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Alaska Communications Extends Commitment to Community and Customers With New Advisory Board

Advisory board includes five talented Alaska business leaders

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alaska Communications has formed the Alaska Communications Advisory Board to bring unique community and customer perspectives to guide decision making.

“As a broadband and managed IT services leader in Alaska, our mission is to build and operate infrastructure to deliver and enable 21st century communications,” said Bill Bishop, president and CEO of Alaska Communications. “By inviting the diverse perspectives of local community and technology leaders, we gain a wider view of our customer, community and state needs.”

Inaugural members of the Advisory Board include:

  • David Karp, chairperson – senior vice president and managing director of Alaska, Saltchuk
  • Denali Kemppel – general counsel, Hilcorp Alaska, LLC
  • David C. Eisenberg – management consultant and mediator
  • Lisa Herbert – vice president, public relations, Usibelli Coal Mine
  • John Wanamaker – president, McKinley Alaska Private Investment, LLC

Together with the Board of Directors and management, the Advisory Board will evaluate the needs of Alaska businesses and consumers, identify new opportunities, be the eyes and ears in the community, serve as ambassadors for Alaska Communications, support business development and create dialog with community members and business and political leaders.

Learn more about the Alaska Communications Advisory Board.

About Alaska Communications

Alaska Communications, an affiliate of ATN International, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNI), is the leading provider of advanced broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network with the latest technology and the most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more information, visit www.AlaskaCommunications.com or www.alsk.com.

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Heather Marron
Manager, Corporate Communications
Heather.Marron@acsalaska.com

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Heather Marron
Manager, Corporate Communications
Heather.Marron@acsalaska.com

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