Join us and let your voice be heard. We are Washington’s
Telecom Advocate on things that matter to you and your business.
CONTACT
Contact Us
Phone: 360-264-2233
ADDRESS
PO Box 2473
Olympia, WA 98507-2473
For over 100 years WITA has been a leading advocate for the telecommunications industry in Washington State. Our association is dedicated to providing a forum for members to share industry trends and new technologies, educate legislators and regulators, provide training opportunities for member companies, and connect vendors with members in an effort to build state of the art networks across Washington.
Together we share experiences, learn from each other, triumph over competition and partner in ways that make all of us more effective and efficient. WITA hosts an annual conference, seminars and industry training opportunities to ensure success in today’s complex and changing telecommunications environment.
Our members are experts at getting communications services into the most rural areas of our state. The vast majority of our members provide telephone and broadband services to 100% of their service areas. Together we have a successful record of influencing legislators and regulators, both in Washington State and in Washington D.C., to make rational decisions on behalf of our member companies and the customers they serve.
George Henny
Whidbey Tel | June 30, 2022
Arne L. “Skip” Haynes
Rainier Connect | June 30, 2022
Kevin Kastor
Consolidated Communications | June 30, 2022
Mark Martell
RTI Pend Oreille Telephone | June 30, 2022
Steve Appelo
Wahkiakum West Telephone | June 30, 2023
Rick Buechel
Hood Canal Communications | June 30, 2023
DeeDee Kluser
Skyline Telecom, Inc. | June 30, 2023
Eric Trump
St. John Telephone Company | June 30, 2023
Dallas Filan
Pioneer Telephone Company | June 30, 2024
Rick Vitzthum
Tenino/Kalama Telephone Company | June 30, 2024
Gail Long
TDS Telecom | June 30, 2024
Russ Ramsey
Toledo Tel | June 30, 2024
James Brooks
Inland Telephone Company | June 30, 2024
Mike Oblizalo
President
Gail Long
541-516-8210 | Vice President
Steve Apello
360-786-0105 | Secretary/Treasurer
Rick Vitzthum
360-264-3155 | Past President
Dale Merten
360-864-2044 | Member at Large
Floyd Jasinski
916-786-1597 | Consolidated Communications | Member at Large
Skip Haynes
253-683-4201 | Member at Large
Betty Buckley
509-690-0530 | Executive Director
bettyb@wita-tel.org
Shellie Burnham
360-951-9658 | Member Services Coordinator
shellie@shellieburnham.com
Maranda Davis
360-870-7024 | Grant Coordinator
Vacant
Legislative Consultant
Richard A. Finnigan
360-956-7001 | Legal Consultant
April Vitzthum
360-264-3155 | Bookkeeper