Changing Channels
Changes at the Industrial Telecommunications Association, Arlington, VA:
Mark Crosby departs his post as president of ITA to become president at Access Spectrum LLC. He will continue as senior policy advisor at ITA. Laura L. Smith, executive director, government relations, advances to president of ITA. Howard N. Levitas leaves Verizon Connected Solutions, New York, as manager, applications development to join ITA as chief information officer, management information systems.
Jack Benz resigns as chairman of the board at RF Industries, San Diego.
Ken Nair departs Magnetek, Los Angeles, as director of engineering and technology to join Trilogy Communications, Jackson, MS, as vice president of operations.
Pace A. Duckenfield leaves the Alliance for Public Technology, Washington, as staff counsel to join the United Telecom Council, Washington, as associate counsel.
Changes at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, Washington:
Bruce Cox departs AT&T as vice president of congressional and regulatory affairs to join CTIA as vice president for regulatory policy and law. Robert Roche, who has headed the research department since 1993, advances to vice president for policy and research.
Del King leaves Greenville County, SC, where he was in charge of E9-1-1 systems to join HTE, Lake Mary, FL, as director of the public safety and justice products division.
Marc Cases departs Magneti Marelli, a Fiat subsidiary in Turin, Italy, as manager of corporate outsourcing to join Wavecom, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France, as corporate manufacturing director.
Don Mathison joins Starpower Communications, Washington, as general manager after holding senior leadership positions in marketing, programming and customer service for Media General Cable, Fairfax, VA; Group W. Cable, Santa Monica, CA; Colony Communications, Providence, RI; and Time Mirror Cable Television, Irvine, CA.
Robert L. Brown is elected chairman of GSM North America, Washington, and will continue to serve in his current position a North American GSM Alliance LLC executive director.
