ASMI Board & Committees


Committee Application Period is Closed
The application period for ASMI Operational and Species Committees is currently closed.
Board Members
- Allen Kimball, Chair, Trident Seafoods
- Tomi Marsh, Vice-Chair, Harvester
- Michael Erickson, Alaska Glacier Seafoods
- Duncan Fields, Harvester
- John Daly, OBI Seafoods
- Richard Riggs, Silver Bay Seafoods
- Jack Schultheis, Kwik’Pak Fisheries
Ex-Officio Members
- Gary Stevens, Alaska State Senate
- Lyman Hoffman, Alaska State Senate
- Bert Stedman, Alaska State Senate
- Scott Kawasaki, Alaska State Senate (Alternate)
- Sarah Vance, Alaska State House of Representatives
- Sara Hannan, Alaska State House of Representatives (Alternate)
- Julie Sande, Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
- John Springsteen, Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy
- Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game
Meet us at All Hands on Deck
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 and Customer Advisory Panel) 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
HarvesterVice Chair
Jose Montero, Jr.
Trident SeafoodsMembers
Carleigh Hugh
CanfiscoRobert Gershberg
SOGDAEric Jordan
HarvesterMelanie Brown
Salmon State & HarvesterNicholas Dowie
HarvesterMarta Heacock
Wildfish CanneryMatt Alward
HarvesterSandy Souter
Silver Bay SeafoodsVanessa Aslanian
Peter Pan SeafoodsTed McDermott
E&E FoodsAlex Pihl
HarvesterEx Officio
Adam Drouhard
Alaska Airlines -
Halibut-Sablefish
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Chair
Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack/Alaska Glacier SeafoodsVice Chair
Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay SeafoodsMembers
William Rogers
Wild Alaskan CompanyTodd Greenwood
Peter Pan SeafoodJohn Jensen
HarvesterBob Barnett
HarvesterKendall Whitney
Seafood Producers CooperativeJim Hubbard
HarvesterWilliam Sullivan
Kachemak Bay SeafoodsJim Lagucik
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 PeaceJulie Yeasting
Trident SeafoodsMike Cusack
American SeafoodsJoel Peterson
Bristol Wave SeafoodsHyunok Lee
Westward SeafoodsKeith Singleton
Alaskan Leader SeafoodsMerle Knapp
CStar LLCRonald Rogness
GAPPEx Officio
Julia Ying
Polar Bay Foods, Inc -
Shellfish
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Chair
Jeff Otness
OBI SeafoodsVice Chair
James Riley
Trident SeafoodsMembers
Linda Kozak
Kozak & Associates, Inc.Jim Stone
Alaska Scallop AssociationSteven Minor
Peter Pan SeafoodsCody Barton
HarvesterTom Carruth
Harvester
Operational Committees
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International Marketing
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Chair
Rasmus Soerensen
American SeafoodsVice Chair
Bob Barnett
HarvesterMembers
Michael McGinley
OBI Seafoods, LLCAlan Gross
HarvesterBart Lovejoy
Glacier Fish Company, LLCJeffrey Stephan
United Fishermen’s Marketing Assoc.Joel Peterson
Bristol Wave SeafoodsShigeki Okano
Silver Bay SeafoodsStephen Rhoads
Seafood Producers CooperativeJulie Yeasting
Trident SeafoodsFrank O’Hara III
O’Hara CorporationGeorge Li
Whittier SeafoodBoard Member Liaisons
Tomi MarshRichard Riggs
Duncan Fields
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Domestic Marketing
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Chair
Lilani Dunn
BBRSDAVice Chair
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers CooperativeMembers
Thea Thomas
HarvesterLarry Christensen
HarvesterSidney Riggs
Silver Bay SeafoodsMike Cusack
American SeafoodsScott Sandvig
Alaskan Leader SeafoodsMichael De Caro
Peter Pan SeafoodsKent Harrison
Trident SeafoodsEx Officio
Ron Christianson
Ocean Beauty SeafoodsBoard Member Liaisons
Mark PalmerMichael Erickson
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Communications
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Chair
Cassandra Squibb
Squibb & Co.Vice Chair
Hannah Heimbuch
Harvester & Ocean StrategiesMembers
Julianne Curry
HarvesterJessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack / Alaska Glacier SeafoodsShannon Ford Ward
Two If By SeaFoodsMatt Carle
Sealaska CorporationNicole Kimball
Pacific Seafood Processors AssociationPat Shanahan
Shanahan GroupEverette Anderson
Bristol Bay Seafood InvestmentsJulie Cisco
Alaska Fisheries Development FoundationBoard Member Liaison
Tomi Marsh -
Customer Advisory Panel
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Foodservice
Keith Brunell
Director Food & Beverage/Chef
NordstromFoodservice
Jennifer Wandler
Senior Director, Category Management–Seafood
US FoodsRetail
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 Yagita
Merchandiser
7 & iChina
Mr. Gao Linming
General Manager
Everfish International Ltd./Qingdao
Yutai Import & Export Co. Ltd. -
Fisheries Standard
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Chair
Dr. William Smoker
Scientist, Professor Emeritus
UAFMembers
R.J. (Bob) Allain
President
Ocean IQ Management ServicesDr. Tom Pickerell
Global Tuna Director
Sustainable Fisheries PartnershipSuzanne Iudicello
ConsultantEric Schwaab
Vice President, Conservation Programs
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWendy Norden
Science Director
Monterey Bay Aquarium -
Seafood Technical
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Chair
Monique Moore
Wild Alaskan CompanyVice Chair
Max Kenagy
Ocean Beauty SeafoodsMembers
Michael Kohan
Sitka Salmon SharesDr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State UniversityTiffany Lake
Silver Bay SeafoodsJoe Logan
Trident SeafoodsHart Schwarzenbach
Peter Pan Seafoods Inc.Cindy Luna
OBI SeafoodsBrandii O’Reagan
ConsultantJonathan Gonzalez
UniSeaScott McKenzie
American SeafoodsNon-voting Members
Christopher Sannito
Alaska SeaGrantKimberly Stryker
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental ConservationBruce Odegaard
Seafood Products AssociationBoard Member Liaison
Duncan Fields