NEWARK, NJ, January 10, 2025 – It is with great pride that we announce the promotion of Michelle Ferraro to the role of Associate Vice President of Business Development and Member Engagement at Edge. Since joining Edge team, Michelle has consistently exemplified exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and a deep dedication to advancing Edge’s mission. Her contributions to member engagement and business development have been pivotal in driving growth and enhancing the experiences of our member institutions.
In her new role, Michelle will report directly to the Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and EdgeEvents. She will play a critical leadership role in driving member engagement, cultivating strong partnerships, and ensuring alignment between Edge’s strategies and the needs of our growing membership base. Her responsibilities will include overseeing member relationship management, spearheading sales and revenue growth initiatives, and optimizing processes to support operational excellence.
Michelle’s expertise, professionalism, and passion for fostering connections within our community will undoubtedly continue to elevate Edge’s mission. As a member of our senior leadership team, she will be instrumental in shaping the organization’s direction and ensuring that it consistently delivers value to our members and stakeholders.
About Edge
Edge serves as a member-owned, nonprofit provider of high performance optical fiber networking and internetworking, Internet2, and a vast array of best-in-class technology solutions for cybersecurity, educational technologies, cloud computing, and professional managed services. Edge provides these solutions to colleges and universities, K-12 school districts, government entities, hospital networks and nonprofit business entities as part of a membership-based consortium. Edge’s membership spans the northeast, along with a growing list of EdgeMarket participants nationwide. Edge’s common good mission ensures success by empowering members for digital transformation with affordable, reliable and thought-leading purpose-built, advanced connectivity, technologies and services.
