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Board of Directors Committees Call for Committee

Board Members

  • Richard Riggs, Chair, Silver Bay Seafoods
  • Tomi Marsh, Vice-Chair, Harvester
  • John Daly, Silver Bay Seafoods
  • Michael Erickson, Alaska Glacier Seafoods
  • Allen Kimball, Trident Seafoods
  • Chris Sannito, Kodiak Island WildSource

Ex-Officio Members

  • Gary Stevens, Alaska State Senate
  • Lyman Hoffman, Alaska State Senate
  • Bert Stedman, Alaska State Senate
  • Scott Kawasaki, Alaska State Senate (Alternate)
  • Louise Stutes, Alaska State House of Representatives
  • Sara Hannan, Alaska State House of Representatives (Alternate)
  • Sarah Vance, Alaska State House of Representatives (Alternate)
  • Julie Sande, Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
  • Nick Capozzi, Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy
  • Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game
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Committees

The ASMI Board of Directors receives guidance and input from several committees, led by industry experts in their respective fields.

The species committees (Halibut-Sablefish, Salmon, Shellfish, and Whitefish) and operational committees (Communications, Domestic Marketing, International Marketing, Seafood Technical, Global Food Aid, and Certified Seafood) work with the agency to develop a global marketing strategy for the Alaska Seafood brand.

Committee members follow Policies and Procedures set by the ASMI Board of Directors:

Policies and Procedures for Operational Committees

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Policies and Procedures for Species Committees

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ASMI Antitrust Statement

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Species Committees

Salmon

Chair
Michael “MJ” Jackson
Harvester / Northline Seafoods

Vice Chair
José Montero, Jr.
Trident Seafoods

Members
Carleigh Hugh
Canfisco

Robert Gershberg
SOGDA

Amy Schaub
Harvester

Melanie Brown
Salmon State & Harvester

Nicholas Dowie
Harvester

Hayley Hoover
Harvester

Sandy Souter
Silver Bay Seafoods

Ted McDermott
E&E Foods

Alex Pihl
Harvester

Steven Nast
Northline Seafoods

Ex Officio
Adam Drouhard
Alaska Airlines

Board Member Liaison
John Daly

Halibut-Sablefish

Chair
Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack/Alaska Glacier Seafoods

Vice Chair
Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)

Members
William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay Seafoods

William Rogers
Wild Alaskan Company

Todd Greenwood
North Pacific Seafoods – Canfisco

Keith Singleton
Alaskan Leader Seafoods

John Jensen
Harvester

Bob Barnett
F/V Northender

Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative

Jim Hubbard
Kruzof Fisheries

Marc Taylor
Trident Seafoods

Hank Baumgart
Icy Strait Seafoods

Whitefish

Chair
Frank O’Hara III
O’Hara Corporation

Vice Chair
Rebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

Members
Daniel Kusakari
Ocean Peace

Brendan Sherrer
Trident Seafoods

Mike Cusack
American Seafoods

Brody Pierson
Bristol Wave Seafoods

Hyunok Lee
Westward Seafoods

Vanessa Aslanian
Silver Bay Seafoods

Merle Knapp
CStar LLC

Ronald Rogness
GAPP

Ex Officio
Julia Ying
Polar Bay Foods, Inc

Shellfish

Chair
vacant

Vice Chair
Sean Dwyer
Trident Seafoods

Members
Linda Kozak
Kozak & Associates, Inc.

Steven Minor
Ocean 2 Table Alaska

Cody Barton
Harvester

Gabriel Prout
Harvester

Tom Carruth
Harvester

Operational Committees

International Marketing

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Chair
Bart Lovejoy
Glacier Fish Company, LLC

Vice Chair
Michael McGinley
Industry Member

Members
Rasmus Soerensen
American Seafoods

Alan Gross
Harvester

Jeffrey Stephan
United Fishermen’s Marketing Assoc.

