General Information
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Website	purple.us
Blog	purple.us/blog
Twitter	@purplecomm
Category	Communications
Phone	415-408-2300
Email	support@purple.us
Employees
Founded	1994
Description	Communication services for the deaf

Offices
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Headquarters

595 Menlo Dr
Rocklin, CA, 95765
USA

People
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Dan Luis

Chief Executive Officer

John R. Ferron

President and CEO

George Sutcliffe

Vice President, Product Strategy

Brandon Arthur

Vice President, Marketing Communications

Kelby Brick

Vice President, Regulatory & Strategic Policy

Fran Cummings

Vice President, VRS & Community Ops

Tony LaRosa

Vice President, Enterprise IT

Mark Stern

Vice President, Technical Program Management

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Former People
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Edmond Routhier

President

Michael J. Pendergast

General Counsel

Russ Albright

Vice President, Product Design & Development

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Funding
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TOTAL	$5M
FUNDING TOTAL	$5M
Venture Round, 12/09	$5M

Tags
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videophone, deaf, hard-of-hearing, text, relay, telecommunications, interpreting, interpreter

Purple Communications
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Purple provides communication services tailored for people who are deaf or hard of hearing nationally.

Those communication services include onsite interpreters from Purple Language Services, making a Hands On VRSÂ® video relay call, or a text relay call through IP-Relayâ„¢ or i711.comÂ®.

Recent Milestones
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Purple Communications added Ken Herron as Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President. (4/11/11)

Posted 5/19/13 at 2:55pm
Purple Communications received $5M in Venture Round funding. (12/30/09)

Posted 1/1/10 at 9:59am via sec.gov
Purple Communications added Tony LaRosa as Vice President, Enterprise IT.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Rita Beier Braman as Senior Director of Operations and Quality.

Posted 6/17/13 at 3:30am
Purple Communications added John Goodman as Corporate Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.

Posted 6/17/13 at 3:30am
Purple Communications added Mark Bella as Senior Director Spanish.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Jeff Stone as Vice President, Marketing.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Mark Stern as Vice President, Technical Program Management.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Jana Owen as Vice President, Professional Services.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Jerry Nelson as Director, Large Accounts - Southeast Region.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Ron Montgomery as Vice President, Sales Operations.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Francine cummings as Vice President of Operations.

Posted 6/17/13 at 3:30am
Purple Communications added Fran Cummings as Vice President, VRS & Community Ops.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Kelby Brick as Vice President, Regulatory & Strategic Policy.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Russ Albright as Vice President, Product Design & Development.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm
Purple Communications added Ronald Obray as Chairman, Purple Foundation.

Posted 2/26/09 at 5:26pm