Publication of Received Nominations

Posted: Thursday, 25 June 2026

The call for nominations for the 2026 ARIN Elections closed as scheduled at 7:00 PM ET on 22 June. Having met all requirements established in the Election Process, the self-nomination period is now complete.

The following nominees submitted the required information to be considered as candidates for the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council (AC), and for the appointment of one seat to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC).

Board of Trustees

  • Dan Alexander
  • Kevin Blumberg
  • Celina Caesar-Chavannes
  • Mark Mahabir
  • Catherine Middleton
  • Tina Morris

Advisory Council

  • Douglas Camin
  • Eun Bee (Jasmine) Cha
  • Elizabeth Goodson
  • Altie Jackson
  • Kendrick Knowles
  • Evghenii Kosati
  • Kaitlyn Pellak
  • Leif Sawyer
  • Matthew Wilder

NRO Number Council*

  • Kate Gerry
  • Kat Hunter
  • Adair Thaxton

* The ARIN Board of Trustees will appoint a candidate from the list of nominees to the NRO NC open seat this year.

An independent assessment firm will evaluate all nominees. 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.

Nominees for the Board will appear on the slate of candidates with a classification of “Qualified” or “Qualified and Additional Recommended Skills.” For the AC and NRO NC, all nominees evaluated as “Qualified” will appear on the slate without any label next to their name. The initial slate will not include any nominees evaluated as “Not Qualified.”

Voting in the 2026 ARIN Elections will be held 22-30 October to fill three seats on the Board and five seats on the AC. The initial slate of candidates will be announced on Tuesday, 8 September.

For more information about ARIN Elections, including the 2026 Election Calendar and 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 Monday, 1 August. Your report will be evaluated by ARIN’s Chief Legal Officer, ARIN’s Chief Human Resources Officer, and the assessment firm.

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

Regards,

ARIN