(Sioux Falls, SD) June 21, 2016 – SDN Communications’ Board of Managers was elected during its recent annual meeting. Board members will serve a one-year term.
The board includes:
- Mark Benton, Midstate Communications, Kimball, SD
- Rod Bowar, Kennebec Telephone Company, Kennebec, SD
- Jerry Heiberger, ITC, Clear Lake, SD
- Randy Houdek, Venture Communications Cooperative, Highmore, SD
- Dennis Law, Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Wall, SD
- Steve Meyer, Swiftel Communications, Brookings, SD
- Bryan Roth, TrioTel Communications, Salem, SD
- Ryan Thompson, Santel Communications Cooperative, Woonsocket, SD
- Ross Petrick, Alliance Communications Cooperative, Garretson, SD
SDN is owned by 17 member telephone companies – the cooperative, municipal, tribal, and family-owned telephone companies in South Dakota. Together, SDN and its owner companies operate a 30,000 mile fiber-optic network reaching into eight states. SDN is a business-to-business telecommunications company providing:
- Broadband connectivity among office locations
- Business-class Internet services
- Managed routers, firewalls and remote network monitoring
- Networking equipment
SDN specializes in serving banks, health care, agricultural businesses, government, and education.
Pictured above:
Back row from left to right: Randy Houdek, Jerry Heiberger, Mark Benton, Ryan Thompson, Dennis Law
Front row from left to right: Rod Bowar, Bryan Roth, Steve Meyer, Ross Petrick
