Troy Judd

Chief Executive Officer

Troy Judd was named Chief Executive Officer of Valley TeleCom Group (VTG) in 2023. His career with Valley started 25 years ago as a staff accountant and his career progression led him to serve as CFO for over 18 years. With his new role as CEO, Troy is focusing on the operations side of the cooperative with a concerted effort geared towards the customer experience and employee experience. This also includes engineering, construction, installation, IT system administration, human resources, and marketing. Before joining VTG, Troy was employed with the telecommunications division of the auditing firm Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss. Troy has an accounting degree from Western NM University, Silver City NM.

Kristi Lee

Chief Strategy Officer

Kristi Lee has been employed with the organization for her entire 32-year career. Kristi’s experience in the telecommunications industry spans customer service, billing, accounting, and operations. Kristi was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer in 2023 and has just been named as the Chief Strategy Officer where she will be focusing on critical cross-functional imitiatives such as BEAD funding, grant compliance, and NISC optimization. Previously Kristi has served in several executive roles including Chief Operations Officer and Chief Information Officer, she has served VTG as an executive officer for over 26 years. Kristi has been actively involved in regulatory decision making and her previous experience with accounting, billing, and plant operations within the company will help VTG meet the needs of the CSO position. This will put VTG in a much better position to handle all current and upcoming regulatory and public demands.

Executive Team Valley TeleCom Group

Valley TeleCom Executive Team

Troy Judd

Chief Executive Officer

Kristi Lee

Chief Strategy Officer