Brinkman joins Park Region Telephone

By Tom Hintgen (Contact) | The Daily Journal

Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008

The opportunity to work for a company on the leading edge of new technology and be employed for one that’s customer and community oriented led Tim Brinkman to Park Region Mutual Telephone Company and Otter Tail Telcom. On March 28 he began work as business operations manager.

Brinkman came to Fergus Falls from Washington, D.C., where he worked for Comcast as marketing product manager. He previously served as marketing manager for Diversicom in Sauk Centre and Melrose.

“It doesn’t take one long to realize that Park Region and Otter Tail Telcom are far ahead of larger companies when it comes to emphasis on knowing customers on a personal level and being involved in their communities,” Brinkman said. “I’m appreciative of the opportunity to work in this environment.”

His new duties include leading customer service, business development, sales and marketing. A special emphasis for Brinkman will be on developing new products and services.

One example involves channel one, a local origination channel for digital cable.

“Our customers are pleased with services such as speedway bundling,” he said, “all in one bill that covers telephone, television and Internet. Many customers also appreciate wireless computer services.”

The company, as noted on its web site, is working hard to provide customers with the latest communications technology available. Brinkman is pleased with customer services that include a variety of local, long distance, internet, television and wireless plans and packages.

He was raised in Blue Earth in southern Minnesota and is a graduate of Hutchinson High School. Brinkman later graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications/Public Relations. He and his wife, Christine, have five children.

Park Region Telephone was founded in 1906, and now employs over 50 people and is governed by a nine-member board of directors. The staff has extensive experience in and dedication to the telecommunications industry.

Park Region Telephone and Otter Tail Telcom provide telephone service to the communities of Ashby, Battle Lake, Browns Valley, Dalton, Elizabeth, Erhard, Fergus Falls, Henning, Maine, Underwood and Vining.