Charles Blumenkamp has 29 years of Telecommunications experience with Verizon and her predecessor companies. Most recently, Chuck was the Executive Director of Sales and Marketing for Verizon’s Southeast Region. He was responsible for Sales and Distribution Channel management for Verizon’s Consumer and Small Business segments as well as Call Center Operations. As Director of Consumer Sales at GTE, he helped pioneer the company’s introduction of Advanced Intelligent Network Services, their entry to broadband entertainment services as well as both GTE’s and Verizon’s entry to the market for high speed internet services. Previously, Chuck led business units responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting policy and operations, financial and OAM&P systems, mergers and acquisitions, business development, investor relations and regulatory affairs for GTE and Contel.

Chuck has a passion for leading organizational change and helping organizations create environments where people can realize and utilize new gifts to rise far beyond their imagined performance limitations.