Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc.

Alan L. Wells. Mr. Wells is President and Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Telecom. He joined us in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom, Mr. Wells was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican), a Des Moines, Iowa based electric and gas utility holding company, from 1997 until 1999. During the same period, Mr. Wells also served as President of MidAmerican s non-regulated businesses. Mr. Wells held various executive and management positions with MidAmerican, its subsidiaries, and Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric, one of its predecessors, from 1993 through 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Wells was with Deloitte Consulting (previously Deloitte & Touche Consulting) from 1986 through 1993. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Wells held various positions with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Illinois Power Company. He is a graduate of Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Wells also serves as President of the Newton Development Corporation, and is a member of the board of directors of both the United States Telecommunications Association and the Iowa Telecommunications Association.

Mike Anderson is Vice President-External Affairs and Marketing for Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. and is responsible for all of Iowa Telecom's state and federal regulatory and legislative activities. He is also responsible for Iowa Telecom's marketing organization, which includes development and implementation of product and marketing plans that support the company's statewide core businesses. His responsibilities also include the operation of the company's wholesale services group, which manages and services business relationships with competitive local carriers, incumbent local carriers, and wireless carriers. In addition, he is in charge of Iowa Telecom's corporate communications group. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 2000 in conjunction with GTE Midwest Inc.'s acquisition of the Iowa operations, Mr. Anderson spent 21 years with GTE in various management positions involving regulatory and legislative policy development and implementation. From 1989 to 2000, he was Director of External Affairs for GTE Midwest's Midwest operations group, where he managed the company's regulatory and legislative activities in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Minnesota. He is a past Board President and past Director of the Iowa Telecommunications Association. He has also served on the board of directors of the Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri Telephone Associations. He currently represents Iowa Telecom on the policy committees of USTelecom and the Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, two telecom industry associations. Mr. Anderson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa.

"Mr. Knock is our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. From 1998 until he joined us in January 2000, he served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Racom Corporation, a wireless telecommunications company in Iowa. From 1993 until 1998, he was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., a publicly-held telecommunications company headquartered in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He also served as the Controller for Atlantic Tele-Network from 1992 until 1993. Prior to joining Atlantic Tele-Network, Mr. Knock worked as an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Knock is a certified public accountant and has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Iowa. "

Charles J. Bruggemann. Mr. Bruggemann is our Vice President Operations. Mr. Bruggemann is responsible for our field force operations, including our central office, service provisioning, dispatch and repair activities. He is also responsible for external contract labor associated with outside plant activities, and for buildings, fleet and supply operations. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 2000 in conjunction with the GTE Midwest Incorporated acquisition, Mr. Bruggemann held several positions with GTE Midwest Incorporated. From 1997 to 2000, he was General Manager, Customer Operations for the Midwest Division and had overall responsibility for service operations in the states of Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Prior to that assignment, Mr. Bruggemann held various technical and managerial positions with GTE Midwest Incorporated. Mr. Bruggemann has over 37 years of telecommunications operations experience. Mr. Bruggemann currently serves as a director of Iowa One Call, a non-profit organization.

Mr. Anderson is our Vice President-External Affairs. Mr. Anderson is responsible for all of our state and federal regulatory and legislative activities. His responsibilities also include the operation of our wholesale services group, which manages and services our business relationships with competitive local carriers and wireless carriers. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 2000 in conjunction with the GTE Midwest Incorporated acquisition, Mr. Anderson spent 21 years with GTE Midwest Incorporated in various management positions involving regulatory and legislative policy development and implementation. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Anderson was Director of External Affairs for GTE Midwest Incorporated's Midwest operations group. In that position he managed GTE Midwest Incorporated's regulatory and legislative activities in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Minnesota. He is a past President and past Director of the Iowa Telecommunications Association. He has also served on the board of directors of the Nebraska, Minnesota and Missouri Telephone Associations. He is currently a member of the Board of the Universal Service Administration Company (USAC).

