Your Team.
Our focus is exceptional customer service while helping people reach their life goals. The Point Broadband Team of dedicated professionals has a proven track record of success guided by our core values.
Todd Holt
Chief Executive Officer
Todd currently serves as the CEO for ITC Capital Partners (2014 – present) and Point Broadband (2016 – present), an ITC portfolio company. Todd’s prior employment includes:
- AMK9, CEO, 2014 – 2017 – largest commercial anti-terrorism canine security company in the world
- Synapse, President, 2013 – 2014 – privately held wireless communications software company
- Knology, President, 2007 – 2012 – – NASDAQ traded fiber-based broadband company. Also served as Corporate Controller (1998 – 2004) and CFO (2005 – 2006) of Knology prior to serving as Knology’s President
- Ernst & Young, Audit Manager – International professional services firm
Todd has extensive experience with start-up organizations as well as mature businesses in the areas of finance, operations, strategy, business development, and investor relations. He has also successfully managed human resources, legal, risk management, marketing and sales organizations within small and larger organizations, and has experienced success with capital structure management and mergers and acquisitions.
Todd spent the majority of his career with Knology, where the company grew from zero customers and zero revenue to approximately 800,000 customer connections and $550 million in revenue. He helped manage this company through a significant network buildout and heavy customer acquisition activity, IPO, disciplined organic and acquisition growth, and successful exit for the stakeholders of the business.
Weldon A. Feightner
Chief Operating Officer
Weldon’s team’s primary focus is to expand Point Broadband’s super-fast fiber-based broadband network to underserved areas, and to provide solutions that support the “internet of things” throughout customer’s homes and businesses. In addition, Weldon and his team are constantly looking for ways to enhance Point Broadband’s customer experience.
Weldon has been in the Broadband industry for over 40 years. He was most recently Vice President of Operations for Vast Broadband in South Dakota and also served as Vice President and General Manager for Charter Communications. He spent 15 years with Knology as Regional Vice President of Operations.
He has been active in several civic and professional organizations, including Past President of Ohio Valley Chapter of the Society of Cable Engineers; Ohio Cable Telecommunication Association; Riverview-Delhi Kiwanis; Panhandle American Red Cross; Junior Achievement NW Florida; and Rushmore Rotary. He also has been an executive board member of several Chamber of Commerce teams including the Bay County Chamber and Panama City Beach Chamber, as well as NW South Dakota Red Cross.
Nick DeWeese
Chief Financial Officer
Nick is no stranger to ITC and its portfolio of companies. He previously served as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Knology/WOW! – an Internet, TV and phone company.
He is an expert in the areas of finance and investor relations and was part of a team that acquired six companies worth $500 million.
Mark Davis
Chief Technology Officer
Mark leads the technology team responsible for bringing reliable and super-fast fiber-based broadband solutions to small towns and rural America by leveraging the latest technology to build the best possible network for the lowest possible price.
He has more than 30 years of building fiber optic, hybrid fiber coax (HFC), and copper broadband networks for a variety of startup and large companies in both technology supplier and network operator roles. This includes hands-on and executive leadership positions in network design, architecture, engineering, construction, product development, business development, customer support, technical support and technical sales.
Prior to Point Broadband, Mark co-founded a fiber optic network engineering and construction services company called Deep Fiber Solutions. There, he was CEO and EVP of Technology and Business Development and commercialized a technology that removed the polyethylene foam core and center conductor from hardline coax cables to create a low-cost conduit for fiber optic cables. He has extensive experience with systems engineering, customer support and operations through various leadership positions AT&T Broadband’s Atlanta Region (now Comcast); Urban Media Communications; Cox Communications; and Contel Telephone Operations.
Mark graduated with a BS in Technology from Georgia Southern University in 1983.
Chad Wachter
General Counsel
Chad serves as General Counsel for ITC Capital Partners, Point Broadband, Talon Aerolytics, and other ITC operating companies. He has over twenty-seven years of legal experience managing a broad spectrum of legal affairs on behalf of companies in various industries including broadband, telecommunications, wireless, media, entertainment, real estate and healthcare service providers.
He has served in various capacities within the ITC family of companies, including Knology, Inc. and Powertel, Inc. His expertise includes corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, governmental affairs, regulatory, operations, and litigation management. He also serves on the Board of Birmingham-Southern College.
