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Board Members

  • Richard Riggs, Chair, Silver Bay Seafoods
  • Tomi Marsh, Vice-Chair, Harvester
  • Eric Deakin
  • Michael Erickson, Alaska Glacier Seafoods
  • Christine O’Connor, Harvester
  • Chris Sannito, Kodiak Island WildSource
  • Vacant

Ex-Officio Members

  • Julie Sande, Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
  • Vacant, Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy
  • Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game
  • Senator Gary Stevens, Alaska State Legislature
  • Senator Lyman Hoffman, Alaska State Legislature
  • Senator Bert Stedman, Alaska State Legislature
  • Senator Scott Kawasaki (Alternate), Alaska State Legislature
  • Representative Sarah Vance, Alaska State Legislature
  • Representative Louise Stutes, Alaska State Legislature
  • Representative Sara Hannan (Alternate), Alaska State Legislature
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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
Alex Pihl
Harvester

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 Fleming
Harvester

Sandy Souter
Silver Bay Seafoods

Ted McDermott
E&E Foods

Michael “MJ” Jackson
Harvester / Northline Seafoods

Steven Nast
Northline Seafoods

Ex Officio
Adam Drouhard
Alaska Airlines

Halibut-Sablefish

Chair
Todd Greenwood
North Pacific Seafoods – Canfisco

Vice Chair
Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack/Alaska Glacier Seafoods

Members
William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay Seafoods

William Rogers
Wild Alaskan Company

Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)

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

Peter Wakeman
E&E Foods

Whitefish

Chair
Cathy DuPuis
Pacific Seafood

Vice Chair
Daniel Kusakari
Ocean Peace

Members
Frank O’Hara III
O’Hara Corporation

Brendan Sherrer
Trident Seafoods

Rebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

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
Sean Dwyer
Trident Seafoods

Vice Chair
Sera Wheeler
Wild Alaskan Company

Members
Hank Baumgart
Icy Strait Seafoods

Steven Minor
Ocean 2 Table Alaska

Cody Barton
Harvester

Gabriel Prout
Harvester

Operational Committees

International Marketing

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Chair
Bart Lovejoy
Glacier Fish Company, LLC

Vice Chair
Stephen Rhoads
Seafood Producers Cooperative

Members
Rasmus Soerensen
American Seafoods

Sidney Riggs
Silver Bay Seafoods

Andrew Jenssen
Pacific Seafood

Hank Baumgart
Icy Strait Seafoods

Jeffrey Stephan
United Fishermen’s Marketing Assoc.

Joel Peterson
Bristol Wave Seafoods

Shigeki Okano
Silver Bay Seafoods

Brian Hodgen
Trident Seafoods

Frank O’Hara III
O’Hara Corporation 

Nick Souza
Coastal Alaska Premier Seafoods 

Board Member Liaisons
Tomi Marsh

Eric Deakin

Domestic Marketing

Chair
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative

Vice Chair
Mike Cusack
American Seafoods

Members
Thea Thomas
Harvester

Pat Shanahan
The Shanahan Group

Steven Becic
Pacific Seafood

John Daly
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
Michael Erickson

Christine O’Connor

Communications

Chair
Shannon Ford Ward
Two If By SeaFoods

Vice Chair
Tracy Welch, Ex Officio
State of Alaska, Fish & Game, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

Members
Julianne Curry
Harvester 

Jessica Keplinger
Alaska Home Pack / Alaska Glacier Seafoods

Cassandra Squibb
Squibb & Co.

Christa Hoover
Copper River Prince William Sound Marketing Association

Rachel Kallander
F/V Montague & Cordova Times

Nicole Kimball
Pacific Seafood Processors Association

Everette Anderson
Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Board Member Liaisons
Tomi Marsh

Christine O’Connor

Seafood Technical

Chair
Manish Patel
Trident Seafoods

Vice Chair
Brandii O’Reagan
Consultant

Members
Michael Kohan
Sitka Salmon Shares

Monique Moore
Wild Alaskan Company

Dr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State University

Tiffany Lake
Silver Bay Seafoods

Brian Himelbloom
Alaska SeaGrant Program

Cindy Luna
Trident Seafoods

Brandii O’Reagan
Consultant

Jonathan Gonzalez
UniSea

John Lin
Pacific Seafood

Scott McKenzie
American Seafoods

Max Kenagy, Ex Officio
Echo Falls Seafoods

Non-voting Members
Jeremy Ayers
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation

Board Member Liaison
Christopher Sannito

Global Food Aid

Chair
Ron Rogness
GAPP

Vice Chair
John Daly
Silver Bay Seafoods

Members
Brian Head
Trident Seafoods

Pat Shanahan
The Shanahan Group

Rebecca Skinner
Alaska Whitefish Trawlers Association

Thomas Zaffiro
Channel Fish Processing

Alex Pihl
Harvester

Hailee Dierks
Pacific Seafood

Megan O’Neil
Canfisco

Certified Seafood

Chair
Mark Fina
Silver Bay Seafoods

Vice Chair
Tom Sunderland

Members
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

Matt Tinning
At-Sea Processors Association

Board Member Liaison
Tomi Marsh

Special Advisory Group

Customer Advisory Panel

Foodservice

Keith Brunell
Food & Beverage/Chef

Foodservice

Jason Driskill
Vice President – Seafood
H-E-B

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

Jason Hedlund
Principal Category Merchant of Procurement – 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. Linming Gao
General Manager
Everfish International Ltd./Qingdao
Yutai Import & Export Co. Ltd.

Call for Committee Interest 2026

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 September 21, 2026.

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