POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Christopher E.
French and Derek Rieger, as the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: 1)	Execute
for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an Officer of Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities  and Exchange Act, and the
Form 10-K or any other Securities
Exchange Act filings as may be required by the rules
thereunder ("SEC Filings"); 2)	Do and perform
any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such SEC Filings, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and 3) Take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that,
in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with SEC
rules or associated SEC Filings.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to execute SEC Filings of the Company
in his/her role as an Officer of the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 19th day of July, 2022.


Signature: /s/ Dara Leslie


Print Name: Elaine Cheng