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Dennis J. Ferra |
Louis F.
McAlister | David Stotelmyer | Kenrick L. LeDoux
Steve Garrett | Michael McAlister
Dennis J. Ferra, Chief Executive Officer
From 1975 to 1985 Mr. Ferra was a CPA and Audit Manager at Price
Waterhouse Coopers (Coopers &
Lybrand) in their Cleveland, Ohio office covering large public companies
such as ALLTEL, Firestone, Parker Hannifin, Ohio Bell and Johnson &
Johnson. From 1985 to 1999, Mr. Ferra held the following positions with increasing
responsibility at ALLTEL, a $7 billion revenue NYSE company: Vice-President
and Controller, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, and Executive
Vice-President and Chief Administration and Financial Officer. Mr. Ferra
is a Director of the Keith Smith Company of Arkansas and Mount St.
Mary's Academy. Dennis received his Bachelor of Accounting from
Kent State University.
Louis F. McAlister, President
During his 19-year career at Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT) Mr.
McAlister served in a wide variety of positions including engineering, operations,
sales, customer service, and marketing. At SWBT, he introduced several new
services, systems enhancements, and work process improvements that increased
revenues and reduced costs. Mr. McAlister spent three years at Bell Communications
Research (Bellcore) in systems design and operations strategic planning.
His team developed a business model for end-to-end service operations, administration,
maintenance, and provisioning that is in use today in the Regional Bell
Operating Companies.
In 1991, Mr. McAlister joined Network Equipment
Technologies (N.E.T.) where he was instrumental in their worldwide sales
and marketing success to the carrier market. In addition to being a perennial
revenue overachiever at N.E.T., he helped develop marketing plans, collateral,
and sales compensation plans for the Carrier Sales group. Mr. McAlister
also recruited and hired many of the field sales and engineering personnel
for the carrier sales effort. His clients included AT&T, SWBT, NYNEX, and
Sprint.
David Stotelmyer, Chief Financial Officer
Prior to Navigator, Mr. Stotelmyer was Senior Vice President and CFO for National
Medical Systems, Inc. a regional privately-owed Home Health Company with
35 locations in three states. Prior to National, Mr. Stotelmyer served as
Vice-President and CFO of Forrest Capital Corporation for five years. Mr.
Stotelmyer’s career started with seven years at Arthur Young & Company,
the last two as Audit Manager in the Little Rock, Arkansas office. Mr. Stotelmyer
graduated from Harding University with a BS degree in accounting and is
a CPA.
Kenrick L.
LeDoux, Vice-President Engineering and Chief Technical Officer
Mr. LeDoux began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in 1988.
He has worked in several engineering and technical sales positions including
data communications and network design. Mr. LeDoux joined Network Equipment
Technologies in 1993 as an ATM specialist. Mr. LeDoux has a BS in Computer
Science and MBA from Central Missouri State University and an MS in Telecommunications
Management from Washington University in St. Louis.
Steve Garrett, Vice-President Strategic
Planning
Previously, Mr. Garrett managed enterprise-wide strategic and operational
technology resources as IT Director for Connect Communications, a nationwide
CLEC, and as Vice President of Information Systems for National Medical
Systems, a regional privately-owned Home Health Company with 35 locations
in three states. Prior to National, Mr. Garrett worked as a software engineer
with Digital Equipment Corporation, now part of Hewlett-Packard. In addition,
he works actively with the board of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in
its fundraising and family care activities. Mr. Garrett graduated magna
cum laude from Harding University with a BS degree [where his honors included
national publication of his mathematical research with the Dean of the School
of Science and Mathematics.]
Michael McAlister, General Counsel and Director
of Regulatory Affairs
Mr. McAlister served nine years on the judicial staff at the Arkansas Court
of Appeals, where he dealt with a broad variety of legal issues ranging
from criminal law, workers’ compensation, unemployment, property, and family
law to complex administrative law and commercial litigation. In 1998, Mr.
McAlister joined Navigator where, in addition to duties as general counsel,
he has concentrated his practice in the areas of telecommunications and
regulatory law. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree and the University of Arkansas with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence.
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