Alex Skaalerud Joins DialAmerica’s
New Business Development Team

MAHWAH, N.J., March 10, 2009 – DialAmerica, one of the nation’s largest teleservices companies, announced today that Alex Skaalerud will join the new business team as Director of New Business Development.

Skaalerud joins DialAmerica with over 11 years of experience in sales and business development in the telecommunications carrier industry. In 1998, Mr. Skaalerud co-founded the Texas based firm, MC2, specializing in the design, implementation and maintenance of telecommunications systems and services.

Since 2000, Skaalerud has held various managerial positions at several industry-leading carrier services including Deltacom (formerly known as BTI) and American Communications, where he was tasked with growing US carrier wholesale networks, developing industry leading customer service solutions and implementing benchmarks in revenue growth.

“Alex has extensive knowledge in telecommunications sales and management and is a great addition to our organization,” said John Redinger, Vice President, Sales and Marketing of DialAmerica. “Along with his business development background, Alex’s experience with developing industry leading customer service solutions is directly in line with DialAmerica’s commitment to providing consumers and B2B marketers the highest standard of account service.”

Prior to joining DialAmerica, Skaalerud was Senior Director of Carrier Services of Covista Communications where he was responsible for managing the Carrier Services Division including sales, network, billing and customer support. Skaalerud joins DialAmerica effective immediately and will operate out of the Knoxville, Tennessee office.

About DialAmerica
DialAmerica Inc., one the nation’s largest teleservices companies, is recognized for its expertise in providing comprehensive, cost-effective customer acquisition and care solutions for consumer and business-to-business marketers. Serving the marketing and fundraising communities for 50 years, DialAmerica has a diverse portfolio of clients in multiple industry sectors, including financial services, communications, healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology, travel and leisure, consumer products, publishing, energy and others.

DialAmerica’s vast expertise in designing customer acquisition and care programs and in hiring/training superior teleservices representatives – coupled with its proprietary technology platform – enables the company to provide its clients with the highest standards of account service, information security and regulatory compliance, while delivering the lowest cost-per-transaction.