Affiliation: Cortland County, NY Government
Candidate Questionnaire
1. Public Contact Information:
a) Please provide one URL to an online location (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) where community members can dialogue with you. [Optional.]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougcamin
b) Please identify your organizational affiliations. Note that Advisory Council (AC) members serve as individuals required to take ARIN’s best interests into account—not those of the organizations with which they are affiliated.
Coordinated Care Services, Inc. – Chief Information & Technology Officer (employer)
Visions Federal Credit Union – Audit Chair (board) Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – Regional Advisory Board Member (advisory board)
2. Relevant Biography:
a) Please describe your relevant professional experience and expertise and explain how this background will make you an effective AC member.
For the last 3 1/2 years, I have proudly served as a member of the ARIN Advisory Council, including the current year as Vice Chair. My background is in IT service delivery, with long stints in the private small business sector and local government service. My current role is with a mental health non-profit as CITO. These roles have given me broad understanding of working with a wide variety of constituencies. My origins in IT service are in network and systems delivery, and I have 20+ years of experience in that space. I also have extensive board experience, with 10 years as audit chair of a large US credit union. These experiences combine to give me a deep understanding of how consensus-driven boards driving community policy, such as the ARIN AC, work. If I were to be re-elected, I would use these experiences to continue advocacy for ways to enhance the community feedback experience.
b) Attach a resume, curriculum vitae, or other biography highlighting your experience most relevant to the duties of the AC. (PDF, DOC, DOCX files only)Remove any personal contact information (postal address, email, and/or phone number) from your resume/CV, as it will be posted publicly as part of the candidate information.
https://arin-elections.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/camin-resume.pdf
c) Optionally, you may also include additional web links to external websites (e.g., social media), though not as a substitute for your biography.
None
3. Eligibility:
a) Please disclose any conflicts of interest you may have, real or perceived, that would impact your ability to perform your duty as a member of ARIN’s Advisory Council. How do you propose to resolve any such conflicts?
I do not have any known conflicts of interest.
b) Are you currently eligible to serve on the Advisory Council, according to the Conflicts of Interest Policy?
Yes
c) If not currently eligible, how will you become eligible to serve if elected (e.g.. “If elected, I will resign from the position of ______ before 31 Dec 2026”). If not applicable, simply enter “N/A”
N/A
d) Describe any limitations on your ability to: attend AC and Public Policy Meetings in person; or serve all of the elected term.
I do not have any limitations to full attendance.
4. Nominee Information
a) Have you attended ARIN meetings or otherwise participated in ARIN activities in the past? What did you find the most rewarding from those meetings or activities? What suggestions for improvement do you have?
I have attended every ARIN meeting since ARIN50, and related events, such as ARIN on the Road, when it was nearby. I find the connections with people in the community to be the most valuable and rewarding component of participation. As a current Advisory Council member, soliciting feedback from the stage is a critical gauge for the job, but other items, such as table topics and general hallway conversations, are critical as well. For improvement, I agree with community feedback that has indicated placing further emphasis on policy-related discussion and development work at the public policy meetings. To that end, I seek to continue to add vehicles and spaces for the community to provide their input and get access to help to submit\refine\update policy ideas.
b) What areas of Internet number resource policy, if any, need more attention by ARIN, and why?
During my service tenure there has been a lot of discussion about the need for NRPM Section 4 – most sections only apply if ARIN had additional space to allocate. Re-writes and revisions to this section would be welcomed, with an eye towards what happens if v4 space is no longer a limited resource in the future (we can all hope for v6 transition, right?) At ARIN57 the TIPTOP policy for spacebased resources was very interesting – while feedback correctly pointed out that there is a lot of upstream items from ICANN and IANA and coordination with other RIRs and we may not be ready for a policy immediately, I think this is an emerging area and it will continue to require attention and work by the community.
c) Aside from the professional experience and expertise detailed above, describe any other specific skills, background, and/or areas of expertise you believe will assist the Advisory Council in carrying out its duties.
I come from a background steeped in understanding – in my current role, I work for a non-profit in the mental health space – of how different people work together, appreciating and understanding those differences, and using that understanding to bridge gaps, while still keeping focus on getting the work done effectively, efficiently, and inclusively. I think these skills have been valuable during my time serving on the Advisory Council, and I would be honored for the opportunity to continue to apply them in the future if I were to be re-elected.