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'''Mason Cole''' was previously the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for [[Oversee.net]]. He joined [[SnapNames]], a subsidiary of Oversee, in 2001 and left in September, 2011.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=365386&authType=name&authToken=NynI&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref>

'''Mason Cole''' was hired on May 1, 2012 by [[Donuts]], a start-up gTLD registry company based in Washington, to assume the position of Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations. The company applied for 307 new generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]) with [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].<ref>[http://donuts.co/images/stories/donuts_launch_release.pdf Donuts Launches Domain Namespace Expansion With 207 gTLD Applications, More Than $100 Million in Funding]</ref>  

He was responsible for the company's public relations and communications for its five operating divisions, it's relationship with [[ICANN]], and for handling matters with regulatory agencies and international governments.

Mason was previously the Vice President of Communications and Industry Relations for [[Oversee.net]]. He joined [[SnapNames]], a subsidiary of Oversee, in 2001 and left in September, 2011.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=365386&authType=name&authToken=NynI&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore LinkedIn]</ref> He was responsible for the company's public relations and communications for its five operating divisions, it's relationship with [[ICANN]], and for handling matters with regulatory agencies and international governments. Mason also directed the company’s intellectual property interests. He has successfully secured patents in the United States, Canada and China.  

 

Mason also directed the company’s intellectual property interests. He has successfully secured patents in the United States, Canada and China.  

Cole is also the former Chair of the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]],<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php RrSG Staff]</ref> and a board member of the [[Internet Commerce Association]]. He is currently representing the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] on the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://dyn.com/dyn-vp-gray-chynoweth-voted-icann-chair/ Dyn VP Gray Chynoweth Voted ICANN RrSG Chair, dyn.com]</ref>

Cole is also the former Chair of the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]],<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/about/staff.php RrSG Staff]</ref> and a board member of the [[Internet Commerce Association]]. He is currently representing the [[Registrar Stakeholder Group]] on the [[GNSO]].<ref>[http://dyn.com/dyn-vp-gray-chynoweth-voted-icann-chair/ Dyn VP Gray Chynoweth Voted ICANN RrSG Chair, dyn.com]</ref>

He is a Board Member at [[InternetCommerce.org]].<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/our_people internetcommerce.org]</ref>

He is a Board Member at [[InternetCommerce.org]].<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/our_people internetcommerce.org]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==