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, Customer Advisory Panel, Responsible Fisheries Management and Seafood Technical) work with the agency to develop a global marketing strategy for the Alaska Seafood brand.
Interested individuals wishing to serve on an ASMI Committee may send a letter of interest and resume here.
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
Salmon
Chair
John Daly
Peter Pan Seafoods LLC
Vice Chair
Kevin Larsen
Bornstein Seafoods
Members
Julianne Curry
Harvester
Sandy Souter
Silver Bay Seafoods
Thea Thomas
Harvester
Ron Jolin
Harvester
Melanie Brown
Salmon State
Harvester
Nelly Hand
Harvester
Larry Christensen
Harvester
Cynthia Wallesz
CAW Consulting and Management
Emily Matlock
Trident Seafoods
Ex Officio
Tom Sunderland
Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC
Ex Officio
Kathy Denker
Alaska Airlines
Halibut-Sablefish
Chair
Peggy Parker
Halibut Association of North America (HANA)
Vice Chair
William Sullivan
Kachemak Bay Seafoods
Members
Mark Callahan
Industry Member
John Jensen
Harvester
Bob Barnett
Harvester
Carina Nichols
Harvester
Kendall Whitney
Seafood Producers Cooperative
Jim Hubbard
Harvester
Jessica Keplinger
Icicle Seafoods, Inc
Jim Lagucik
Trident Seafoods
Whitefish
Chair
Mike Cusack
American Seafoods
Vice Chair
Frank O’Hara
O’Hara Corporation
Members
Rasmus Soerensen
American Seafoods
Julie Yeasting
Trident Seafoods Corp.
Tim Meixner
Alaskan Leader Fisheries
Pat Shanahan
Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers
Merle Knapp
Glacier Fish Company, LLC
Ron Risher
Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Dean Pugh
Deep Sea Fisheries
Bill Weed
Blue North
Ex Officio
Julia Ying
Polar Bay Foods, Inc
Shellfish
Chair
Rodger Painter
Pearl of Alaska
Vice Chair
Jake Jacobsen
Inter-Cooperative Exchange (ICE)
Members
Linda Kozak
Kozak & Associates, Inc.
Jim Carroll
North Pacific Seafoods
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
Lance Magnuson
Industry Member
Vice Chair
Julie Yeasting
Trident Seafoods Corp.
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
Kevin Adams
Industry Member
Bob Barnett
Harvester
Board Member Liaisons
Tomi Marsh
Richard Riggs
Ducan Fields
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
Ex Officio
Tom Sunderland
Board 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
Lorin Gelfand
Pacific Seafoods
Board Liaisons
Tomi Marsh
Jack Schultheis
Customer Advisory Panel
Foodservice
Keith Brunell
Northstrom
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
Dave Melbourne
SVP Consumer Marketing
& Corporate Social Responsibility
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC
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
Responsible Fisheries Management
Chair
Mark Fina
United States Seafoods, LLC
Members
Glenn Reed
Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Stefanie Moreland
Trident Seafoods
Jim Gilmore
At-sea Processors Assoc.
Dave Benton
Retired Fish and Game
Julie Decker
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
Scott Goodman
Natural Resources Consultants, Inc
Matthew Alward
Harvester
Joel Peterson
Clipper Seafoods
Tommy Sheridan
Silver Bay Seafoods
Board Member
Tomi Marsh
Jack Schultheis
Allen Kimball
Duncan Fields
Seafood Technical
Chair
Hart Schwarzenbach
Peter Pan Seafoods Inc
Vice Chair
Dan Block
Icicle Seafoods
Members
Chip Treinen
Harvester
Julie Decker
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
Joe Frazier
Ocean Beauty Seafoods
Rodger Painter
Pearl of Alaska
Allison Corcoran
Trident Seafoods Corp.
Chris LaCroix
Copper River Seafoods
Dr. Christina Mireles-DeWitt
Oregon State University
Tiffany Hanson
Silver Bay Seafoods
Non-voting Members
Christopher Sannito
Alaska SeaGrant
Kimberly Stryker
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation
Bruce Odegaard
Seafood Products Association
Board Member
Jack Schultheis
Silver Bay Seafoods