Mr. Glavan is a senior telecommunications and customer care executive with over 25 years experience in both large and entrepreneurial environments. He joins WildBlue from SEI, LLC, where he served as Vice President of Global Operations, where he was responsible for directing SEI’s help desk operations and sales support functions in the U.S., the U.K. and Hungary.

Prior to SEI, Mr. Glavan served as Vice President of Customer Care for the Western Region for NEXTEL Communications, leading a 1250-person customer care and contact center in achieving significant gains in customer and employee satisfaction. He has also held the position of Vice President of Call Center Services for Atlas Technology Group and was also the Vice President of Sales and Service for PRIMESTAR, Inc. Prior to PRIMESTAR, Inc. he had an impressive 14-year career with MCI Telecommunications, ultimately serving as Director of Consumer Markets, Customer Service.

Mr. Glavan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Iowa.

Mr. Knudson has over twenty years of experience in marketing, content strategy, sales and licensing for a range of telecommunications and new media firms. He joins WildBlue from OpenTV, where he served as Senior Vice President of their Advanced Advertising Unit, handling product strategy and development, customer support and market development.

Prior to OpenTV, Mr. Knudson served as Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Intellocity, a professional services firm focused on the design, development, and integration of digital television platforms, infrastructure, and content. He has also held executive positions as AT&T Broadband and TV Guide Networks, and was Co-Founder and Vice President for MindWorks Corporation, a developer of document management software. He spent the first 10 years of his career with Hewlett-Packard in various product management and marketing positions at HP’s desktop scanner division. Mr. Knudson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Northern Colorado and an MBA from the University of Denver.

Carla Mayer is the Vice President of Human Resources for WildBlue Communications, a position she has held since 2003. Ms. Mayer is responsible for all programs and systems that enable the company to attract, motivate, develop, and retain its employees. Under her leadership, the company has grown its employee base from 10 employees to nearly 300 employees.

Ms. Mayer brings over 25 years of Human Resources experience to WildBlue Communications, having held leadership roles in both start-up and large established corporations.  Most recently, she has worked at several start-up companies, including Rhythms Net Connections, Astracon, and Client Systems. Prior to that, she held leadership positions at MCI, Newmont Mining, and St. Paul Travelers. She holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado.

Lisa Scalpone is responsible for handling WildBlue's operational legal matters, intellectual property and licensing strategy. Prior to joining WildBlue, Ms. Scalpone practiced antitrust and corporate law with McDermott, Will & Emery. Ms. Scalpone represented clients in connection with merger and joint venture combinations, trade regulation issues and licensing arrangements, and she has represented a former Liberty Media subsidiary, On Command Corporation. Before joining McDermott, Will & Emery, Ms. Scalpone practiced with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd in Chicago. Ms. Scalpone earned her juris doctorate degree from the Loyola University School of Law and her bachelor's degree from University of Illinois. After graduation, she served as a judicial clerk in Federal District Court in Chicago.