Our Team

The EVERYWHERE Team

The EVERYWHERE Communications team is headquartered in Annapolis, MD
with a technology center in Portland, ME.

Patrick Shay

Founder and CEO

For over 30 years, Patrick has been creating and leading businesses that connect people and assets, generating over $1B in new revenue. At Motorola and Sirius Satellite Radio, Patrick led teams that created the new connected-car business integrating SOS buttons and services in millions of cars in the US and Europe. He joined Iridium in 2008 to champion their newly created data business and led the company’s entry into the new personal communications segment. Patrick joined DeLorme In 2012 as VP and GM of the innovative inReach satellite communicator business.

Four years later, Patrick founded EVERYWHERE Communications. As CEO, his passion is to connect and protect an organization's most important assets - its people. He attracts brilliant EVERYWHERE innovators and business partners to create and launch mobile communications solutions that improve connectivity and save lives around the globe. Today they have over 300 customers operating in over 150 countries worldwide.

Greg Denicola

CFO

Greg brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and venture capital. Prior to joining, Greg held the position of CFO at Youreka Labs which was successfully sold to Dispatch Technologies, a Vista Equity Partners backed company. Greg has held additional roles including CFO at Synaptic Advisory Partners, Partner at Grande Ventures, and other senior finance positions at Broadwing (formerly Corvis) and Marriott International. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Duke University and an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Brian Stam

VP of Engineering

Brian is a co-founder of EVERYWHERE Communications. He has worked to blend technical and business excellence with the management and team building skills to develop leading edge products. Brian has previously served as the engineering lead for DeLorme on the award winning InReach Satellite communicator. He has experience working in highly regulated fields including medical devices and non-medical safety-of-life devices including technology varying from Android and iOS apps to specialized laboratory equipment and high volume IOT devices.

Brendan Kelly

VP of Operations

For more than 15 years, Brendan has helped teams solve difficult problems through strategic thinking and innovative management. Brendan has led top-performing teams as a Taft-Hartley Fund Executive and delivered outstanding client value as a management consultant for Deloitte. He has led a greenfield energy development project in Southeast Asia and served on active duty as a Surface Warfare Officer and Riverine Patrol Officer in the US Navy. Brendan holds a BA in English Literature from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Scott Hopkins

GM Government Programs

Scott has over 30 years of technology analysis, implementation, product development, and business management experience in the national security and commercial sectors. Scott spent over 10 years at Blackbird Technologies, where he was responsible for managing the development of the Tagging Tracking Location (TTL) hardware and software technologies.

Tim Fallon

Customer Success Manager

Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell and possesses a versatile skillset including vertical market research, customer relations, and data analytics. Tim previously worked as a business intern at the American Chamber of Commerce in Antananarivo, Madagascar where he developed intangible abilities to work with diverse cultures and individuals. Tim uses his skills to maximize relationships with both current and prospective customers.

Chuck Kelly

Account Specialist

Chuck is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began his career at Clarkston Consulting, gaining experience at large cap clients in the retail, life science, and consumer product goods industries. During his time in consulting, Chuck has worked in project management, systems implementation, strategy, and quality systems. While at Clarkston, he was involved in every step of the project process from planning to go-live.

Chris Sluss

VP of Business Development and Channel Management

Chris has over 30 years of experience in wireless communications, content licensing, and telematics, including data and voice communication systems. He has also managed the Motorola US Government messaging device business, with distribution to both the GSA and other direct and indirect US government customers.

Jake Bailey

VP, Product Management and Customer Success

Jake started his career on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant, managing the National Defense Authorization Bill mark-up process and constituent advocacy groups. Since then, he has specialized in policy analysis, implementation, and business process engineering in the defense and civil sectors. While at Deloitte Consulting, he was responsible for managing account pipeline growth, as well as large-scale governance transformation.

