NANOG - Key Persons


Benson Schliesser

Job Titles:
  • Program Committee Chair

Betty Burke

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Executive Director
  • Secretary

Brad Raymo

Job Titles:
  • Program Committee Chair

Cat Rodery

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Development Committee

Dan Sneddon

Job Titles:
  • Communications Committee Chair

Daniel Golding

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Board
  • Independent Consultant

Darrieux Harvey

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

David Meyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee
  • CTO and Chief Scientist, Brocade Communications
  • Program Committee Chair

David Siegel

Job Titles:
  • Communications Declaration of Candidacy ( PDF ) - Endorsements ( PDF )

David Temkin

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Board
  • Program Committee Chair

Duane Wessels

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee
  • Treasurer of the past Board

Edward McNair

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Executive Director of the North American Network Operators' Group
Edward McNair was appointed Executive Director of the North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) in April, 2018. He is also the co-founder of Kaskadian, a branding, marketing and sales consultancy agency for startup and new business clients. Prior to Kaskadian, Edward served as Chief Executive Officer for Verilan, an IT company that delivered just-in-time, enterprise quality networks. Previously, he was Vice President of Internet Marketing for Respond2, a leading direct marketing agency, and was Creative Director for the WiMAX Forum, a global Internet and telecom consortium. In addition, Edward has previously provided professional services to NANOG and other industry associations including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Facebook, Intel® and Mentor Graphics. Edward also developed the first web design program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art where he taught web and graphic design and interactive media courses for more than a dozen years.

Gina Haspilaire

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Development Committee

Greg Dendy

Job Titles:
  • Program Committee Chair

Jezzibell Gilmore

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the past Board

L Sean Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Board

lissa Miller

Job Titles:
  • Sponsorship Sales Director

Matt Griswold

Job Titles:
  • Communications Committee Chair

Michael K. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee
  • Senior Manager, APAC Network Strategy

Misako Manca

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Development Committee

Patrick W. Gilmore

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee

Randy Epstein

Job Titles:
  • Communications Committee Chair

Richard Steenbergen - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee

Rob Seastrom

Job Titles:
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee

Ryan Donnelly

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Board
  • Vice Chair of the past Board

Ryan Woolley

Job Titles:
  • Program Committee Chair

Stacy Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Communications Committee Chair

Steve Feldman

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the past Board

Steve Gibbard

Job Titles:
  • Tata Communications Declaration of Candidacy ( PDF )

Susan Forney

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the past Board

Sylvie LaPerrière

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the past Board
  • Member of the NANOG Steering Committee

Tina Morris

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the past Board

Tony Tauber

Job Titles:
  • Program Committee Chair

Valerie Wittkop

Job Titles:
  • Program Director
  • Communications Committee Chair

William Charnock

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of the past Board