Ali Alexander Phillips

Following in her family’s footsteps, Ali joined the FTC team after graduating from Ole Miss in 2013. She worked as an accountant and financial analyst for 9 years before taking over as VP of Operations in 2022. Although Ali has vast experience with accounting, financial analysis and forecasting, grant writing, business development, and marketing, she has really grown into her passion of working with the people that make FTC’s day to day operations run effectively and efficiently. Ali is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Telecommunications Association of the Southeast (TELSE) and President of the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association of the Midsouth (ITPA Midsouth). She also serves as the chair of Public Relations for the ITPA Midsouth, is on the executive and event planning committees for TELSE, and served as the chair of the 2021 Rebranding Committee for TELSE. She received the “Pioneer Spirit Award” in 2020 from the MidSouth ITPA, and completed the Young Leadership Council Program in 2022.