Monique Bouffard

VP of Product

Monique brings expertise in SaaS product revenue growth, building and launching innovative software products through creating and delivering strategic product vision, leading diverse distributed teams, and focusing on user experience and process efficiency. Prior to joining she was Head of Product for a global InsurTech startup where she built R&D and product management practices, shifting services to product revenue while growing the base, which led to a successful exit. After the acquisition she led the product integration, and defined and prioritized solutions to maintain a competitive edge. As a Lean Six Sigma MBB, she managed process optimization at a top 10 US Bank, and held various positions in a Fortune 250 insurance company. She earned her MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.

Skip Owens

Director of Government Sales

Skip’s mission-first mindset is the key to his success. With a 23-year career as a US Army Field Grade Officer focused on personnel recovery, special operations, and air-ground integration as a JTAC. Skip has held duty positions with The US Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group, ASD Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Special Operations Command, 7th Special Forces Group, and various other conventional Army assignments. Highly concentrated on rapid innovation and experimentation, Skip’s passion centers around placing capabilities in the hands of warfighters. Fully integrated into the rapid solution development process, Skip has taken concepts from start to finish, meeting challenging requirements. Skip holds a BA from The Citadel and an MA from American Military University. With 29 awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star with Valor, Skip has 6 tours to combat theaters of operation and has deployed to over 40 countries.

Bridget Shaw

Senior Customer Success Manager

Bridget has built a 15-year career in B2B sales, heavily focused on telematics and planning technologies. Having spent most of her career with Trimble, a leader in the satellite and GPS industry, she has played a major role in rolling out complex technologies that have a great lasting impact on her client’s daily operations. Bridget prides herself on being a person who leads with a strong customer-centric focus, always leaning in as a consultant who enjoys doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.

Evan Connell

Account Specialist

Evan started his career as a sales consultant for Swirnow Building Systems bringing over 1.2 Million in revenue. While a Sales Development Representative at Electric, Evan gained experience in lead generation, customer success, prospecting and market research. Evan utilizes these skills to deliver outstanding customer value and enhance the experience throughout the entire sales lifecycle.

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Board of Directors

Investors

John Cannon: John is the Founder of Spring Rock Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in companies and emerging technologies in the Security & Life Safety industry. With over 20 years of experience as an Investor and Operator, John’s cumulative portfolio includes over 25 investments across the capital structure from first- and second-lien to mezzanine debt, and minority and control equity, and ranging from “healthy and growing” to “distressed or complex” investment theses in a wide range of industries and across multiple economic cycles. Prior to founding Spring Rock Capital in 2009, John worked in increasing roles of responsibility in investment banking, private equity and hedge fund investments at Goldman Sachs, Waud Capital, American Capital, and Silver Point Capital. He serves as Chairman or Vice Chairman of two private equity portfolio companies, and on the Advisory Board of three venture capital portfolio companies. John has also served for the past 10 years as Treasurer and Director on the board of NetOne International, an elite network comprised of approximately 40 of the top 100 independently-owned security companies, an industry with more than 14,000 competitors.

Dan Colussy: Dan is the Chairman of Gemini Capital, a Venture Capital Fund investing in new technologies. He is the former Chairman of Iridium Satellite, which he took out of bankruptcy in 2000 and rebuilt into a global and profitable satellite network providing communications services for over one million customers worldwide. Took Iridium public in 2009. Dan is the former Chairman and CEO of UNC Inc., which he sold to General Electric in 1998. Prior to that, Dan was Chairman and CEO of Canadian Pacific Airlines and was the President of Pan American World Airways.

Carolyn Groobey: Carolyn is an investor/advisor to the FounderTrac business accelerator and in several additional start-up companies. Previously she was a Vice President of Product Development at PayPal and Bill Me Later and a partner in McKinsey & Company, where she worked with many of the leaders in the data communications industry, including mobile, satellite, cable, and big data companies. She is currently the Vice Chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a member of Oceana’s Ocean Council. She and her husband have done over 25,000 miles of ocean cruising on their boat Toccata and are avid users of satellite voice and data products.

Jim Papineau: Jim spent 23 years in government service as a Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Officer in a variety of command, staff, and operational billets, participating in combat and sensitive operations worldwide. After his retirement from the Navy, Jim joined Applied Marine Technology, Inc. (AMTI) in July 2000, and was promoted to President and CEO in July 2006. As President and CEO, Jim led the successful sale of AMTI to SAIC in December 2006.