Mr. Kilburg is our Vice President-Engineering. Mr. Kilburg is responsible for all network planning, all capital expenditures related to network infrastructure and all network technical support. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 1999, Mr. Kilburg was the Director of Advanced Network Products at Iowa Network Services, Inc. From 1994 until 1998, Mr. Kilburg managed Hickory Tech Corporation's telecommunications operations within Iowa. Prior to joining Hickory Tech, Mr. Kilburg worked in various management roles for GTE Midwest Incorporated and Contel Corporation from 1985 until 1994, and with the Preston Telephone Co. from 1971 until 1985. Mr. Kilburg has over 36 years of experience in telecommunications operations and engineering.

Mr. Hopkey is our Vice President-Corporate Development. Mr. Hopkey is responsible for our competitive local exchange carrier operations and for growth initiatives including strategic acquisitions and divestitures. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 1999, Mr. Hopkey held several positions with MidAmerican Energy Company. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hopkey was Manager Corporate Development for MidAmerican, with responsibilities for completing purchase and sale transactions for various non-regulated entities and for evaluating business combinations for MidAmerican. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Hopkey was responsible for running several nonregulated entities of MidAmerican. From 1990 through 1996, Mr. Hopkey held various corporate finance positions with MidAmerican and its predecessor companies. Mr. Hopkey has a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa.

Mr. Struck is our Vice President-Sales. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 2001, Mr. Struck held various positions with MCI WorldCom. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Struck was responsible for National Account voice and data sales in nine midwestern states. From 1991 through 1997, Mr. Struck held various MCI sales and service management roles in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. From 1983 through 1990, Mr. Struck held various positions within the sales, marketing and engineering departments at Telecom USA and one of its predecessors, Teleconnect Company. Mr. Struck began his career with Northwestern Bell as an Account Executive in 1980. Mr. Struck has a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Marketing from the University of Iowa.

Mr. Lockhart is our Vice President-Customer Services and Human Resources. Mr. Lockhart is responsible for all customer service accountabilities for our residential, business and competitive markets. Additionally, he is accountable for all human resource functions within the company. Prior to joining Iowa Telecom in 2000, Mr. Lockhart held human resource positions with the Menasha Corporation from 1993 through 1999. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Lockhart served in various human resource and operational roles with the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. Mr. Lockhart has a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Toccoa Falls College and a Masters of Arts degree in Organizational Development and Business from Arizona State University.

H. Lynn Horak . Mr. Horak has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since April 2007. He is a past regional chairman for Wells Fargo Regional Banking, and held many positions with Wells Fargo Bank since 1972, including executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1981 to 1986 and president and chief operating officer from 1986 to 2003. He serves or has served on the Drake University Board of Trustees and the United Way of Central Iowa Board. Mr. Horak is also active in his support of many civic organizations, including the March of Dimes, Children & Families of Iowa, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and the United Negro College Fund. Mr. Horak was elected to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame and is a past recipient of the Drake University College of Business community leadership award. Mr. Horak is also a director of four privately held businesses. Brian G. Hart. Mr. Hart has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since November 2005. He currently is President of Hart Financial, LLC, a registered investment advisor providing financial planning and investment advisory services. Mr. Hart previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and has held various other accounting, finance and auditing positions, including Partner at McGladrey & Pullen. Mr. Hart is a certified public accountant and a registered investment advisor. Mr. Hart also serves on the Des Moines University Board of Trustees, on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, on the Luther College Board Investment Committee, and on the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation Investment Committee. Previously, he served on many community boards and organizations. Mr. Hart is also a director of two privately held businesses.

Mr. Hart has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since November 2005. He currently is President of Hart Financial, LLC, a registered investment advisor providing financial planning and investment advisory services. Mr. Hart previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and has held various other accounting, finance and auditing positions, including Partner at McGladrey & Pullen. Mr. Hart is a certified public accountant and a registered investment advisor. Mr. Hart also serves on the Des Moines University Board of Trustees, on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, on the Luther College Board Investment Committee, and on the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation Investment Committee. Previously, he served on many community boards and organizations. Mr. Hart is also a director of two privately held businesses.

