A strong company starts with strong leadership.

Stephanie Chiarella, Chief Financial Officer, joined Ark in February 2024 as SVP of Financial Planning & Analysis.  Prior to Ark, she served as CFO of Snip Internet and led the company’s financial functions, human resources and benefits administration until the company's acquisition in 2023.  Before Snip, she spent five years at Everstream, most recently as Vice President of Finance, responsible for the financial planning and accounting integration for numerous acquisitions and new market launches throughout the Midwest. Before her entry into telecom, Stephanie spent eight years in public accounting as a CPA providing audit services for a variety of industries.

Ken Kremer, Ark's Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer, takes a methodical and measured approach to his work, which has been instrumental in growing the company's national data center footprint. As one of the co-founders of Ark (previously Involta LLC), Ken's consistent leadership in technical services and operations has enabled the company to expand its data center and managed services portfolio. 

Prior to Ark, Ken held leadership positions in high-tech companies focusing on operational efficiencies, innovative solution engineering and regulatory compliance issues. Ken’s career has been focused on data center operations and managed services since 1997.

Ken seamlessly integrates people, processes and services to help Ark fulfill its promise of ‘People Who Deliver.”

Gabriel Unruh is Ark's VP of Product, Strategy, & Marketing. He has extensive experience in strategy and product innovation with a career focused on growing technology businesses in complex industries including healthcare, media, and digital infrastructure.

Gabriel was the co-founder of Vale, a media technology company headquartered in New York. Prior to this, he served as Sr. Manager, Head of Corporate Strategy at DocGo (NASDAQ: DCGO). Gabriel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Studies from American University (D.C.) and a Certificate in Business Fundamentals (CORe) from Harvard Business School Extension. He is currently pursuing a Master's in Economics at the University of Missouri, focusing on business longevity and strategic decision-making.

A regular speaker at business strategy and technology conferences including AWS Innovate and M&A Advisor, Gabriel is passionate about equitable access to education. He served on the Board of Directors of the National PTA from 2015 to 2019 and is active in the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.