Brian Schafer: Brian is a Managing Director at McKenna & Associates, LLC, which is a boutique advisory firm that provides strategic management and advisory services while managing its own proprietary capital through investments across a multitude of asset classes. Prior to joining McKenna & Associates, he spent 26 years in government service as a USAF fighter pilot in a variety of command and leadership positions focused on global operations and warfighter readiness. He also led decisions on future investments and steered modernization policies and priorities across frontline warfighter fleets in support of national security strategies. Brian is a business owner and entrepreneur that brings his vast experience operationalizing strategic plans to EVERYWHERE.

Patrick Shay: Patrick has over 30 years creating and leading businesses connecting vehicles, assets and people, generating over $1B in new revenue. Previously Patrick held senior executive positions at Orbcomm, Iridium, DeLorme, Sirius Satellite Radio and Motorola.

Chuck Teubner: Chuck is a co-founder of EVERYWHERE Communications. He is a Director and CEO Advisor at Fonteva and Perceptics as well as the former CEO, COO and Chairman of numerous VC/PE early stage companies. Chuck was the Chairman of Skybitz, a satellite asset tracking company sold to Tellular. In addition, he was the Chairman of SpringCM, a SaaS enterprise content management software company recently acquired by Docusign. Chuck brings a great deal of expertise in building early stage venture-backed technology companies.

Ari Blum: Ari serves as the President of U.S.A. Fund, LLLP a public equity, venture capital and real estate focused investment fund headquartered in Baltimore, MD and Denver, CO. As President of this fund, he manages all aspects of the portfolio, with active participation in certain private equity investments, including serving on the board or board observer for several portfolio companies. He graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in economics, lived for a year in both Japan and Germany, received an MBA from The Darden School of Business (UVA) and has worked in entrepreneurial ventures in the technology and medical device industries. Ari currently lives in Denver with his wife Melanie, daughter Amelie and son Asa.

John Cannon: John is the Founder of Spring Rock Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in companies and emerging technologies in the Security & Life Safety industry. With over 20 years of experience as an Investor and Operator, John’s cumulative portfolio includes over 25 investments across the capital structure from first- and second-lien to mezzanine debt, and minority and control equity, and ranging from “healthy and growing” to “distressed or complex” investment theses in a wide range of industries and across multiple economic cycles. Prior to founding Spring Rock Capital in 2009, John worked in increasing roles of responsibility in investment banking, private equity and hedge fund investments at Goldman Sachs, Waud Capital, American Capital, and Silver Point Capital. He serves as Chairman or Vice Chairman of two private equity portfolio companies, and on the Advisory Board of three venture capital portfolio companies. John has also served for the past 10 years as Treasurer and Director on the board of NetOne International, an elite network comprised of approximately 40 of the top 100 independently-owned security companies, an industry with more than 14,000 competitors.

City Light: Invests in companies where there is a direct relationship between financial outcomes and measurable social impact. Solutions where more revenue equals better lives at scale, every time.

Dan Colussy: Dan is the Chairman of Gemini Capital, a Venture Capital Fund investing in new technologies. He is the former Chairman of Iridium Satellite, which he took out of bankruptcy in 2000 and rebuilt into a global and profitable satellite network providing communications services for over one million customers worldwide. Took Iridium public in 2009. Dan is the former Chairman and CEO of UNC Inc., which he sold to General Electric in 1998. Prior to that, Dan was Chairman and CEO of Canadian Pacific Airlines and was the President of Pan American World Airways.

Alex Dreyfoos: Alex is chairman and owner of The Dreyfoos Group, a private capital management firm that evolved from the success of Photo Electronics Corporation, which he started in 1963. Alex holds 10 US and numerous foreign patents and was the recipient of an Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a lifetime trustee of MIT and a trustee of Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience.

Bill Elmore: Bill, who co-founded Foundation Capital in 1995, operates on the belief that substantial, sustainable companies are the result of matching technology and market opportunity with the right entrepreneur and management team.

