Management Team

Ms. Elder was appointed as CEO of the Company in December 2017. Ms. Elder has more than 25 years of experience in the cable and wireless industries, including previous CEO and President roles. She has been an officer of Vodafone, AT&T Broadband (now Comcast), Clearwire (now T-Mobile), and MediaOne among others. She is Vice Chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of C-SPAN. She has been Chair of the Management Board of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, a member of the Board of Advisors to the Stanford University MSx Program and Steering Committee to Stanford Women on Boards, and served on the Board of Advisors for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Ms. Elder received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University, summa cum laude, and she holds a Master of Science in Management degree from Stanford University. Ms. Elder was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of her extensive executive and industry experience, in addition to her role as our Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Rego is WOW!’s chief financial officer. He joined the company on June 29, 2020 bringing with him more than 36 years of finance, accounting and operational experience.

Prior to joining WOW!, Mr. Rego served as CFO for Telaria, Inc. (sold to the Rubicon Project), and prior to that was CFO for Virgin Galactic. He also served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Vonage Holdings Corp. for nearly eight years as they substantially grew their customer base.

Mr. Rego received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Mr. Schena joined the WOW! team in July 2018. As chief customer experience officer, Mr. Schena has responsibility for WOW!’s strategy and vision for all customer-facing functions. Mr. Schena has more than 25 years of senior-level experience in the telecommunications industry, having previously served as senior vice president at Clearwire, Comcast, AT&T and MediaOne. In his roles at Comcast and AT&T, he oversaw up to 5,000 employees and more than 2 million customers. In addition, Mr. Schena served as chief operating officer at Simple Star where he led strategy execution and managed finance, human resources, customer care, business development, and partner management functions.

Mr. Schena brings to WOW! an impressive track record of building and managing customer relationships and delivering advanced products and services to customers.

Mr. Hryckiewicz joined WOW! as chief technology officer in January 2020 bringing more than 20 years of experience as an engineering and technical operations executive in the telecommunications industry.

He was most recently the senior vice president of engineering operations for residential and business services for Time Warner Cable where he managed strategic and operational oversight of network design, deployment, operations and expansion. Prior to his tenure at Time Warner Cable, he held multiple leadership positions at Adelphia Communications Corporation.

As general counsel and secretary for WOW!, Roger is responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs. Roger has provided legal services and strategic counsel to business clients and the telecom industry for more than 20 years and has extensive experience negotiating and closing complex business and strategic transactions. Before joining WOW! in 2017, he was associate general counsel of legal affairs at Verizon Communications, Inc.

Roger received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Miami University (Ohio) and his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus Law School.

Ms. Peabody joined WOW! as vice president, HR business partners in April 2018. In March 2023, she was promoted to chief people officer. For more than 15 years, Ms. Peabody held senior management roles in corporate and operational human resources at both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

She builds strong teams across organizations by recruiting top talent and establishing programs where all employees are valued, well-trained, and recognized for the work they do to make organizations thrive.

Leslie has a Master of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from the University of Phoenix, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University. Ms. Peabody is an active volunteer and board member of C2HR, an HR industry association serving HR professionals in the technology, media, and entertainment industries.

Ms. Bell joined WOW! as senior vice president of marketing in April 2018. In March 2023, she was promoted to chief marketing officer. For more than 20 years, Ms. Bell held senior marketing management roles in the media, cable and telecommunications industries Ms. Bell is a brand strategist with expertise in marketing communications and in the development and delivery of integrated marketing programs. Her multifaceted know-how includes success in driving customer growth, launching emerging technologies, redefining brands & developing strategic partnerships. Ms. Bell has been recognized for her expertise in campaign planning, creative oversight, brand management, direct marketing, and new product development. She is a gifted leader who expertly guides and motivates teams to serve our customers.

Ms. Bell completed CTAM’s Cable Executive Management program at the Harvard Business School and holds a bachelor’s degree in English Communications from Fort Lewis College.