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Kranz re-elected to SDN's Board

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The SDN Communications Board of Managers re-elected TrioTel Communications General Manager and CEO Heather Kranz to serve another one-year term during its recent annual meeting.

Kranz has been the General Manager and CEO of TrioTel, based in Salem, since 2022.

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)
• Vice President Ross Petrick, Alliance Communications (Garretson, SD)
• Secretary/Treasurer Tracy Bandemer, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (Clear Lake, SD)
• Fay Jandreau, Venture Communications (Highmore, 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.