Chris Townson

CEO
DTC Communications, Tennessee

Chris Townson serves as the Chief Executive Officer of DTC Communications and its subsidiaries. DTC Communications is a member-owned provider of telecommunications services headquartered in Alexandria, Tennessee. Chris has served in the rural telecommunications industry for over 25 years, holding front line positions in Outside Plant and Information Systems, and senior management roles in Industry Relations & Government Affairs and Customer Service & Sales. Chris serves as Secretary of the Tennessee Broadband Association, Vice President of the Tennessee Rural Communications Cooperative Association, Director of iRis Networks, and Secretary of Foursight Communications. Chris also acts as Executive Vice President of Nehemiah Teams, Inc., a nonprofit mission mobilization ministry. Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management from Covenant College and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Chris and his wife Melissa have two boys and live in Lascassas, Tennessee.