Meet Lingo
Lingo provides modern, efficient, IP-based Cloud voice and data along with other unified communications technologies to small-to-medium sized businesses and consumers. Based in Atlanta, GA – Lingo has an expansive nationwide network including 4 POPs, 120 fiber-route miles, and industry-leading partners which include Broadsoft, Cisco, GTT and Neustar. With support available 365/7/24, Lingo’s customer care has been certified as best-in-class customer service response times in the top 10% of call centers in the US.
Communications Industry Veterans
Leadership Team
Chuck Griffin
Prior to Lingo Chuck was the CEO for Impact Telecom, Inc., a global provider of voice and data communications services spanning Residential, SMB, Enterprise and Wholesale markets. As one of the original founders of Impact Telecom, he has lead Impact from a start-up to a company servicing more than 200,000 customers world wide. Chuck has held multiple executive leadership positions including VP of Business Dev, VP of Sales, COO, and CEO for communications companies such as ICG Communications, Idigi Wireless, @Link Networks, and iPath Communications.
Michelle Ansley
Ansley began her career in technology and transitioned into Human Resources via Learning and Development and Change Management. Prior to joining Lingo, she served as CAO with Birch Communications and previous to that as VP of Human Resources at ASAP Solutions, LLC; Senior Vice President of Shared Services at Prommis Solutions, LLC; and held various human resources, learning and development, technical and program management positions at IBM. Ansley holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Georgia State University.
Bill Morris
Bill Morris has more than 25 years of accounting, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring experience in the Telecom and Technology sectors. His previous experience includes Co-Founder and CFO of M5 Systems, CFO of Navigator Holdings, and various other senior level experience with ALLTEL, Bellsouth, KMC Telecom and Calero Software. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas, graduated from Northwestern University’s Executive Management program and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Brian McClintock
Prior to Lingo, Brian was the CFO at Impact Telecom and he has served as CEO, COO, CFO, and Vice President of several successful and profitable professional service, telecommunications and technology companies including McGrath Systems, KDDI Global LLC, InfiniRoute Networks and New Global Telecom.
Jason Welch
Prior to Lingo, Jason was EVP of Carrier Services for Impact Telecom. In his 25+ years of telecommunications industry experience, he has held various VP/SVP/EVP carrier management, sales and operational roles within the wireless and wireline space spanning domestic and international communications service offerings. During his career, Jason has contributed to companies such as Frontier Communications, Telco Group Inc, KDDI Global and XO Communications.
Christopher Ramsey
As the VP of Sales & Marketing, Ramsey is responsible for managing and driving strategic organic sales for inside sales, indirect sales, alternate channel sales, sales operations, and marketing. Prior to Lingo, Ramsey served as the Senior Vice President of Revenue at PuppySpot responsible for the overall company sales, strategic direction, and revenue growth. Ramsey also served as the Chief Sales Officer and Chief Marketing Officer with Birch Communications, a telecom company providing voice, data, IT, and cloud services to all U.S. States and Canada.
Grant Williams
Williams is a 20-year telecommunications industry veteran with experience building successful customer service organizations and supporting current and emerging technologies. Before joining Lingo, he served as Vice President of Customer Care at Birch, and previously, Vice President of Customer Operations at FusionConnect, where he directed all customer-impacting operations as well as implemented strategic account management teams. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications Arts from the University of West Florida.
Tim Carmel
Tim also served as the VP of Network Operations and Engineering for Impact Telecom prior to the merger with Lingo. Previously, Tim has served in several leadership and support roles for the telecommunications industry, tallying more than 23 years of experience with voice and data network integrations. Other responsibilities have included Enterprise Control Operations at Z-Tel / Matrix Business Technology, Central Office Technical Operations with Covad, Field Operations Resource Management with Intermedia / MCI, and DMS Provisioning Operations with National Tel.
Alex Valencia
Alex Valencia oversees the Company’s government and legal affairs, including corporate governance and directs all regulatory policies. In addition, he manages the Company’s tax audit and contracts management, as well as carrier agreements.
Prior to joining Lingo, Alex served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Impact Telecom. He has over twenty years experience overseeing and managing legal and regulatory departments for local exchange carriers. He has an LLM in International and Comparative Law from Notre Dame Law School, a Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Latin America Studies from Southern Methodist University.
Executive Chairman
Vincent Oddo
Oddo is a 25+ year veteran of the telecom industry and has specialized in growing, restructuring and managing wire-line, wireless and broadband telecommunications businesses. Oddo currently holds the title of President and CEO of Birch Equity partners. He was previously President & CEO at Birch Communications and has served as an executive at NuVox Communications, Graphic Scanning Corp. Oddo holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s in Public Administration from Long Island University.
Recent Press Releases
Lingo Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Select SMB Customers From Fusion Connect, Inc.
Lingo® Announces Closing of Sales Agreement to Acquire Select Customers from Momentum Telecom
