Committees and Working Groups
Each January, the ARIN Board of Trustees appoints members to various committees. The President and CEO of ARIN serves as an ex-officio member of all committees, regardless of type, except the Compensation Committee.
Standing Committees:
As defined in Robert’s Rules of Orders, standing committees perform a continuing function and remain in existence permanently or for the life of the assembly that establishes them. Members of a standing committee are appointed by the Board of Trustees at its first business meeting of each calendar year.
Compensation Committee
Members for 2022:
- Bill Sandiford (Chair)
- Nancy Carter (Treasurer)
- Tina Morris
Committee created: 28 February 1997
Finance Committee
Members for 2022:
- Nancy Carter (Treasurer and Chair)
- Bram Abramson
- John Curran
- Tina Morris
Committee created: 21 July 2003
Mailing List Acceptable Use Policy Committee
Members for 2022:
- Bram Abramson (Chair)
- John Curran
- ARIN Advisory Council representative - Amy Potter
- Member in Good Standing - Joe Pace
Formerly a special committee, this committee was made into a standing committee: 12 January 2015
Nomination Committee (NomCom)
- Peter Harrison, Committee Chair
- Bram Abramson, ARIN Board Trustee
- Richard Laager, Wikstrom Telephone Company, Inc.*
- Christine Marion, 9045-2855 Québec Inc DBA / Digicom
- Christopher Quesada, Quantum Loophole
- Leif Sawyer, GCI Communications Corp *
- Donovan Smith, Open Network Technical Solutions Inc.
* As the NomCom phases into multiple year terms, these General Member representative appointees were given one-year terms. The other General Member representative appointees have been asked to serve two-year terms.
Formerly a special committee, this committee was made into a standing committee: 16 May 2022
ARIN Governance Committee (formerly the Governance Working Group)
Members for 2022:
- Nancy Carter
- John Curran
- Peter Harrison
Committee created: 28 February 2022
ARIN Risk & Cybersecurity Committee
Members for 2022:
- Peter Harrison (Chair)
- John Curran
- Tina Morris
- Bill Sandiford
Committee created: 28 February 2022
Special Committees
As defined in Roberts Rules of Order, special committees are committees appointed, as the need arises, to carry out a specified task. At the completion of that task, and once a final report has been made to the Board, the committee automatically ceases to function.