2022-2023 Leadership Academy Participants Announced
ICA received a record number of applications for this year’s Leadership Academy. Participants in the Leadership Academy are selected through a competitive application process. This year’s participants include:
David Brown, Operations Manager - Minburn Communications Kellee Dawson, Account Relations Specialist/AP Clerk - IAMO Communications Brad Dorman, Regional Account Executive - Calix Sarah Hagen, Accountant - Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association Aaron Horman, General Manager - F&B Communications Robyn McDowell, Accountant - Premier Communications Katie Miller, Customer Development Manager - Sharon Telephone Company Erin Nelson, Operations Manager - Wiatel Justin Schneider, Technician - Coon Valley Telephone Cooperative Carey Stover, Sr. VP of Finance - Aureon Curtis Thornberry, Technology Development Director - Panora Fiber Adam Welp, Sales & Marketing Coordinator - MTC Technologies
The ICA Leadership Academy has been developed in response to requests from members for additional, in-depth leadership development opportunities for member company employees. Participants will meet several times between October 2022 and March 2023 for workshops, training, and networking.
ICA congratulates these individuals and thanks their General Managers and Board of Directors for supporting each of them in their professional leadership development.
Congratulations to the ICA Leadership Academy Graduates
2021-2022 ICA Leadership Academy
Marcie Boerner, Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association
Brittany Bonnicksen, Iowa Communications Alliance
Ray Fear, Farmtel Communications
Jeremy Gugel, KCTC
Andrea Hansen, Butler-Bremer Communications
Steve Hanson, Northeast Iowa Telephone Company
Lisa Koerselman, Premier Communications
Mary Phillips, Minerva Valley Companies
Dominic Schnell, Northwest Communications
Kayla Sperfslage, Cascade Communications
Angie Thompson, Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association
Matt Tippett, Mahaska Communication Group
2019-2020 ICA Leadership Academy
Devan Amdor, Cumberland Telephone Company
Mike Baker, Danville Telecom
Jamie Daubendiek, Jefferson Telecom
Chris Dodd, Evertek, Inc.
Rachel Hamilton, Marne Elk Horn
Ryan Joynt, Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association
Chris Lovell, CL Tel
Lee Mellema, Premier Communications
Kristine Mohning, WesTel Systems
Erin Petersen, Palo Cooperative Telephone Association
