Todd Foje is Chief Executive Officer of Great Plains Communications LLC (GPC) and Great Plains Underground Construction LLC. In this role, he provides thought leadership and guides the company by defining and implementing growth and business strategies.

Foje has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and became CEO in 2008. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Creighton University and a Master of Laws in Taxation (LLM) from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from George Washington University. With prior experience as both a certified public accountant and an attorney, Foje also has held executive roles in other industries prior to joining GPC.

Janelle Allison joined Great Plains Communications in 2005 and currently serves as the Chief Service Delivery Officer. She oversees several areas of the business including the GPC Customer Response Center, field operations, project management, and legal. She is responsible for managing GPC’s service delivery to ensure the development of strategic plans aligns with accountability of performance and adheres to corporate values.

Allison is also responsible for attainment of operational, strategic and financial goals. She is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of accounting and finance experience.

Nicholas Wilkin is the Chief Financial Officer of GPC. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial performance, budgets and forecasts. Wilkin has over two decades of financial experience managing successful exits and acquisitions, raising capital and leading and implementing operational and financial strategies.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and graduated Magna Cum Laude, Jacob Albright Scholar from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics.

Katie Curtis serves as the company’s Chief Information Officer. She is responsible for strategic planning for technology, infrastructure, information system assets, data management and enterprise security.

Curtis has over a decade of experience in Information Technology leadership roles including enterprise IT roadmaps, increasing productivity through automation, and translating customer needs into new technology products and services.

Katie received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and her ITIL V3 certification from the Help Desk Institute.

Ken Pfister is the Sr. Vice President of Regulatory Policy for GPC. He is responsible for the company strategy regarding access, Universal Service Fund (USF) and interconnection at the state and federal levels.

Ken has been with GPC since 2000 and has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. His role requires him to serve on various industry committees to influence and change telecommunication practices and regulations.

Kim Ptacnik is the Vice President of Human Resources (HR). Over the years she has served in roles ranging from HR assistant to supervisor to senior director, playing a key role in developing and inspiring the culture of high-performance that is the backbone of GPC.

A vital member of our executive leadership team, Ptacnik joined GPC after graduating from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1985.

Todd Foje is Chief Executive Officer of Great Plains Communications LLC (GPC) and Great Plains Underground Construction LLC. In this role, he provides thought leadership and guides the company by defining and implementing growth and business strategies.

Foje has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and became CEO in 2008. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Creighton University and a Master of Laws in Taxation (LLM) from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from George Washington University. With prior experience as both a certified public accountant and an attorney, Foje also has held executive roles in other industries prior to joining GPC.

Tony Thakur is the Chief Technology Officer of GPC, where he guides the company’s technology vision and works to enhance its robust fiber network. He also implements new product technologies, identifies national geographic network expansion opportunities and introduces automation efficiencies.

Thakur has held C-level and senior executive positions during his two decades in the telecommunications sector. In this time, he has launched numerous programs and services related to technology infrastructure development, networking and cloud connectivity.

Thakur graduated with a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in Arlington.

Nicholas Wilkin is the Chief Financial Officer of GPC. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial performance, budgets and forecasts. Wilkin has over two decades of financial experience managing successful exits and acquisitions, raising capital and leading and implementing operational and financial strategies.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and graduated Magna Cum Laude, Jacob Albright Scholar from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics.

Joe Pellegrini is the Chief Construction Officer of GPC. He is responsible for GPC’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) strategic growth initiative to residential customers in new markets, as well as aggressive expansion in current Midwestern markets.

Joe has more than 20 years of leadership experience in operations, telecommunications, wireless deployment and construction management.

Ken Pfister is the Sr. Vice President of Regulatory Policy for GPC. He is responsible for the company strategy regarding access, Universal Service Fund (USF) and interconnection at the state and federal levels.

Ken has been with GPC since 2000 and has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. His role requires him to serve on various industry committees to influence and change telecommunication practices and regulations.