DMACC Telecommunications Advisory Board
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Kurt Atha
Paetec
Judy Pletcher
Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association (RIITA)
Jane Galloway
Iowa Network Services (INS)
Les Stave
Iowa Network Services(INS)
Roger Kregel
Dumont Telephone Company
Bob Plate
Norstan Communications
Andy Randol
Panora Coop. Telephone Association, Inc
Debra Johnson
Vodaci Technologies
President
Debra Johnson, President of Vodaci Technologies, a professional communications services firm, serving businesses with one to multiple facilities located in Iowa and throughout the US. Debra is responsible for the strategic, financial and operational performance of the company. Since joining Vodaci Technologies in 2000, she has led the company in culture, name and strategic direction changes. Debra wants to reinvent how people think about telecommunications. She has also, developed a company mascot, marketing program and other key management positions to support the substantial growth the company has realized and is planning. Vodaci’s strategy is to deliver great value and superior service for their clients. Prior to joining Vodaci Technologies, Debra, a CPA, was the VP and CFO with Business Publications and Iowa Title Company a multi product publishing company specializing in niche markets and Iowa’s largest title company, as subsidiary of a publicly held company for 10 years; with CHART Services for 1 year; and Deloitte and Touche for 10 years.
Raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Debra received her undergraduate degree from Upper Iowa University in Accounting and Business and her graduate degree from Drake University in Taxation. Debra is also a Director for the Vintage Mutual Funds. She has also served on the boards of numerous civic and community organizations, including the DMACC Foundation Board, Des Moines Metro Opera, the Salisbury House Foundation and the City of Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission. Debra is a member of the Iowa Society of CPA’s, the American Institute of CPA’s and the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute.
Jack DeAngelo
Iowa Telecom
Deb Lucht
Minburn Telecom
Travis Riesenberg
Vodaci Communications
Adam Crabb
Baker Communications
Tim Bassett
Baker Communications
Jim Van Waus
Cooperative Telephone Company