Board of Directors
Theodore "Ted" Stern, Chairman of the Board
Theodore Stern has extensive experience in leading companies and boards of directors. Prior to joining the board of inContact, Ted served as senior executive vice president and member of the board of directors of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. While there, 50,000 employees reported to him with business revenues totaling over $3 billion. After retiring from Westinghouse Electric, Ted served as vice chairman of the board of Superconductivity, Inc., a technology company located in Madison, WI. He is currently on the board of directors of Distributed Energy Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of renewable generation systems located in Wallingford, CT. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pratt Institute and a Master of Science degree in Theoretical Mathematics from New York University. Ted is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Paul Jarman, Chief Executive Officer
Paul Jarman is one of the original founders of UCN Inc., now inContact, Inc. Previously, Paul was an executive with HealthRider, Inc. As director of retail operations, he managed 250 retail locations and over 1,100 employees, generating $95 million in annual sales. In a prior position with HealthRider, he was responsible for new product development in the exercise, massage, and nutritional categories. Paul earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Utah and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Steve Barnett, Director
Steve Barnett has spent the past 27 years as a principal and CEO of eight companies having annual revenues as high as $75 million and ranging from manufacturing and distribution to financial and management services. In 1970, he co-founded an equipment leasing company specializing in equipment for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Subsequently, he co-founded an international, turnkey hospital equipment company focused on the Latin American market. He served as CEO for both companies until 1986. Steve graduated from Carleton College with a Bachelor of Science degree and from the University of Chicago Law School with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. He practiced law in Chicago for five years.
Blake O. Fisher, Jr., Director
Blake Fisher has been providing management and financial consulting to the telecommunications and utility industries since May 2002, including financial consulting to the USDA on the Rural Utilities Service’s broadband program. From May 2004 to the present, he has served as CFO for Fiber Utilities of Iowa, an entity that provides operation and construction services to municipal utilities. Previously, he held senior management positions with McLeodUSA (now PAETEC), a telecommunications provider, including CFO, president of the western region and Chief Development Officer.
Paul F. Koeppe, Director
Paul Koeppe is a director of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., a public company engaged in the business of creating and delivering products and services to the energy marketplace. He has served in this role since the acquisition of Northern Power Systems in December 2003. Prior to this, Paul founded Superconductivity, Inc., a manufacturer of superconducting magnetic energy storage systems, which was acquired in 1997 by American Superconductor, an electricity solutions company, where he then served as executive vice president. From 1993 to 1995, Paul was acting CEO and chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors of Best Power, Inc., a supplier of uninterruptible power supply packages.
Mark Emkjer, Director
Mark Emkjer has over 30 years of software and information technology experience specifically related to the Healthcare and Life Science industries. From 2003 to January 2009, Mark served as president and CEO of Accelrys, Inc., a publicly-traded company providing computational science software to the pharmaceutical, biotech and material science markets. During his tenure, Accelrys improved profitability and cash flow significantly. Mark has also served as president, CEO and board member for other software-based companies, including: Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., Pace Health Management Systems, Inc., and Hospital Cost Consultants, Inc. Mark holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Miami and a Bachelor of Science from Florida Atlantic University.
