Our Team
Locally owned and operated internet you can count on for reliability, privacy, and support!
Denny
Founder and CEO
Denny was a pioneer in the early days of personal computing, playing a key role in making the internet what it is today. When Denny and his wife moved to their ranch in Santa Ynez, he was disappointed by the lack of good, reliable, fast internet. Not one to settle for an inadequate solution, Denny decided to take matters into his own hands. And so KIZA Internet was born. In his spare time, Denny and Mark build iOS apps together—the same instinct to solve problems that don’t have off-the-shelf answers.
Mark
Vice President
A former Supervising Technical Director from a major animation studio, Mark and his family moved to the Valley to be closer to family and join KIZA, bringing to the table more than a decade of experience with technical troubleshooting, programming, and customer support. Outside the day job, Mark has been building iOS apps since the early days of the App Store—his outdoor adventure trackers and puzzle games live at seekerapps.com. He and Denny channel that same passion into apps built under the KIZA name in their spare time.
Maddie
When not busy parenting kids, you’ll often get Maddie on the phone for billing and tech support. In her free time, Maddie enjoys illustrating and writing, and you can find some of her local art in stores around town.
Codi
Chief Operating Officer
Codi is an Iowa transplant to the Valley since 2008. She met Denny while managing a ranch and, of course, needing faster internet. After a couple visits, Denny asked her if she would be interested in answering phones for about six hours a week. Here we are almost six years later with her working full-time. Codi loves that this town still feels like Mayberry yet with the modern touch of electric cars. In her free time, Codi bakes some of the best-tasting sourdough breads you can find in the Valley!
Randy
Randy is the jack of all trades, fixing anything and helping us with everything. Randy has been with KIZA since the beginning, providing invaluable handyman services to keep equipment running in remote, rugged locations during all sorts of weather, and can always be counted on for his hard work and creative problem solving.
"Kiza team made me believe that people who actually care about customer service still exist! We got much better Internet service for lower cost compared to previous provider. Kiza is dependable and always there to trouble shoot when needed."
Maryam A.
"I have been working with Kiza Internet in the Santa Ynez valley since 2010. [They] have been extremely helpful not only on my home and guesthouse, but also on the homes I build as a general contractor. Their professionalism, quick service, can-do attitude, going above, and beyond at times is amazing. Having a professional company like this locally has been so important to me and my clients. I recommend Kiza without hesitation and being a builder for many years I am proud to have them on my team!!"
Mark T.
"We LOVE Kiza; they have been providing our internet service for over 2 years now and they’ve been great–terrific high speed service, so good in fact that we dumped DirecTV and went with straight streaming. The Kiza crew are always extremely responsive and in fact will proactively address connectivity issues when they see them on their end [never had any other company do that.] We are very happy with Kiza and highly recommend them."
Nancy H.
"Fabulous staff and service. Reliable Internet provider for Santa Ynez Valley. We would not hesitate to recommend Kiza Wireless!!!"
Linda R.
"Cannot express how much I appreciated the recent service […]. Great people across the board."
Jack B.
"[…] the Kiza Wireless team came to the rescue for our school’s major fundraising event by providing seamless and notch quality wireless internet. We were located at a Santa Ynez farm and event venue with incredibly challenging cell phone service and very poor existing wifi offerings. So having [the] team come in just two weeks before the event to save the day was an absolute god-send. The mobile wifi equipment provided by Kiza Wireless was both quick to install and take down, worked flawlessly for our auction and guest needs, and the team was both incredibly generous and kind to work with."
Samantha S.