2010 FRS Board of Directors

The Foundation for Rural Service's directors are appointed by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association's Board of Directors and represent each of the ten regions provided for by the association. Additional directors are selected at-large. A downloadable list of former FRS Board Members is available at the bottom of this page.

REGION 1
Lyman Horne
General Manager
Star Telephone Membership Corporation (NC)

REGION 2
Lee Logan
Director
West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative (SC)

REGION 3
J. Frederick Johnson
Executive Vice President/General Manager
Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative (AL)

REGION 4
David Redman
Director
RTC Communications (IN)

REGION 5
Tom Conry
General Manager
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company (IA)
PRESIDENT

REGION 6
Susan K. Schmutzler
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
SRT Communications (ND)
SECRETARY/TREASURER 

REGION 7
Kevin Felty
Manager
Plains Cooperative Telephone Association (CO)
VICE PRESIDENT

REGION 8
Gary Godfrey
General Manager
Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company (MO)

REGION 9
Dale Merten
C.O.O
Toledo Telephone Company (WA)

REGION 10
Brent Kennedy
General Manager
Mid-Plains Rural Telephone Cooperative (TX) 

AT-LARGE

Darren Dierbeck
Vice President, Customer Relations
Vantage Point Solutions (MN)

Christopher J. Lehner
Director of Communications, Education, & Software
John Staurulakis, Inc. (MD)

Patrick Riazzi
Director/Investment Officer
Riazzi, Rhyne & Swaim Investment Group of Wells Fargo (NC)

Stanley Rouse
General Manager
Glenwood Telephone Membership Corporation (NE)

Robert F. West
Senior Vice President
CoBank (CO)