ASMI Board & Committees
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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
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:
Species Committees
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Salmon
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Chair
Michael “MJ” Jackson
Harvester / Northline SeafoodsVice Chair
José Montero, Jr.
Trident SeafoodsMembers
Carleigh Hugh
CanfiscoRobert Gershberg
SOGDAAmy Schaub
HarvesterMelanie Brown
Salmon State & HarvesterNicholas Dowie
HarvesterHayley Hoover
HarvesterSandy Souter
Silver Bay SeafoodsTed McDermott
E&E FoodsAlex Pihl
HarvesterSteven Nast
Northline SeafoodsEx Officio
Adam Drouhard
Alaska AirlinesBoard Member Liaison
John Daly -
Halibut-Sablefish
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Chair
Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack/Alaska Glacier SeafoodsVice Chair
Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)Members
William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay SeafoodsWilliam Rogers
Wild Alaskan CompanyTodd Greenwood
North Pacific Seafoods – CanfiscoKeith Singleton
Alaskan Leader SeafoodsJohn Jensen
HarvesterBob Barnett
F/V NorthenderKendall Whitney
Seafood Producers CooperativeJim Hubbard
Kruzof FisheriesMarc Taylor
Trident SeafoodsHank Baumgart
Icy Strait Seafoods -
Whitefish
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Chair
Frank O’Hara III
O’Hara CorporationVice Chair
Rebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers AssociationMembers
Daniel Kusakari
Ocean PeaceBrendan Sherrer
Trident SeafoodsMike Cusack
American SeafoodsBrody Pierson
Bristol Wave SeafoodsHyunok Lee
Westward SeafoodsVanessa Aslanian
Silver Bay SeafoodsMerle Knapp
CStar LLCRonald Rogness
GAPPEx Officio
Julia Ying
Polar Bay Foods, Inc -
Shellfish
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Chair
vacantVice Chair
Sean Dwyer
Trident SeafoodsMembers
Linda Kozak
Kozak & Associates, Inc.Steven Minor
Ocean 2 Table AlaskaCody Barton
HarvesterGabriel Prout
HarvesterTom Carruth
Harvester
Operational Committees
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International Marketing
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Chair
Bart Lovejoy
Glacier Fish Company, LLCVice Chair
Michael McGinley
Industry MemberMembers
Rasmus Soerensen
American SeafoodsAlan Gross
HarvesterJeffrey Stephan
United Fishermen’s Marketing Assoc.Joel Peterson
Bristol Wave SeafoodsShigeki Okano
Silver Bay SeafoodsStephen Rhoads
Seafood Producers CooperativeBrian Hodgen
Trident SeafoodsFrank O’Hara III
O’Hara CorporationNick Souza
Coastal Alaska Premier SeafoodsBoard Member Liaisons
Tomi MarshRichard Riggs
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Domestic Marketing
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Chair
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers CooperativeVice Chair
Mike Cusack
American SeafoodsMembers
Thea Thomas
HarvesterPat Shanahan
The Shanahan GroupSidney Riggs
Silver Bay SeafoodsScott Sandvig
Alaskan Leader SeafoodsGreg Ness
Silver Bay SeafoodsJeff Welbourn
Trident SeafoodsEx Officios
Ron Christianson
Echo Falls SeafoodsLilani Dunn
BBRSDABoard Member Liaisons
John DalyMichael Erickson
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Communications
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Chair
Hannah Heimbuch
Harvester & Ocean StrategiesVice Chair
Shannon Ford Ward
Two If By SeaFoodsMembers
Julianne Curry
HarvesterJessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack / Alaska Glacier SeafoodsCassandra Squibb
Squibb & Co.Rachel Kallander
F/V Montague & Cordova TimesNicole Kimball
Pacific Seafood Processors AssociationTracy Welch
UFAEverette Anderson
Bristol Bay Seafood InvestmentsBoard Member Liaison
Tomi Marsh -
Seafood Technical
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Chair
Monique Moore
Wild Alaskan CompanyVice Chair
Max Kenagy
Echo Falls SeafoodsMembers
Michael Kohan
Sitka Salmon SharesDr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State UniversityTiffany Lake
Silver Bay SeafoodsManish Patel
Trident SeafoodsBrian Himelbloom
Alaska SeaGrant ProgramCindy Luna
Trident SeafoodsBrandii O’Reagan
ConsultantJonathan Gonzalez
UniSeaScott McKenzie
American SeafoodsNon-voting Members
Kimberly Stryker
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental ConservationBruce Odegaard
Seafood Products AssociationBoard Member Liaison
Christopher Sannito -
Global Food Aid
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Members
Brian Head
Trident SeafoodsRon Rogness
GAPPPat Shanahan
The Shanahan GroupRebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers AssociationThomas Zaffiro
Channel Fish ProcessingBoard Member Liaison
John Daly -
Certified Seafood
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Members
Mark Fina
Silver Bay SeafoodsKacy Cole
Holland America LineJulie Decker
Pacific Seafood Processors AssociationScott Goodman
NRC GroupMichael “MJ” Jackson
Harvester / Northline SeafoodsHannah Lindoff
SeaShareMark Pedersen
Key Port LLCTom Sunderland
Global Seafood AllianceMatt Tinning
At-Sea Processors AssociationBoard Member Liaisons
Allen KimballTomi Marsh
Special Advisory Group
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Customer Advisory Panel
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Foodservice
Keith Brunell
Food & Beverage/ChefFoodservice
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Retail
Josephine Theal
Director, Meat & Seafood
Target CorporationRetail
John Steinmetz
Senior Buyer Fresh Seafood
WalmartAt Large
Gregory Jeffers
Director of McDonald’s Business Unit & Seafood Procurement
Gorton’s, Inc.At Large
Stephanie Mitchell
Senior Manager
SodexoAt Large
Elliott Myers
Vice President – Seafood
Whole Foods MarketEurope
Jens Peter Klausen
J.P. Klausen & Co. A/SEurope
Dan Aherne
Group CEO
New England Seafood International Ltd.Japan
Mr. Kohei YagitaChief Merchandiser of Products DivisionSeven-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.