Richard Franyo: Dick is currently the proprietor of Boatyard Bar & Grill. He spent 30 years as an investment banker and Managing Director for Deutsche Bank Alex.Brown. He also serves as a board member of The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, National Sailing Hall of Fame, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation, Friends of St. John’s College, and Eastport Business Association.

Mike Gerling: Mike served as Chief Operating Officer in North America for leading mapping provider Tele Atlas, which was subsequently acquired by TomTom. He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for digital mapping technology pioneer Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT). Mike serves on the board of directors of Inrix and was on the board of DeLorme prior to its acquisition by Garmin.

Carolyn Groobey: Carolyn is an investor/advisor to the FounderTrac business accelerator and in several additional start-up companies. Previously she was a Vice President of Product Development at PayPal and Bill Me Later and a partner in McKinsey & Company, where she worked with many of the leaders in the data communications industry, including mobile, satellite, cable, and big data companies. She is currently the Vice Chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a member of Oceana’s Ocean Council. She and her husband have done over 25,000 miles of ocean cruising on their boat Toccata and are avid users of satellite voice and data products.

Terry Jones: Terry is the Managing General Partner of Syncom Venture Management, LLC, whose portfolio has included more than 120 companies, including Black Entertainment Network (BET), XM Radio, Radio One and TV One, and was a key investor in Iridium Satellite.

Bill Karpovich: Bill has 20 years of technology startup experience, having held senior roles at some of Maryland’s most successful innovators including cloud pioneers Digex and USinternetworking. Bill earned EY Entrepreneur of the Year honors in 2011 for his leadership as CEO and Co-founder of Zenoss, a disruptor in the IT operations software market. Bill was recruited to join IBM in 2015 where he led key transformation efforts and was GM of the IBM Cloud Platform business. Bill is now serving as EVP of Strategy and Corporate development for Sonatype and advises several Maryland-based startups.

Bob Kelly: Bob has extensive experience as a Senior Executive for both government and industry in addition to as Corporate General Counsel for technology companies. He is a former member of the Reagan and Bush White House staffs and is also a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. A Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Owner of CenTauri Solutions, a high technology Defense and Intelligence consulting firm, Bob headed the transaction team when CenTauri was acquired by Computer Sciences Corp. in 2010.

McKenna Capital: McKenna Capital, a division of McKenna & Associates, LLC, invests and manages McKenna’s proprietary capital across asset classes. We identify investment opportunities through a holistic analytical framework that focuses on seven distinct criteria: (1) multiple avenues of growth, (2) competitiveness and economic moat; (3) industry tailwinds; (4) stewardship and alignment; (5) exit strategy; (6) valuation and minimum returns; and (7) direct ownership. We also work side-by-side with top tier investment managers, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals to further advance our investments.

Mark Ordan: Mark has been the turnaround CEO of several public and private companies including The Mills Corporation, Sunrise Senior Living, WPG, and most recently Quality Care Properties. Previous to these he was the founder and CEO of Fresh Fields Markets, which he sold to Whole Foods. Mark serves on the boards of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, The US Chamber of Commerce, The Holton Arms School, Vassar College, Vereit (NYSE:VER) and Forest City (NYSE:FCE).

Jim Papineau: Jim spent 23 years in government service as a Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Officer in a variety of command, staff, and operational billets, participating in combat and sensitive operations worldwide. After his retirement from the Navy, Jim joined Applied Marine Technology, Inc. (AMTI) in July 2000, and was promoted to President and CEO in July 2006. As President and CEO, Jim led the successful sale of AMTI to SAIC in December 2006.

Chuck Teubner: Chuck is a Director and CEO Advisor at Fonteva and Perceptics. He is the former CEO, COO and Chairman of numerous VC/PE early stage companies. Chuck was the Chairman of Skybitz, a satellite asset tracking company sold to Tellular. In addition, he was the Chairman of SpringCM, a SaaS enterprise content management software company recently acquired by Docusign. Chuck brings a great deal of expertise in building early stage venture-backed technology companies.