Chad earned Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Birmingham-Southern (Alabama) College and a Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt (Tennessee) University.
Tanya Belk
Vice President of Customer Experience & Management Systems
Tanya leads the Customer Experience Team and is responsible for the systems that Point uses to manage its business and service its customers. She has more than 25 years of experience building high quality teams focused on solutions that provide world-class service for customers.
She has an extensive technical background spanning Telecom & IT infrastructure, as well as data analytics, software development and applications. Prior to Point Broadband, Tanya spent 19 years with Knology as a Senior Director of Customer Management Systems and Data Analytics. As a startup, Knology had less than 2000 subscribers when she joined, and grew to approximately 800,000 service connections and over $500 million in revenue. She successfully managed mergers and acquisitions at Knology of more than $1 billion and led the systems integrations for those transactions.
Leisa Chastain
Vice President of Human Resources
Leisa is responsible for directing a strategic leadership team in the areas of performance management, training and organizational development, compliance and diversity, employment and recruitment, and benefits administration, plus numerous mergers and acquisitions.
She has over 20 years of experience encompassing several start-up and continuing phase companies in both the public and private sectors. She has held leadership roles with total accountability for all HR functions through strategy and implementation of core competencies within Human Resources to include affirmative action, employee relations, recruitment and retention, leadership development, compensation, and payroll. Leisa has vast experience in the development and implementation of Human Resource Information Systems, as well as team member on-boarding programs across multiple locations. She is a certified instructor for Development Dimensions International with additional studies in Labor and Employment Relations.
Prior to joining ITC Capital Partners, Leisa was Vice President of Human Resources for Synapse Wireless, an M2M technology services company, and previously Director of Human Resources for Knology, Inc., a publicly held broadband services company.
Leisa maintains an SPHR certification and holds a degree in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University.
Taylor Nipper
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Taylor leads the team responsible for overall marketing strategy and execution, product development, sales, marketing communications, B2B marketing strategy and execution, and video programming at Point Broadband.
He has extensive experience within the telecommunications space and has been a successful marketing leader with such companies as Comcast Communications, Knology and Time Warner/Advance Newhouse. He also served as President of 104 Essex LLC, a marketing consulting firm.
While at Comcast, Taylor contributed significantly to business development by leading several important initiatives including the re-branding to XFINITY and the launch of the all-digital line-up. He also leveraged sponsorship opportunities with major sports teams including Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks.
He was acknowledged with three “Mark Awards” from CTAM – an industry marketing organization that recognizes outstanding marketing/advertising. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Tennessee.
Andy Sivell
Vice President of Network Operations
Andy is a telecommunications and technical expert. He has been with the ITC family of companies for many years. Andy’s prior employment includes:
- Bridgeway Diagnostics, Chief Technical Officer
- Sivell Service Consulting, President
- Knology, Vice President of Network Operations
- Interstate Valley Telephone, Director of Switching and Transmission
David Ficken
Vice President of Strategic Growth
David has been a successful leader in sales growth and business development for over 30 years.
He joined Point Broadband’s leadership team after serving Knology/WOW! for the last 12 years. At Knology, he initially helped create and grow a joint venture to assist rural broadband providers in the launch of their local, competitive networks. Later, he helped WOW! build its wholesale channel and specialized in the wireless market. In just over 24 months, David secured more than $180 million in contracts to lease dark fiber routes to towers and small cells in WOW’s major metropolitan areas. Prior to joining Knology, he held senior leadership roles with CEDAR Document Technologies, SourceTrack and BellSouth.
David has a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Samford University in Birmingham, AL, and a Master’s degree in Public and Private Management from Birmingham-Southern.
Bruce Schoonover
General Manager
Bruce is a telecommunications veteran with over 28 years of experience. For the past six years, he was in charge of the Regulatory Compliance Department for WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone. Prior to joining WOW!, Bruce was responsible for not only regulatory compliance but the telephone cost of service for Knology for 15 years. Bruce’s career began as consultant with John Staurulakis Inc., a full-service consulting firm serving telecommunications companies.
His professional background also includes extensive experience with franchise relationships, mergers and acquisitions and process improvement.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Frostburg (Maryland) State University and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Management from the University of Maryland University College.