Board
Dean Nelson
Chairman & Founder, 3rd Degree Master
Dean Nelson is the Founder and Chairman of Infrastructure Masons, an independent industry group of executive and technology professionals entrusted…
Eddie Schutter
Chief Technology Officer, Switch, 3rd Degree Master
Eddie Schutter is the Chief Technology Officer for Switch. Eddie is responsible for technical and operational leadership, optimization of production…
Julie M. Albright, Ph. D.
Director, Member at Large
Dr. Julie Albright is a Sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications; She has a Masters Degree in Social and…
Maricel Cerruti
Treasurer, 1st Degree Journey
Maricel Cerruti is a principal and Director of Marketing and Business Development for Teladata, a California based consulting firm specializing…
Oliver Jones
Secretary , 1st Degree Master
Oliver Jones is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Chayora, an international infrastructure investor, developer and operator of major data…
Advisory Council
Amber Caramella
Chief Revenue Officer, Netrality Data Centers, IM Women Global Executive Sponsor, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Amber Caramella is the Chief Revenue Officer at Netrality Data Centers. She is responsible for Netrality’s revenue generation strategy and…
Amy Marks
Industry Innovator, Leader, Advocate, Autodesk, AC Member: 2020-Present
A pioneer in the construction industry, Ms. Marks is known as the world’s preeminent prefabrication consultant and often referred to…
Andrew Schaap
CEO, Aligned Energy, 1st Degree Master, AC Member: 2018-Present
A data center, IT, private equity and real estate executive with over 20 years of complex transactional experience and multi-disciplinary…
Bill Kleyman
Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions, Switch, Millenials/Gen-Z MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Bill Kleyman brings more than 15 years of experience to his role as Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions at…
Charisse Richards
Chief Information Officer, Judicial Branch of Arizona, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair, AC Member: 2020-Present
Charisse Richards has 25+ years of infrastructure and operations experience. Charisse has held various senior leadership roles in the Data…
Christian Belady
General Manager, Datacenter Advanced Development, Microsoft, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Christian Belady is a seasoned veteran in managing Datacenter/Infrastructure Development at global scale. He has developed one of the largest…
Curt Belusar
Hardware Engineering Leader, Internet Services Organization, Apple Inc., 1st Degree Fellow, AC Member: 2018-Present
Curt joined Apple in late 2017 as the head of Hardware and Advanced System Engineering for Apple’s Internet Services Organization.…
Frederic Xerri
Executive VP Europe, Legrand, AC Member: 2019-Present
Frederic Xerri joined Legrand in 1992, holding various positions in marketing in Germany and France until 1999, when he took…
Jim Smith
Former CTO, Data Center Executive, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
For over 11 years, Jim served in various leadership roles at Digital Realty Trust including CTO with responsibilities spanning the…
Joe Kava
VP of Data Centers, Google, 4th Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Joe Kava is vice president of Data Centers at Google. His current responsibilities include engineering, construction management and delivery, critical…
John Schmidt
Vice President of Global Data Center Solutions, Commscope, 1st Degree Fellow, AC Member: 2017-Present
John Schmidt is CommScope’s Vice President of Global Data Center Solutions where he leads a team of Solution Architects and…
Laurie Oswald
Senior Vice President of Sales, Vertiv, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Laurie Oswald is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Vertiv.
Lee Kirby
Chairman, Salute Inc., Veterans MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Lee has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of information systems, strategic business development, finance, planning, human…
Mark Monroe
Principle Engineer, Datacenter Advanced Development Group, Microsoft, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Mark Monroe is a Principle Engineer in the Datacenter Advanced Development Group at Microsoft, working on issues in energy and…
Mark Swift
Vice President of Engineering and Marketing, Legrand, Journey 1st Degree, AC Member: 2019-Present
Mark Swift is Vice President of Engineering and Marketing for Legrand's Starline Business Unit (formerly Universal Electric Corporation), manufacturer of…
Martin Lynch
Chief Executive Officer, Pure Data Centres Group, AC Member: 2019-Present
Martin has over 30 years’ experience leading mission-critical and development projects and businesses in the IT, Telecoms and outsourcing sectors.…
Michael Lahoud
Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Stream Data Centers, 1st Degree Journey, AC Member: 2017-Present
Lahoud is responsible for the implementation of Stream Data Centers' overall business strategies and go-to-market operations, including the expansion of…
Nancy Novak
Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters, Member at Large, AC Member: 2020-Present
Nancy Novak, Compass Datacenters’ Chief Innovation Officer, has over 25 years of construction experience and has overseen the delivery of…
Paul Finch
Interim CEO and COO, KAO Data, Member at Large, AC Member: 2020-Present
Paul Finch is interim CEO and COO at Kao Data, providing strategic direction and oversight to the company, and policy…
Pete Jones
Chief Development Officer, Yondr Group, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Ask Pete Jones what his colleagues and clients like most about him, and he’ll consider his words carefully before answering.…
Peter Gross
Managing Partner, PMG Associates, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
Peter is the Managing Partner at PMG Associates. Prior to his role at PMG Associates, Peter lead the Mission Critical…
Randy Brouckman
CEO, EdgeConneX, 2nd Degree Master, AC Member: 2017-Present
Mr. Brouckman has over 30 years of experience in telecommunications, software and data centers. Prior to leading EdgeConneX, Randy served…
Raymond Tong
CEO and Executive Director, SUNeVision, Member at Large, AC Member: 2020-Present
Mr. Tong has been the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company since 19 June 2018. He completed…
Santiago Suinaga
Managing Director, KIO Networks, AC Member: 2020-Present
Santiago, Managing Director of KIO Data Center Services Business Unit, has more than 15 years of experience in the Data…
Spencer Viernes
COO & CLO, Virtual Power Systems, AC Member: 2020-Present
Spencer Viernes is the COO & CLO for Virtual Power Systems.
