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  MBNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council Members  

 

 

 

Non-Governmental Members
Agriculture Business/Industry Commercial Fishing
Conservation Diving Education
Recreation Recreational Fishing Research
Tourism At-Large  
Governmental Members
AMBAG CA Coastal Commission CA Dept of Fish and Game
CA EPA CA Resources Agency CA State Parks
Harbors    
Non-Voting Members
Channel Islands NMS Cordell Bank NMS Elkhorn Slough NERR
Gulf of the Farallones NMS Monterey Bay NMS U.S. Coast Guard
 
Advisory Council Officers Former Officers  

 

Non-Governmental Members TOP
  Agriculture
 
     

Mr. Kirk Schmidt
Primary & SAC Vice Chair
Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.
(831) 761-8644
kschmidt@ccwqp.org



ECONOMIC DICLOSURE

Mr. Tim Frahm
Alternate
Director of Conservation & Water Quality
San Mateo County Farm Bureau
(650) 560-0232
timfrahm@hotmail.com

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Business/Industry
 
     

Ms. Cynthia Walter
Primary
Passionfish
(831) 655-3311
cindy@passionfish.net

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Samuel Hale
Alternate
(831) 622-7025
hopesandy@sbcglobal.net

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Commercial Fishing
 
      Ms. Kathy Fosmark
Primary
(831) 373-5238
swordstuna@aol.com

 

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Thomas Canale
Alternate
(831) 426-3640
tcanale@aol.com



ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Conservation
 
      Ms. Kaitilin Gaffney
Primary & SAC Secretary
Central Coast Program Director
The Ocean Conservancy
(831) 425-1363
kgaffney@oceanconservancy.org

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Steve Shimek
Alternate
Executive Director
The Otter Project
(831) 883-4159
exec@otterproject.org

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Diving
 
      Mr. Frank Degnan
Primary
CSUMB
(831) 582-3309
degnan@degnandivers.com

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Randy Herz
Alternate
Hewlett Packard
(408) 244-9505
randy.herz@sbcglobal.net

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Education
 
      Ms. Shauna Potocky
Primary
Visitor Hall & Volunteer Services Manager
Seymour Marine Discovery Center
(831) 459-3854
spotocky@ucsc.edu

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Steve Clark
Alternate
(831) 392-3858
smclark@redshift.com



ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

 
Recreation
 
      Mr. Gary Pezzi
Primary
Associate Vice President
Morgan Stanley
(831) 440-5200
sta2bd@aol.com

ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

Mr. Rexford Keyes
Alternate
(831) 484-1476
88keyes@live.com



ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

         
 
Recreational Fishing
 
     

Mr. Howard Egan
Primary
Recreational Fisherman
(831) 462-3509
howa@howa.net

 

Richard Hughett
Alternate
Recreational Fisherman
(831) 373-3720

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
Research
 
     

Dr. Christopher Harrold, Ph.D.
Primary & SAC Chair
Director of Conservation Research
Monterey Bay Aquarium
(831) 648-4934
charrold@mbayaq.org

 

Dr. John Hunt
(831) 624-0947
jwhunt@ucdavis.edu

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
Tourism
 
     

Mr. Michael Bekker
Primary
Cannery Row Company
(831) 649-2603
mbekker@canneryrow.com

 

Seat Currently Under Recruitment





      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE  
 
At-Large
 
     

Rev. Deborah Streeter
Primary
Director
Upwellings: A Ministry of
Environmental Stewardship
streetcook@aol.com

 

Mr. Henry Leinen
Alternate
(831) 655-1948
hleinen@aol.com

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

     

Mr. Michael Dawson
Primary
Retired
(831) 646-8142
mike@dawsonmonterey.com

 

Ms. Kortney Leabourne
Alternate
leabourne@sbcglobal.net

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE

     

Ms. Margaret Webb
Primary
(805) 927-2987
pjwebb@inreach.com

 

Mr. Robert Frischmuth
Alternate
(831) 643-0707
frischmuth@prodigy.net

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
 
 
Governmental Members TOP

  AMBAG
 
     

Ms. Libby Downey
Primary
Monterey City Council Member
(831) 646-3935
downey@ci.monterey.ca.us

 

Ms. Emily Reilly
Alternate
Santa Cruz City Council Member
(831) 420-5020
ereilly@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
CA Coastal Commission
 
     

Mr. Charles Lester
Primary
Senor Deputy Director
California Coastal Commission
(831) 427-4863
clester@coastal.ca.gov

