Program Committee
The program committee for CENIC’s Annual Conference, The Right Connection 2026, is crucial to the success of our annual conference, and we are grateful for their involvement.
The program committee comprises representatives of each segment within the CENIC community. Members are responsible for soliciting proposals from individuals doing exemplary work both within each segment and across segments, reviewing all submitted proposals, and recommending select ones for inclusion. They also advise on the conference structure and schedule, and recruit attendees from their segment via email and other means.
New members are always welcome, and interested CENIC members may contact Jaime Augst for more information. CENIC is deeply grateful for this committee's hard work.
This year's program committee members are listed below:
Conference Leadership
Universities
Matt Hughes
Senior Technology Strategist & Network Architect
California State University, Office of the Chancellor
Sean Peisert
Senior Scientist / Adjunct Professor, Computer Science and Health Informatics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / University of California, Davis
Community Colleges
K-12 Schools
Geoff Belleau
Education Administrator, IT Branch
California Department of Education, Office of the Deputy Superintendent
Kristina Mattis
Digital Equity Broadband Coordinator
California Department of Education, Office of the Deputy Superintendent
Libraries
Partners
Nathaniel Mendoza
Manager, Networking, Security & Operations Senior Network Engineer
Texas Advanced Computing Center