Tarun Raisoni
CEO and Co-Founder, Rahi Systems, AC Member: 2020-Present
Tarun is the Co-Founder and CEO at Rahi, a global data center, IT and audio/video solutions provider. Tarun is a…
Terri Simpkin
Associate Professor, Univeristy of Nottingham, Member at Large, AC Member: 2018-Present
Terri Simpkin is an industry experienced academic, educator, researcher, public speaker and an authority on the impostor phenomenon. Terri is…
Thomas Furlong
VP Infrastructure Data Centers, Facebook, 3rd Degree Master, AC Member: 2016-Present
As the Vice President of Infrastructure Data Centers at Facebook, Thomas Furlong has responsibility for the creation and execution of…
Tony Bishop
SVP, Platform & Ecosystem Strategy, Digital Realty, 2nd Degree Fellow, AC Member: 2019-Present
As part of the Digital Realty senior leadership and CTO teams, Tony plays a central role in helping the company build a…
Zahl Limbuwala
Executive Director Strategy (Data Center Solutions), CBRE, AC Member: 2020-Present
During his career Zahl has qualified and led teams in process automation, robotics, control systems design, network engineering, systems engineering…
Committee Chairs
Charisse Richards
Chief Information Officer, Judicial Branch of Arizona, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair, AC Member: 2020-Present
Charisse Richards has 25+ years of infrastructure and operations experience. Charisse has held various senior leadership roles in the Data…
Dennis Cronin
CEO-Americas, DCIRN, Education Committee Chair
Having built and operated mission critical facilities across the United States, Dr. Cronin has over 40 years of mission critical…
Hannah Ormondroyd
Head of People, Data Centre Solutions at CBRE, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair
Hannah Ormondroyd is an accomplished Human Resource leader with over twenty years generalist experience, working across a variety of industry…
Maile Kaiser
Senior Vice President of Sales, Coresite, Marketing and Awareness Committee Chair
Maile Kaiser is CoreSite’s Senior Vice President of Sales. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, she is responsible…
Patrik Öhlund
CEO, Node Pole, Sustainability Committee Chair
Patrik is the Chair of the iMason’s Sustainability Committee. In this capacity, Patrik leads the committee in its mission to inspire, encourage, and develop resources to help the digital infrastructure sector reduce its environmental impact.
Member Resource Group Leaders
Amber Caramella
Chief Revenue Officer, Netrality Data Centers, IM Women Global Executive Sponsor, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Amber Caramella is the Chief Revenue Officer at Netrality Data Centers. She is responsible for Netrality’s revenue generation strategy and…
Bill Kleyman
Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions, Switch, Millenials/Gen-Z MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Bill Kleyman brings more than 15 years of experience to his role as Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions at…
Claudia Massey
Global Vice President of Business Operations for the Cloud & Service Provider Segment, Schneider Electric, LatinX MRG Co-Chair
Claudia Massey is the Global Vice President of Business Operations for the Cloud & Service Provider Segment for Schneider Electric. …
Heather Dooley
Head of Data Center Business Operations, Google Data Centers, IM Women US MRG Chair
For over 20 years, Heather has been developing internet infrastructure – from the first days of DSL to today’s scaled…
Ivonne Valdes
Sales VP, Cloud & Service Provider Segment, Schneider Electric, LatinX MRG Chair
Ivonne Valdes, the WW VP of sales for the Cloud and Service Provider Segment at Schneider Electric. She has over…
Jaime Leverton
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, eStruxture, IM Women Canada MRG Chair
Jaime Leverton is responsible for eStruxture’s global sales, distribution, and marketing and brings over 15 years of industry experience and a strong…
Kacey Armstrong
Senior Project Manager, Vertiv, Millenials/Gen-Z MRG Co-Chair
Kacey Armstrong is a Senior Project Manager with Vertiv, where she manages the complete project lifecycle for fully loaded and…
Lee Kirby
Chairman, Salute Inc., Veterans MRG Chair, Member at Large, AC Member: 2019-Present
Lee has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of information systems, strategic business development, finance, planning, human…
Local Chapter Leaders
Annika Svensson
Project Manager, Datacenter Innovation Region, Nordics Local Chapter Lead
With 25+ years’ experience from the IT and telecom industry, Annika Svensson’s expertise spans from leading roles in business and product development through project management to corporate management.
Beth Gentle
Australia Local Chapter Lead
Beth is the Leader of iMasons’ Australian Chapter, which she and the Australian Team officially launched at ADAPT’S CCDC Conference…
Narendra Sen
Founder and CEO, RackBank Datacenters, India Local Chapter Lead
Narendra Sen is the founder and CEO of RackBank Datacenters Pvt Ltd, which is solving the digital infrastructure challenges of…
Patricia Rodríguez Henríquez
Spanish Local Chapter Lead
Patricia has been leading the iMasons Spanish Chapter since 2018. Under Patricia's leadership The Spanish Chapter has been very productive…
Executive Directors
Jeff Omelchuck
Executive Director, Member at Large
Working closely with the iMasons Board of Directors and staff, Jeff is responsible for overall strategy and execution to meet…
Simon Allen
Executive Director, Member at Large
Working with the iMasons Board of Directors and colleagues, Simon is responsible for design and execution of strategic plans with…