CEDIA Board Elections

CEDIA Board Election

The slate for the CEDIA Board of Directors has been confirmed.

Please see below to learn more about your prospective board candidates.

In order to vote for the CEDIA Board of Directors, you need to be a CEDIA member.

Rich Green

Rich Green has been an active professional in the audio/video design and installation industry since 1978. His systems-integration company, Rich Green Design, serves the ambitious homeowners and businesses of Silicon Valley. His clients have included HP Labs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Tony Fadell, Jim Clark, Jensen Huang, Gordon Getty, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir George Solti and Luciano Pavarotti.

Since 1992, Rich has been an active member of CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, where he served as a three-term board member. He chaired the CEDIA Certification Council, co-founded CEDIA University, founded the CEDIA Technology Council, founded and chairs the Technology Education Committee and served as Secretary on the Executive Committee. Rich travels the world as an instructor, consultant and public speaker in the fields of Future Technologies and Design. Rich is a CEDIA Fellow and received the 2025 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Rich participates in numerous standards committees representing CEDIA, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and InfoComm International. Rich has been a faculty member of CEDIA University and InfoComm University.

Rich is also an Adjunct Faculty member of Moraine Park Technical College, where he has created new curriculum on Emerging Innovations in Technology. Passionate about his local community, Rich served as President of the Palo Alto History Museum and continues to serve as Vice President of the Palo Alto Historical Association. He received his Bachelor of Science degrees in Physical Anthropology and Historical Geology from Northwestern University and continues to promote a humane, anthropological perspective on the future of consumer technologies.

Jen Mallett

Jennifer Mallett has been in the home technology industry for 24 years with 15 years’ experience on the manufacturer side and 8 years’ experience as the owner of her own integration company, Level Up Automation. She founded Level Up in 2016 with a vision to bring outstanding home automation experiences to the mid market segment. In 2020 she founded Level Up Franchise which has pioneered the first national franchise system in the industry. Today, Level Up Automation creates smart homes and intelligent buildings in Massachusetts, Montana, Virginia, Connecticut, New York, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and Maryland.

Prior to establishing Level Up Automation, Jennifer served as the head of the residential custom installation business unit for Bose in the U.S. and Canada, as well as providing additional global leadership advisory roles in Europe, India, the Middle East, and Australia. A graduate of Bentley University, Jennifer has a BS in Marketing and is a CEDIA Certified Outreach Instructor.

James Ratcliffe

James began his career in home technology at 14, working in a hi-fi store where his passion for music and electronics first took shape. His involvement with CEDIA started in 2002, and at 24 he became the youngest ever member of the CEDIA EMEA Board of Directors.

In 2006 he founded Homeplay, a design-focused integration company. In 2018, Homeplay opened one of the first showrooms in the industry to be conceived like a high-end interior design studio, which went on to win Best Showroom EMEA at the CEDIA Awards. Homeplay projects have also achieved global recognition, including Best Media Room at the Global CEDIA Awards.

James continues to support the industry through the UK Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group, CEDIA working groups and CPD training. He is especially active in building relationships with the interior design community, ensuring technology is better understood and more seamlessly integrated into luxury homes.

In order to vote for the CEDIA Board of Directors, you need to be a CEDIA member.