The ASMI Board of Directors receives guidance and input from several committees, led by industry experts in their respective fields.
The species committees (Salmon, Halibut-Sablefish, Whitefish, and Shellfish) and operational committees (International Marketing, Domestic Marketing, Communications, Customer Advisory Panel, Responsible Fisheries Management and Seafood Technical) 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
Policies and Procedures for Species Committees
Revised 6/22/2020 ST
For changes or corrections please contact Sara Truitt.
Salmon
Chair
Thea Thomas
Harvester
Vice Chair
Sandy Souter
Silver Bay Seafoods
Members
Julianne Curry
Harvester
John Daly
Peter Pan Seafoods
Ron Jolin
Harvester
Melanie Brown
Salmon State
Harvester
Ron Risher
Icicle Seafoods, Inc
Larry Christensen
Harvester
Cynthia Wallesz
CAW Consulting and Management
Emily Matlock
Trident Seafoods
Nicholas Dowie
Harvester
Ron Christianson
Ocean Beauty Seafoods
Ex Officio
Torque Zubeck
Alaska Airlines
Halibut-Sablefish
Chair
Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)
Members
Vice Chair
William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay Seafoods
Mark Callahan
Industry Member
John Jensen
Harvester
Bob Barnett
Harvester
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative
Jim Hubbard
Harvester
Jessica Keplinger
Icicle Seafoods, Inc
Jim Lagucik
Trident Seafoods
Whitefish
Chair
Ron Risher
Icicle Seafoods
Vice Chair
Frank O’Hara
O’Hara Corporation
Members
Rasmus Soerensen
American Seafoods
Merle Knapp
Glacier Fish Company, LLC
Julie Yeasting
Trident Seafoods
Mike Cusack
American Seafoods
Joel Peterson
Clipper Seafoods
Takashi Matsumoto
Nippon Suisan Kaisha LTD
Bill Weed
Blue North
Ex Officio
Julia Ying
Polar Bay Foods, Inc
Shellfish
Acting Chair
Jake Jacobsen
Inter-Cooperative Exchange (ICE)
Vice Chair
Vacant
Members
Linda Kozak
Kozak & Associates, Inc.
Jim Stone
Alaska Scallop Association
Tyson Fick
Harvester
Steven Minor
Ocean2Table Alaska
Dan Sullivan
Unisea, Inc.
Edward Poulsen
Harvester
James Riley
Trident Seafoods
Operational Committees
International Marketing
Chair
Julie Yeasting
Trident Seafoods Corp.
Vice Chair
Frank O’Hara
O’Hara Corporation
Members
Michael McGinley
Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC
Bob Janzing
Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Norman Aoyagi
Pyramid Island Seafoods, LLC
Merle Knapp
Glacier Fish Company, LLC
Jeffrey Stephan
United Fishermen’s Marketing Assoc.
Dean Pugh
Deep Sea Fisheries
Shigeki Okano
Silver Bay Seafoods
Phil Young
Canadian Fishing Company
Rasmus Soerensen
American Seafoods
Bob Barnett
Harvester
Ex Officio
Lance Magnuson
Retired Industry
Board Member Liaison
Tomi Marsh
Domestic Marketing
Chair
John Salle
Trident Seafoods
Vice Chair
Lilani Estacio-Dunn
Orca Bay Seafoods
Members
Thea Thomas
Harvester
Nelly Hand
Harvester
Larry Christiansen
Harvester
Branson Spiers
Silver Bay Seafoods
Mike Cusack
American Seafoods
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative
John Daly
Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc
Ron Christianson
Ocean Beauty Seafood
Board Member Liaison
Mark Palmer
Communications
Chair
Julianne Curry
Icicle Seafoods LLC
Vice Chair
Nicole Kimball
Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Members
Jessica Hathaway
National Fisherman Magazine
Cassandra Squibb
Squibb & Co.
Peggy Parker
HANA
Pat Shanahan
Shanahan Group
Hannah Heimbuch
Ocean Strategies
Board Liaisons
Tomi Marsh
Jack Schultheis
Customer Advisory Panel
Foodservice
Keith Brunell
Nordstrom
Foodservice
Peter Vasil
Category Manager, Beef & Seafood
Sysco Canada Inc.
Retail
Guy Pizutti
Category Manager, Seafood Publix
Retail
Mike Hacaga
Thrive Market
At Large
Gregory Jeffers
Director of Purchasing
Gorton’s, Inc.
At Large
Chris Follari
Global Director of Culinary
Sodexo
Europe
Jens Peter Klausen
J.P. Klausen & Co. A/S
Europe
Dan Aherne
Group CEO
New England Seafood International Ltd.
Japan
Mr. Satoshi Matsumoto
Japanese Consumers Co-Operative Union
China
Mr. Gao Linming
General Manager
Everfish International Ltd./Qingdao
Yutai Import & Export Co. Ltd.
Fisheries Standard
Chair
Dr. William Smoker
Scientist, Professor Emeritus UAF
Members
R.J. (Bob) Allain
President
Ocean IQ Management Services
Dr. Tom Pickerell
Global Tuna Director, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Suzanne Iudicello
Consultant
Eric Schwaab
Vice President, Conservation Programs
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Wendy Norden
Science Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seafood Technical
Chair
Joe Logan
Trident Seafoods
Vice Chair
Hart Schwarzenbach
Peter Pan Seafoods Inc
Members
Chip Treinen
Harvester
Julie Decker
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
Joe Frazier
Ocean Beauty Seafoods
Tracy Hare
Icicle Seafoods, Inc
Chris LaCroix
Copper River Seafoods
Dr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State University
Tiffany Hanson
Silver Bay Seafoods
Brandii Holmdahl
Bornstein Seafoods
Non-voting Members
Christopher Sannito
Alaska SeaGrant
Kimberly Stryker
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation
Bruce Odegaard
Seafood Products Association
Board Member Liaison
Jack Schultheis