Joel Peterson
Bristol Wave Seafoods

Shigeki Okano
Silver Bay Seafoods

Stephen Rhoads
Seafood Producers Cooperative

Brian Hodgen
Trident Seafoods

Frank O’Hara III
O’Hara Corporation 

Nick Souza
Coastal Alaska Premier Seafoods 

Board Member Liaisons
Tomi Marsh

Richard Riggs

Domestic Marketing

Chair
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative

Vice Chair
Mike Cusack
American Seafoods

Members
Thea Thomas
Harvester

Pat Shanahan
The Shanahan Group

Sidney Riggs
Silver Bay Seafoods

Scott Sandvig
Alaskan Leader Seafoods

Greg Ness
Silver Bay Seafoods

Jeff Welbourn
Trident Seafoods

Ex Officios
Ron Christianson
Echo Falls Seafoods

Lilani Dunn
BBRSDA

Board Member Liaisons
John Daly

Michael Erickson

Communications

Chair
Hannah Heimbuch
Harvester & Ocean Strategies

Vice Chair
Shannon Ford Ward
Two If By SeaFoods

Members
Julianne Curry
Harvester 

Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack / Alaska Glacier Seafoods

Cassandra Squibb
Squibb & Co.

Rachel Kallander
F/V Montague & Cordova Times

Nicole Kimball
Pacific Seafood Processors Association

Tracy Welch
UFA

Everette Anderson
Bristol Bay Seafood Investments

Board Member Liaison
Tomi Marsh

Seafood Technical

Chair
Monique Moore
Wild Alaskan Company

Vice Chair
Max Kenagy
Echo Falls Seafoods

Members
Michael Kohan
Sitka Salmon Shares

Dr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State University

Tiffany Lake
Silver Bay Seafoods

Manish Patel
Trident Seafoods

Brian Himelbloom
Alaska SeaGrant Program

Cindy Luna
Trident Seafoods

Brandii O’Reagan
Consultant

Jonathan Gonzalez
UniSea

Scott McKenzie
American Seafoods

Non-voting Members
Kimberly Stryker
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation

Bruce Odegaard
Seafood Products Association

Board Member Liaison
Christopher Sannito

Global Food Aid

Members
Brian Head
Trident Seafoods

Ron Rogness
GAPP

Pat Shanahan
The Shanahan Group

Rebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

Thomas Zaffiro
Channel Fish Processing

Board Member Liaison
John Daly

Certified Seafood

Members
Mark Fina
Silver Bay Seafoods

Kacy Cole
Holland America Line

Julie Decker
Pacific Seafood Processors Association

Scott Goodman
NRC Group

Michael “MJ” Jackson
Harvester / Northline Seafoods

Hannah Lindoff
SeaShare

Mark Pedersen
Key Port LLC

Tom Sunderland
Global Seafood Alliance

Matt Tinning
At-Sea Processors Association

Board Member Liaisons
Allen Kimball

Tomi Marsh

Special Advisory Group

Customer Advisory Panel

Foodservice

Keith Brunell
Food & Beverage/Chef

Foodservice

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Retail

Josephine Theal
Director, Meat & Seafood
Target Corporation

Retail

John Steinmetz
Senior Buyer Fresh Seafood
Walmart

At Large

Gregory Jeffers
Director of McDonald’s Business Unit & Seafood Procurement
Gorton’s, Inc. 

At Large

Stephanie Mitchell
Senior Manager
Sodexo

At Large

Elliott Myers
Vice President – Seafood
Whole Foods Market

Europe

Jens Peter Klausen
J.P. Klausen & Co. A/S

Europe

Dan Aherne
Group CEO
New England Seafood International Ltd.

Japan

Mr. Kohei Yagita
Chief Merchandiser of Products Division

Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.

China

Mr. Gao Linming
General Manager
Everfish International Ltd./Qingdao
Yutai Import & Export Co. Ltd.

Call for Committee Interest 2025

Apply to serve on an ASMI advisory committee and share your industry expertise. These committees provide strategic guidance and insights to the ASMI Board of Directors. Applications are due by August 11, 2025.

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    Please indicate which committee(s) you are applying for in your letter of interest, as well as a brief description of how your background qualifies you for that committee(s). For renewing committee members, an updated resume and letter are optional. If you have any questions or issues completing the form, please contact Heather Johnson-Smith at [email protected] or (907) 465-5560.

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