Hello Again, Sometimes I get ahead of myself, and I failed to mention thanks to a few folks, so want to correct that now… Please join me in also thanking and recognizing the many contributions of these committee alumni who have termed out: Program Committee Tim Nowaczyk and Jeffrey Zhang Workshop Committee Yolandi Cloete *Valerie Wittkop* Program Directorvwittkop@nanog.org | +1 734-730-0225 <+17347300225> (mobile) | www.nanog.org NANOG | 305 E. Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 100 | Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA ASN 19230 On Feb 11, 2026 at 09:51:00, Valerie Wittkop <vwittkop@nanog.org> wrote:
NANOG Community,
I am excited to announce that 34 NANOG members accepted appointments to a committee. So many highly-qualified volunteers from the NANOG membership were nominated for this year’s committee selection, and we personally thank each NANOG member who offered their time.
As an organization, NANOG was founded by volunteers who developed a quality forum for North America’s operator community. Despite the growth in NANOG’s programs, volunteers greatly outnumber professional staff. The volunteer-only committees drive many of the ideas for growth and development in the organization and community as a whole.
Please join me in congratulating the appointed committee members:
Audit Committee
Barrie Cook, Lee Howard, and Adair Thaxton
Community Engagement Committee
Amanda Ferrer, Ann Roberts-Mulvey, and James Troutman
Elections Committee
Frank Basso, Greg Hankins, Courtney Hooglander, Chris Rogers, and Leif Sawyer
Mentorship Committee
Darrell Newcomb, Wendy Leedy, Justin Ryburn, Matthew Petach, Poojarani Chennai Natarajan, Keith Mitchell, Cat Gurinsky, and Amanda Ferrer
Moderation Committee
Bryan Fields
Program Committee
Nick Bogle, Kate Gerry, Lee Howard, Tom Kacprzynski, Steve Meuse, Yingzhen Qu, John Stitt, Stevan E. Plote, Michael T. Voity, Mark Prosser, Sergey Kolobov, and Scott Fisher
Workshop Committee
Clara Wade, Sandesh Kerehali S, and Venkatesh VLNP
We are truly excited to see what develops for NANOG over the next year working with these volunteers.
Please also join me in thanking and recognizing the many contributions of committee alumni who have termed out:
Audit Committee
Jason Bothe and Steve Plote
Community Engagement Committee
Jon Eikel, Moira Johnson, Toni Kalombo, Tina Morris, and Yingzhen Qu
Moderation Committee
Darren Kara, Jeremy Johns, and Tim Burke
Program Committee
Alex Latzko, Nagendra Nainar, Stevan Plote, and Michael Voity
Volunteer participation from these members on NANOG committees developed new programs, brought new ideas and new methods into practice, and helped to evolve the NANOG organization. We would not be where we are without their time and contributions.
We look forward to continuing working together to build the Internet of tomorrow, and hope to see you at a NANOG conference soon!
Sincerely,
Valerie Wittkop
(On behalf of the NANOG Board of Directors)