 
William R. (Bill) Malcom, General Manager
Bill entered the telephony industry as an installer repairman in 1969 with an independent telephone company. He was also a local manager for GTE in Solon, Iowa for 7 years. After which he spent some time in sales and then landed at Mediapolis Telephone Company in 1982. Bill and his wife live in the community of Mediapolis and enjoy yearly trips to the Kentucky Derby and spending time with family.Paul Kuntz, Central Office Supervisor
Paul started with the Mediapolis Telephone Company in 1974 on the construction crew. He then worked as an installer repairman for several years before entering the central office as technician. Paul currently oversees our plant and central office operations. He and is wife are lifelong residents of Mediapolis and Paul also serves on the town’s volunteer fire department.
David
Gerling, Combination Technician
As a combination technician Dave has the most experience with business telephone systems. He is one to see if you need a system set up for your office. Dave started his career with Mediapolis Telephone Company as an installer, then moved to construction for some years gradually ending up in the central office being trained on the switches. He has specialized in telephone systems for
many years. The Gerling’s have enjoyed making their home in rural area between Burlington and Mediapolis.
Jeff Kerr, Installer Repairman
In 1978 Jeff left his position with Farm Services and began working for Mediapolis Telephone Company. His flexibility allows him to work both the construction crew or as installer repairman. Jeff is another very involved community member as he is currently a Lion’s Club member and volunteers for our ambulance crew and fire departments. He and his family are longtime Mediapolis residents.
Alan
Ruschill, Installer Repairman
Alan grew up in the Mediapolis area and started working for the telephone company in 1979 shortly after he graduated high school. The variety of jobs that Alan has performed shows in his ability to work construction, installer repairman, and most recently as a trained central office technician. The rural life is what keeps Alan living in the country between Burlington and Mediapolis with his wife and family.
Bob Levinson, Construction Lineman
Bob is our most senior employee as he has over 30 years in with Mediapolis Telephone Company. We rely on him to bury new cable, repair cable cuts, and upgrade plant facilities. Bob currently calls
Burlington home.
Kerry Kline,
Construction Lineman
Full-time farming is Kerry’s background. He came to the company
in 1997 as a part-time employee which worked into a full-time
position for him. He is currently working the construction crew
and also does installing and repairing. Kerry & his wife Angie &
son Blake reside in the
country on his farm and continues to farm the land.
Rhonda Klenk, Customer Service
Rep.
Rhonda began her career in customer service in 1999. Having always lived in the Mediapolis area, she is familiar with many of our customer’s faces we see day to day as they stop in to pay their bills. Rhonda enjoys working with people and spending time with her family. She and her husband and 2 children live just east of Mediapolis.
Angie Rupe, Office Manager
After leaving the HON Company in 1996, Angie took a bookkeeping position with the Mediapolis Telephone Company. She currently oversees the day to day office operations and tries to keep things running smoothly for our customers. Rural life is her choice as she and her family live south of Mediapolis on their small farm.
David Hazen,
Computer Specialist
After owning his own computer sales and service store for over
15 years, Hazen Computers was purchased by the telephone company
in March of 2005. Dave has a tremendous knowledge of
computers and is a great resource to our customers. He is in
charge of customer sales and service of computer systems, our
internal network, and our ISP operation.
Holly Fletcher,
Customer Service/Accounting Rep.
Holly joined MTC Technologies in May 2010. She
previously worked for the City of Morning Sun as City Clerk.
In her new position, Holly will be performing accounting and
customer service duties such as Accounts payable, assisting
customers with telephone/cable and Internet issues, and other office
duties. Holly lives in Morning Sun with her husband and two
children.
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