For Immediate Release
Contact: Hillary Crowder, 703-351-2086, [email protected]
Arlington, Va. (March 9, 2015)— James M. Dauby, president/chief executive officer (CEO) of PSC (St. Meinrad, Ind.), was elected president of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association at the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting & EXPO in Phoenix, Ariz.
Dauby has served on NTCA’s board for the last six years and is a past board member of the Foundation for Rural Service. He serves on the board of the Indiana Telecommunications Association and is a board member for the Indiana Exchange Carrier Association, having previously served as its president. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Fiber Network.
“I am honored to serve as president of NTCA during such an important time for our association,” said Dauby. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members and NTCA staff as we continue to position our rural telecom members as proven solutions providers for the communities where we live and work.”
The NTCA board also elected Douglas A. Boone, CEO of Premier Communications
(Sioux Center, Iowa), as vice president and William P. Hegmann, general manager of Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Texarkana, Ark.), as secretary/treasurer. Don Richards of Richards, Elder & Green, LLP (Lubbock, Texas) was re-elected general counsel.
The following members will serve on the 2015 board:
Ron Hinds, general manager of GRM Networks (Princeton, Mo., Central Region Cooperative); John Klatt, president/CEO of Lakeland Communications Group, LLC (Milltown, Wis., North Central Region Commercial); Kevin Beyer, general manager of Federated Telephone Cooperative (Chokio, Minn., North Central Region Cooperative); Mark Bahnson, CEO/general manager of Bloomingdale Telephone Co. (Bloomingdale, Mich., Northeast Region Commercial); Allen R. Hoopes, chairman/CEO of Silver Star Communications (Freedom, Wyo., Northwest Region Commercial); Mitchell A. Moore, president and general manager of Clear Creek Communications (Oregon City, Ore., Northwest Region Cooperative); H. Keith Oliver, senior vice president of corporate operations for Home Telephone Co. (Moncks Corner, S.C., Southeast Region Commercial); J. Frederick Johnson, executive vice president and general manager of Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative (Rainsville, Ala., Southeast Region Cooperative); and Janet Britton, general counsel for EATEL (Gonzales, La., Southwest Region Commercial).
NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association is the premier association representing nearly 900 independent, community-based telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. NTCA advocates on behalf of its members in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and it provides training and development; publications and industry events; and an array of employee benefit programs. In an era of exploding technology, deregulation and marketplace competition, NTCA’s members are leading the IP evolution for rural consumers, delivering technologies that make rural communities vibrant places in which to live and do business. Because of their efforts, rural America is fertile ground for innovation in economic development and commerce, education, health care, government services, security and smart energy use. Visit us at www.ntca.org.