Brian P. Friedman. Mr. Friedman is a director of Iowa Telecom and has served on the board of directors since July 2000. He has been a Managing Member of FS Private Investments, III LLC since 2000 and has held similar positions with affiliated entities since 1997. FS Private Investments III is the manager of several entities that,

Craig A. Lang is the Chairman of the Board, and chair of the Executive Committee. He has been a director of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation since 1992 and was its Vice President for six years beginning in 1995. He has been a director of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company since 1993. In December 2001 he was elected President of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and director and President of its subsidiary, Farm Bureau Management Corporation. He was also then named President of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (until 2003), a director and president of EquiTrust Life Insurance Company and a director of Western Agricultural Insurance Company. In 2003 Mr. Lang was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation. He is also a director of FB BanCorp. He served as the Iowa governor's appointed chairman of the Grow Iowa Values Fund, within the Iowa Department of Economic Development, in 2003 and 2004. Mr. Lang has farmed since 1973 in partnership with his father and brother on 1,000 acres near Brooklyn, Iowa where they have a 400 head dairy operation.

James L. Daubendiek. Mr. Daubendiek became a director of Iowa Telecom in June 1999. He has more than 31 years of telecommunications industry experience, having been with the Jefferson Telephone Company, located in Jefferson, Iowa, since 1972, serving as its General Manager and Chief Executive Officer since 1985. Mr. Daubendiek currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Hooper Telephone Company, located in Hooper, Nebraska. He is also President and a member of the board of directors of the West Iowa Telephone Company, located in Remsen, Iowa. He is currently a member of the board of directors of West Bend Bank in Iowa. He is a former member of the board of directors of the United States Telecom Association, and of the board of directors of the Iowa Telecommunications Association.

"Mr. Cole has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since April 2008. He is a retired telecommunications executive, with 33 years of experience in the telecom industry. He held several senior positions within CenturyTel, a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, prior to helping establish Valor Telecommunications in 2000. As a founding member of Valor Telecommunications, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board. He has previously served on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee for Occam Networks, Inc., a publicly traded telecom equipment manufacturer. Prior to his telecom experience, Mr. Cole served in the U.S. Navy and attended Northeast Louisiana University. "

Marsha Appleman joined the telephone staff for the second time in July of 1983 and was made Assistant Manager in 1987. She had previously worked for Van Buren from 1971-1974. In addition to her managerial duties, she does bookkeeping and CABS billing. She and her husband Steve have two children. Daughter, Angie and her husband Jason make their home in Evansville, Indiana where Angie teaches aerobics and takes care of their three sons, Quentin, Kortlen and Keegan. Jason is the strength and conditioning coach at the University of Evansville. Son Cameron and his wife, Angie live in Overland Park, Kansas. Cam works for SBC in sales support and Angie is a graphic designer for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. Foster daughter, Kathy DeAngelis and sons, Robbie,Jr. and Colter, live in Mechanicsburg, MD where husband, Rob is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base. Steve and Marsha enjoy landscaping, golfing, running, swimming, biking and sporting events (Go Hawks!) as well as traveling with friends and visiting their children and grandchildren.

Mr. Frost has served on the board of directors of Iowa Telecom since March 2006. He currently is a private investor. He was a Managing Director of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. and head of that firm's Technology sector in the Investment Banking Department from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Frost worked as an investment banker for over 25 years, focusing primarily on the telecommunications industry, where he executed a wide range of assignments for his clients including international and domestic merger and acquisition advisories, valuations, public and private equity and debt offerings, and project financings. Mr. Frost began his investment-banking career at The First Boston Corporation, spent several years as a Managing Director in the Communications Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and prior to joining Legg Mason, was a Managing Director in the Telecommunications Group at Smith Barney, Inc. Mr. Frost also serves on The Maryland Zoological Society Board of Trustees, Tissue Banks International Board of Trustees, and as an Anthem Capital II, L.P. Advisory Board Member.

William P. Bagley. Mr. Bagley is a director of Iowa Telecom and has served on the board of directors since June 1999. Mr. Bagley served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1999 through 2001. He has more than 44 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Iowa Network Services, Inc. since the founding of that company in 1988 until his retirement in 2002. Prior to joining Iowa Network Services, Inc., Mr. Bagley spent two years as the President of Mid-West Technologies, Inc., a consulting firm that he created to advise independent telephone companies. From 1977 until 1986, he was the General Manager of Fidelity Telephone Co., located in Sullivan, Missouri. He held several management positions with Continental Telephone from 1967 to 1977. Mr. Bagley previously served as a member of the board of directors of the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative.