Contact:	Arlene Klemow	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	908/301-1899	April 6, 2009

 

Telecom Executive Joins Crisis Hotline Board

Westfield — Howard Frisch of Westfield, a telecommunication executive, was elected to the CONTACT We Care Board of Trustees at the organization’s 34th annual meeting on March 20. CONTACT We Care trains and supervises volunteers to provide the gift of listening to callers throughout New Jersey who are lonely, depressed, stressed or suicidal. The organization was named “Best Statewide Volunteer Organization” last year by the New Jersey Governor’s Office of Volunteerism.

Frisch is currently the Director of Business Development at uReach Technologies in Holmdel, NJ. He has been in the telecommunications business for over 25 years, having started his career at AT&T’s Bell Labs and moving on to a variety of positions within AT&T and subsequently, Lucent Technologies before joining UTStarcom, where he focused on telecommunications infrastructure in developing countries. Frisch received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering, as well as his MBA in Operations and Finance from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He has been living in Westfield, NJ with his family since 1994.

“I am proud to serve on CONTACT’s Board of Trustees,” said Frisch. “The organization provides a critical service in the community and it’s good to be involved in this way.”

“Prior to even joining the Board, Howie lent his expertise and provided tremendous assistance and support to CONTACT,” said David Owens, executive director, of Westfield. “We are thrilled to welcome him to CONTACT’s Board of Trustees.”

For information about volunteering with CONTACT We Care, please call 908/301-1899.