Publication of Received Nominations

Posted: Wednesday, 16 July 2025

ARIN recently completed the calls for nominations for the 2025 ARIN Elections for the Board of Trustees, Advisory Council (AC), and Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC). The 2025 ARIN Elections will be held 30 October–7 November to fill three seats on the Board, five seats on the AC, and one seat on the NRO NC.

The following individuals submitted all required information to be considered as candidates.

Board of Trustees

  • Richard Gayle
  • Christopher Holbert
  • Lee Howard
  • Hank Kilmer
  • James Lorimer
  • Robert Seastrom
  • Mark Thorpe

Advisory Council

  • Ethan Angele
  • E. Marie Brierley
  • Matthew Cowen
  • Gerry George
  • Altie Jackson
  • Brian Jones
  • Kendrick Knowles
  • Mohibul Mahmud
  • Caleb Ogundele
  • Gus Reese
  • Preston Louis Ursini
  • Alison Wood

NRO Number Council

  • Nick Nugent
  • Chris Grundemann
  • Ahmad Enaya
  • Alyssa Quinn

An independent, third-party vendor will evaluate and assess all nominees based on the answers provided in the nomination questionnaire. Nominees for the Board will also be interviewed, subject to background checks, and further evaluated against criteria set in the guidance letter provided by the Board of Trustees.

The initial slate of candidates, based on these assessments, will be announced on Tuesday, 16 September. The only nominees not included on this initial slate will be individuals who were classified as “Unable to Qualify” based on the evaluation criteria.

For more information about ARIN Elections, the 2025 Election Calendar, or details of the process, please visit https://arin.net/elections.

If you wish to provide independently verifiable information regarding a nominee that you believe will materially affect a nominee’s assessment, please contact nomineefeedback@arin.net before Friday, 1 August. Your report will be evaluated by ARIN’s General Counsel, ARIN’s Chief Human Resource Officer, and the third-party vendor.

If you have specific questions or need to request additional information, please contact elections@arin.net.

Regards,

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)