Vice President of Operations
As Vice President of Operations, Liam directs all aspects of service delivery to our customers. He oversees our Customer Care team and leads the development and management of new products. Prior to joining Vocalocity, Liam served as Vice President of Operations for mindSHIFT Technologies, where he led a team of engineers and customer support professionals that delivered a comprehensive suite of technology solutions to businesses in the mid-Atlantic region. During his time at mindSHIFT, the company grew to become one of the largest providers of managed services to small- and medium-sized customers. Liam has extensive experience working with early stage technology solution providers. He served as a founding member of the management team at Global Metro Networks, an international provider of fiber optic network infrastructure with operations in eleven countries. Liam has also held senior leadership positions at XO Communications, Cable & Wireless and e.spire Communications. Liam graduated with honors from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
