MEF Professional Awards

Industry professionals demonstrating passion, dedication, commitment, and contribution.

Recognizing Member Contributors

At MEF, we recognize the individuals who have demonstrated passion, dedication, and commitment towards advancing MEF work. Their contributions are critical to the overall development of MEF and its value to our industry.

Thank you to these individuals and their supporting member organizations.

 

Outstanding Contributors

Each year, MEF recognizes the elite group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional professional excellence and leadership in advancing MEF work. We consider contributions to MEF products, ad-hoc projects, marketing and education, collaboration with open-source and industry-standards groups, and other MEF initiatives.

Aidan Anderson
Neil Danilowicz
Jack Pugaczewski
Antonella Sanguineti
Ralph Santitoro

2021

David Ball

Cisco

David Ball
Neil Danilowicz

2021

Andreas Freund

QLC Chain

2021

Michael Kearns

Amartus

michael kearns
Jack Pugaczewski

Top Contributors

Each year, MEF recognizes individuals who have demonstrated professional excellence in advancing MEF work with significant and consistent contributions over the past year. We consider contributions to MEF products, ad-hoc projects, marketing and education, collaboration with open source and industry standards groups, and other MEF initiatives.

2022

David Ball

Cisco

David Ball
Aleksander Gorkowienko
Sankar Ramamoorthi

2022

Miguelina Rios

Bloomberg

2022

Miguelina Rios

Bloomberg

2022

Patrick Roosen

Proximus

sibylle Schaller
Michelle Waggener

2022

Nico Walters

CMC Networks

Nico Walters

2022

Rick Zwiep

Telus

Rick Zwiep

2021

Haissam Alaiwan

Orange

2021

Aidan Anderson

AT&T

Aidan Anderson

2021

Mike Bencheck

Spirent

Mike Bencheck

2021

Marc Cohn

Spirent

Marc Cohn

2021

Divesh Gupta

PCCW Global

2021

Konrad Herba

Amartus

2021

Enrique Hernandez

Nokia

2021

Daniele Mancuso

Sparkle

2021

Bob Mandeville

Iometrix

2021

Mohit Manral

Colt

2021

Andrea Mazzini

Nokia

andrea mazzini

2021

Basil Najem

Bell Canada

Basil Najem

2021

Dan Pitt

Nefeli Networks

Dan Pitt

2021

Miguelina Rios

Bloomberg

2021

Patrick Roosen

Proximus

2021

Ralph Santitoro

Fujitsu

Ralph Santitoro

2021

Sibylle Schaller

NEC

sibylle Schaller

2021

Yufei Shi

Spirent

yufei shi

2021

John Siwko

AT&T

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2021

Jacqui Teo

HGC

2021

Mehmet Toy

Verizon

Mehmet Toy

2021

Tim Wadhwa-Brown

Cisco

2021

Nico Walters

CMC Networks

Nico Walters

Editors

MEF’s products are defined in its standards and each standard is shepherded through its evolution, from concept to ratified-industry standard, by its editor(s). From organizing calls to reconciling each and every comment and concern, the editor’s task can be daunting. Each year, MEF recognizes these individuals who have taken on this challenging role in leading the creation of MEF standards.

Manfred Arndt

2022

Mike Bencheck

Spirent

Mike Bencheck
Alejandro Buschel
Neil Danilowicz

2022

Ryan Hoffman

Telus

Ryan Hoffman
andrea mazzini

2022

Bartosz Michalik

Amartus

Bartosz Michalik

2022

Dan Pitt

Nefeli Networks

Dan Pitt
Jack Pugaczewski
Larry Samberg
Ralph Santitoro

2022

John Strassner

Futurewei

John Strassner

2022

Mehmet Toy

Verizon

2021

Simi Babbar

INTELSAT

2021

Mike Bencheck

Spirent

Mike Bencheck
Greg Mirsky headshot

2021

Isabelle Morency

Iometrix

Jack Pugaczewski

2021

Mehmet Toy

Verizon

2021

Min Sang Yoon

Tata Communications

Min Sang Yoon

Distinguished Fellows

The MEF Distinguished Fellow Award is given each year to an exceptional individual who has, over time, provided a major contribution to the development, adoption, and impact of MEF’s works.

Awarded MEF Distinguished Fellows Receive

  • Lifetime ability to participate in MEF activities (perpetual member status)
  • Recognition on MEF public site page with picture and bio
  • A special plaque
  • MEF business cards
  • MEF email address

2022

Mike Bencheck

Spirent

Mike Bencheck

2021

Jason Wolfe

Bell Canada

2020

Dr. Mehmet Toy

Verizon

Mehmet Toy

2020

John Strassner

Futurewei

John Strassner

2019

David Ball

Cisco

David Ball
Jack Pugaczewski

2017

Scott Mansfield

Ericsson

scott-mansfield
Steve Haddock

2015

Eric Puetz

AT&T Labs

Eric Puetz
Raghu Ranganathan

2014

Ralph Santitoro

Fujitsu Network Communications

Ralph Santitoro

2013

Bill Bjorkman

International Carrier Ethernet Solutions

Bill Bjorkman
Bob Klessig headshot

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