Nominees Sought for 2012 ITA Board of Directors Election

The ITA Nominating Committee is seeking nominations from the ITA membership to serve on the ITA Board of Directors.

This is a great opportunity to get involved as our industry addresses some of the toughest challenges we’ve ever faced.   

To highlight the benefits of serving as a director on the ITA Board, click here for a document with short testimonials from three current directors.  

Six seats on the ITA Board expire this year. Three current directors with expiring terms are seeking re-election: 

• Don Jennings, Partner Communications Coop. (Gilman)
• Joe Snyder, Citizen’s Mutual Telephone (Bloomfield)
• Roxanne White, Evertek (Everly) 

Current director David Raak, HTC Communications, is not seeking re-election.  The term limits have expired for Janell Hansen, Marne & Elk Horne Telephone, and Roger Kregel, Dumont Telephone.   

The ITA Board of Directors has directed the Nominating Committee to create a ballot that fills five director seats this year.   

There is no limit on the number of candidates who may be placed on the ballot, and the top five vote-getters will be elected.  There are no guaranteed seats for any incumbents or for any specific company representatives.   

The qualifications for nomination to the ITA Board are: 

1. Each nominee must be notified of the current "ITA Board Expectations" which are attached to this Notice.  Click here to read the current expectations (note – the ITA Board may provide further clarifications and amend this at its Sept. 6th meeting).
2. Each nominee must submit a letter of support/permission from the candidate’s company or board of directors stating that the candidate is designated as the company representative; and
3. Each nominee must represent a voting member of the ITA in good standing. 

ITA directors serve three-year terms, with term limits set at three terms.  Approximately seven ITA Board Meetings are conducted each year; most of which are held at ITA headquarters, while some are held at telephone companies across the state. 

ITA Board Chair Mark Peterson has appointed the following persons to serve on the 2012 ITA Nominating Committee: 

• Chris Hopp, Chair,Alpine Communications, 563-245-4000
• Sue Bruns, Dunkerton Telephone, 319-822-4512
• Ivan Dalen, River Valley Telecommunications, 712-859-3300
• Tim Fencl, Danville Telecom, 319-392-4251
• Sheila Griffin, Arcadia Telephone Coop, 712-689-2238 

The deadline for nominations is September 27, 2012 at noon.   

Nominations can be mailed to ITA Nominating Committee, Iowa Telecommunications Association, 2987 100th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322 or emailed to Dave Duncan at dduncan@broadband4iowa.com.

Nominations can also be sent to any Nominating Committee member.    

Please include your letter of support from your company or board of directors.  ITA will send you a confirmation when we receive your nomination.   

The Nominating Committee will review all applications for nomination and will create a ballot that is sent electronically to the ITA voting membership in early October.   

Voting will take place online via a secure server hosted and tabulated by Kiesling Associates LLP. Voting will close on October 26, 2012.  

If you have any questions about the nominating process, please call any one of the Nominating Committee members or call ITA President Dave Duncan at 515-867-2091.