Ross Petrick re-elected as vice president on SDN Communications Board of Managers

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            Sept. 3, 2024 – The SDN Communications Board of Managers re-elected Alliance Communications general manager/CEO Ross Petrick to serve another one-year term as Vice President during its recent annual meeting.

            Petrick has been the general manager and CEO of Alliance Communications, based in Garretson, since 2015.

            The nine members on the Board of Managers oversee SDN Communications, which is owned by 17 rural broadband companies serving more than 80% of South Dakota’s geography.

            Other board members are:

•          President Denny Law, Golden West Telecommunications (Wall, SD)

•          Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Bandemer, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (Clear Lake, SD)

•          Fay Jandreau, Venture Communications (Highmore, SD)

•          Heather Kranz, TrioTel Communications (Salem, SD)

•          Steve Meyer, Swiftel (Brookings, SD)

•          Chad Mutziger, Midstate Communications (Kimball, SD)

•          Jeff Symens, Valley Telecommunications (Herreid, SD)

•          Ryan Thompson, Santel Communications (Woonsocket, SD)

            SDN Communications interconnects all 17 companies, creating a fiber-optic network of more than 50,000 miles that spans eight states: South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Together SDN and its member companies serve businesses with managed services and reliable connectivity.

            SDN specializes in serving banks, health care, agricultural businesses, government, manufacturing and education.

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