July 13, 2023 – The SDN Communications Board of Managers elected Alliance Communications general manager/CEO Ross Petrick to serve a one-year term as Vice President during its recent annual meeting.
Petrick previously served as secretary/treasurer on the Board of Managers. He has been the general manager and CEO of Alliance Communications 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 include:
- President Denny Law, Golden West Telecommunications (Wall, S.D.)
- Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Bandemer, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (Clear Lake, S.D.)
- Fay Jandreau, Venture Communications (Highmore, S.D.)
- Heather Kranz, TrioTel Communications (Salem, S.D.)
- Steve Meyer, Swiftel (Brookings S.D.)
- Chad Mutziger, Midstate Communications (Kimball, S.D.)
- Jeff Symens, Valley Telecommunications (Herreid, S.D.)
- Ryan Thompson, Santel Communications (Woonsocket, S.D.)
SDN Communications interconnects all 17 companies, creating a statewide 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 needing managed services along with broadband connectivity among office locations.
SDN specializes in serving banks, health care, agricultural businesses, government and education.
