Mr. Hranicka has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since February 2003 and is also a director of Iowa Network Services, Inc. He has over 30 years of telecommunications industry experience and is the General Manager of the Van Buren Telephone Company (Van Buren) in Keosauqua, Iowa. Prior to joining Van Buren, Mr. Hranicka served as Plant Manager for Northern Arkansas Telephone Company and held various managerial and supervisory positions with GTE Midwest Incorporated and Continental Telephone. Mr. Hranicka serves on the board of directors of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association and on various committees associated with the Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association and the Iowa Telecommunications Association. |