Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association

RIITA Board of Directors

The Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association is governed by a nine member volunteer board. Each member may serve up to two, three-year terms. Officers in the organization are the president, vice president and secretary-treasurer who serve one year terms.

Members are encouraged to contact the RIITA Board or staff at anytime with suggestions, comments or concerns.

 

President
Heath Mallory
General Manager
Western Iowa Telephone Association
712.944.5711
heath@wiatel.com

Vice President

Curtis Eldred
General Manager
Clarence Telephone Company, Inc.
563.452.3852
cpeldre@netins.net

Secretary-Treasurer

Robert A. Drogo
Executive VP/General Manager
Griswold Cooperative Telephone Company
712.778.2121
robert_drogo@netins.net

Past President
Sharon Huck

General Manager
Readlyn Telephone Co.
319.279.3375   
readlyn@netins.net

 

Directors

David Byers
General Manager
Northeast Iowa Telephone Company
563.539.2122
dabyers@neitel.com

Bob Gannon
General Manager
WesTel Systems
712.786.1181
bgannon@westelsystems.com

Jack Jones Jr.
General Manager
IAMO Telephone Company
712.583.3232
jjones@iamotelephone.com

Lennis Kelley
General Manager
Danville Telecom
319.392.4251
lkelley@danvilletelco.net

Debra Lucht
General Manager
Minburn Communications
515.438.2200
debl@minburncomm.com

 

 

 

 

 
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 We're pleased to feature Fujitsu, a long standing member partner with RIITA.
Contact Joe Astuto, Sales Manager at
joe.astuto@us.fujitsu.com

  

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