Business Brief

Petrick elected president of

SDN Communications Board of Managers

The SDN Communications Board of Managers elected Alliance Communications General Manager and CEO Ross Petrick to serve a one-year term as president during its recent annual meeting.

Petrick has served on the board since 2016 and has been the General Manager and CEO of Alliance Communications, based in Garretson, since 2015.

The nine members on the Board of Managers oversee SDN Communications, which is owned by 17 rural broadband companies serving more than 90 percent of South Dakota’s geography.

Other board members are: Vice president, Tracy Bandemer, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Clear Lake; secretary/treasurer, Chad Mutziger, Midstate Communications, Kimball; Fay Jandreau, Venture Communications, Highmore; Heather Kranz, TrioTel Communications, Salem; Steve Meyer, Swiftel, Brookings; Nick Rogness, Golden West Communications (Wall; Jeff Symens, Valley Telecommunications, Herreid; and Ryan Thompson, Santel Communications, Woonsocket.

SDN Communications interconnects all 17 companies, creating an advanced 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.