The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) approved the reappointments of three members to the Dual Party Relay Council (DPRC) during its monthly public meeting. The DPRC advises the IUB on matters related to the relay service and equipment distribution program that the IUB oversees. The relay service and equipment distribution program provides telephone accessibility to Iowans who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or have difficulty speaking.

The reappointed DPRC members were Shirley Hampton, a consumer representative from Davenport, and Casey Peck, a telecommunications company representative with the Kalona Cooperative Technology Company. Kelsey Seaberg, the IUB’s project manager for the Dual Party Relay Service, was reappointed as a designee of the IUB. The council members will serve two-year terms that expire on September 1, 2024.