Affiliation: Lightpath Fiber
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/elizabethgoodson/
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.
Lightpath Fiber
North American Network Operators Group (NANOG)
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) HacDC Amateur Radio Club Inc. (W3HAC)
2. Relevant Biography:
a) Please describe your relevant professional experience and expertise and explain how this background will make you an effective AC member.
This is my 20th year in the telecommunications industry. My first job after college was at the DSL technical support call center for a regional phone company. From there I moved up to higher level operations roles, then to engineering, then to network architecture and planning at multiple Tier 2/3 regional and national service providers.
I currently lead the Data Network Planning team at Lightpath Fiber. We’re responsible for high-level network designs, strategic planning, product engineering, hardware and software certifications, and establishing network standards. Part of our mandate is to codify IP resource allocation and routing policies for the network. I have also navigated our organization through multiple ARIN number resource transfers and building RPKI ROAs for our IP resources.
In addition to my day job, I am currently serving my first term on the ARIN Advisory Council. While on the AC, I’ve participated in policy development by shepherding multiple policies and serving as a member of the Policy Experience Report working group, which writes policy proposals to address ambiguity and operational challenges in policy.
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/goodson-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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethgoodson/
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?
None
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.
None
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 all ARIN meetings since 2023. Prior to ’23, I attended a few ARIN events that were held in my local area.
The most rewarding part of meetings is getting to meet and chat with members of the community. There’s always a mix of familiar and new faces: some who are committed internet policy wonks and travel to every meeting and some are local network engineers who dropped by just to see what an ARIN meeting looks like. All of those folks bring different perspectives on how policy impacts the operation of the internet; and it’s a great opportunity to learn from my peers.
b) What areas of Internet number resource policy, if any, need more attention by ARIN, and why?
Section 6 (IPv6) of the Number Resource Policy Manual (NRPM) really needs some attention. It was originally written as a global document, then inserted into the NRPM with limited updates in the past two decades. The AC Policy Experience Report working group has put together a few policy proposals for revisions to section 6, which should get the discussion started; but it would be good to see more engagement and proposals coming directly from 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.
Beyond my direct hands-on experience building and operating networks, as a leader at a business-to-business (B2B) service provider I often have conversations with customers about how they’ve built their networks and the challenges they’re facing with internet routing and policy. These are organizations such as enterprises, school districts, local governments, hospitals, etc. that rarely engage with the ARIN policy development process but are impacted by it and represent the very “longtail” for wide adoption of IPv6 and RPKI. I’ve been able to bring these perspectives as well as my own engineering experience to policy discussions at the AC and ARIN meetings.