BRADFORD M. BONO Founder and CEO, Magellan Hill Technologies

Bradford M. Bono is the founder and chief executive officer of South Jersey-based Magellan Hill Technologies. Magellan offers a wide range of communications and technology solutions for small and mid-sized business customers, including Internet security; conference calling; local and long distance phone service, and Internet service.

Headquartered in Mount Laurel , N.J. , Magellan also offers an innovative approach to charitable giving through its U Care Now division, which provides phone and Internet service to residential customers. Under U Care Now, a percentage of a consumer's monthly bill is donated to a participating charity of their choice. This provides consumers with an easy way to make a charitable contribution, and at the same time provides participating charities with a constant revenue stream.

A co-founder of PAETEC Communications, Bono served as chief operating officer from 2004 through January 2006. PAETEC is an integrated communications provider with a major operations center in Voorhees , N.J.

Bono began his career at PAETEC as president of the Eastern region and served on the board of directors from the company's inception in 1998. Under Bono's leadership, PAETEC's revenues grew from $150,000 in 1998 to more than $500 million in 2005.

Prior to joining PAETEC, Bono served as vice president of the Midatlantic region and vice president of alternate channel sales for ACC TeleCom, where he was responsible for all aspects of alternate-channel sales for the United States . Bono also co-founded Vista International Communications, Inc., based in Mt. Arlington , N.J. Bono acted as executive vice president of Vista and served on the board of directors from 1991 until 1997 when ACC TeleCom acquired Vista .

In keeping with his commitment to giving back to the community, Bono has served on the boards of several charitable organizations. He was elected to the Board of Trustees at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden , N.J. in 1999 and served as president of the board from 2002 until 2004. Bono currently serves on the boards of United Way , Camden County, and the Camden County chapter of the American Red Cross.

Bono has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career, including the Nat West Bank/Morris County Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Young Entrepreneur of the Year and the New Jersey Business Journal's “40 under 40” award.

Bono holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Delaware .

TRACEY GAFFNEY Vice President, Magellan Hill Technologies

Tracey Gaffney joined South Jersey-based Magellan Hill Technologies as vice president in July 2006, bringing with her experience in sales, account development, training and operations management.

Prior to joining Magellan Hill, Gaffney worked for eight years in the telecommunications industry with PAETEC Communications, Inc.

As a senior account manager, Gaffney consistently ranked in the top 5 percent in sales and customer satisfaction. She then moved on to manage all accounts and account development managers in the New York City Metropolitan area.

Under Gaffney's leadership, her customer service team regularly exceeded it goals. By providing first-rate service, the team succeeded in maintaining 100 percent of its customer base quarter after quarter and increasing revenues.

Gaffney later advanced to managing the flow of all customer orders and played a key role in automating the sales process, a move that helped support and double team production.

Gaffney grew up in Cherry Hill , N.J. , where she attended Cherry Hill High School East.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education with a minor in vocal performance from the University of Delaware.

A former professional actress and singer, Gaffney was a member of the Actor's Equity Association and continues to perform in her free time.

TIM BUTTON Business Development Manager Magellan Hill Technologies

Tim Button has more than 10 years experience in the telecommunications industry. As business development manager at Magellan Hill Technologies, his responsibilities include carrier billing analysis and disaster recovery planning for large corporate and institutional clients.

Prior to joining Magellan Hill, Button worked for US LEC Corp. where he successfully managed the sales teams and regularly consulted on large clients such as Friedman Billings Ramsey, Cingular Wireless, and Virtua Health.

Button also worked at Net2000 Communications. He joined Net2000 Communications in 1997 as the 12th employee, and his contributions to the company helped it grow to more than 1,000 employees by the year 2000.

Button grew up in Moorestown, N.J., where he attended Moorestown High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Rider University.