Ms. McKoin has over 16 years marketing and sales experience in the telecommunications industry. As the Executive Vice President of marketing, product development and communications at Excel Communications, she developed and executed a business plan for wireless products in the United States and Canada. Margaret was also responsible for product development, long distance, paging, and bundled services.

As Vice President of marketing and sales distribution channels at CenturyTel, she supervised both the marketing and sales groups. While at CenturyTel, Ms. McKoin assisted the corporation with several acquisitions during her
three-year tenure. She also participated in analyst presentations and conferences. Overseeing all aspects of advertising plans with in-house media and graphics, she also developed company wide sales and marketing strategies. Under Margaret's tenure, CenturyTel had
record-breaking sales performances and customer churn improved consistently.

While at Palmer Wireless, Ms. McKoin served as Vice President of sales and marketing for ten years. She was an original member of the start-up team, which grew from 6 to 750 employees and, in 1995, positioned the company for a public offering. She exceeded growth budgets 9 years in a row, taking Palmer from zero customers to 325,000 customers. During Margaret's tenure, Palmer also received top ranking in customer satisfaction for 5 years and the lowest customer churn rate in the industry.

Ms. McKoin has served as a member of CTIA Public Relations Executive Committee and has served as the Vice Chairperson of the Cellular One Group Advisory Council. She has a bachelor's degree in business administration and graduate studies in international marketing. She speaks both French and Japanese.

"I enjoy start-up groups and newly created organizations who need guidance and leadership. I have maintained great personal contacts in the telecommunications industry for the past sixteen years."