 

Ms. Tami Grove
Alternate
Central Coast District Manager
California Coastal Commission
(831) 427-4863
tgrove@coastal.ca.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
CA Dept of Fish and Game
 
     

Mr. Paul N. Reilly
Primary
Senior Marine Biologist
(831) 649-2879
preilly@dfg.ca.gov

 

Ms. Susan Ashcraft
Alternate
Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator
(831) 649-2893
sashcraft@dfg.ca.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
CA EPA
 
     

Mr. Russ Jeffries
Primary
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Member
(831) 449-3436

 

John Robertson
Alternate
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
(805) 542-4630
jrobertson@waterboards.ca.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
CA Resources Agency
 
     

Mr. Brian Baird
Primary
Ocean Program Manager
California Resources Agency
(916) 657-0198 or (415) 904-5466
brian@resources.ca.gov

 

Ms. Amy Boone
Alternate
Coastal Policy Analyst
California Resources Agency
(916) 653-9416
amy.boone@resources.ca.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
CA State Parks
 
     

Mr. Mat Fuzie
Primary
District Superintendent
Monterey District
(831) 649-2836
mfuzie@parks.ca.gov

 

Mr. Nick Franco
Alternate
District Superintendent
San Luis Obispo Coast District
(850) 927-2065
nfranco@hearstcastle.com

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
Harbors
 
     

Ms. Linda McIntyre
Primary
General Manager
Moss Landing Harbor District
(831) 633-5417
mcintyre@mosslandingharbor.dst.ca.us

Mr. Peter Grenell
Alternate
General Manager
Pillar Point Harbor District
(650) 583-4400
harbordistrict@smharbor.com

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
 
Non-Voting Members TOP
 
  Channel Islands NMS
 
     

Mr. Chris Mobley
Primary
Sanctuary Manager
(805) 966-7107 x 460
chris.mobley@noaa.gov

 

Mr. Michael Murray
Alternate
SAC Coordinator & Management Plan Coordinator
(805) 966-7107 x 464
michael.murray@noaa.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
Cordell Bank NMS
 
     

Mr. Dan Howard
Primary
Manager
(415) 663-1443
Dan.Howard@noaa.gov

 

 
      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE  
 
Elkhorn Slough NERR
 
     

Ms. Becky Suarez
Primary
Manager
(831) 728-2822
bsuarez@dfg.ca.gov

 

 
      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE  
 
Gulf of The Farallones NMS
 
     

Ms. Maria Brown
Primary
Superintendent
(415) 561-6622
maria.brown@noaa.gov

 

Mr. Brian Johnson
Alternate
Assistant Superintendent
(415) 561-6622
brian.johnson@noaa.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
Monterey Bay NMS
 
     

Mr. Paul Michel
Primary
Superintendent
(831) 647-4201
paul.michel@noaa.gov

 

Ms. Karen Grimmer
Alternate
Deputy Superintendant
(831) 647-4201
karen.grimmer@noaa.gov

 

      ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
 
U.S. Coast Guard
 
      To Be Determined

LTJG Brittany Steward
Alternate
US Coast Guard Station, Alameda
(510) 437-5392
brittany.g.steward@uscg.mil

 

        ECONOMIC DISCLOSURE
   

 

SAC OFFICERS: TOP
  • Dr. Chris Harrold, Chair Elected April 2008
  • Mr. Kirk Schmidt, Vice Chair Elected April 2008
  • Ms. Kaitilin Gaffney, Secretary Elected February 2008

FORMER OFFICERS:

  • Rev. Deborah Streeter, Chair Elected April 2004
  • Mr. Thomas Canale, Vice Chair Elected April 2004
  • Ms. Kaitilin Gaffney, Secretary Elected February 2005
  • Dan Haifley, Secretary Elected February 2001; Re-elected April 2004
  • Stephanie Harlan, Chair Elected April 2000
  • Richard Nutter, Vice Chair Elected February 2001
  • Steve Webster, Chair Elected April 1998
  • Steve Abbott, Vice Chair Elected April 1999
  • Ed Brown, Secretary Elected April 1998;Re-elected April 2000
  • Rachel Saunders, Vice Chair Elected June 1997
  • Karin Strasser Kauffman, Chair Elected March 1994; Re-elected April 1996
  • Steve Webster, Vice-Chair Elected March 1994; Re-elected April 1995
  • Jim Hall, Secretary Elected March 1994
  • Steve Abbott, Secretary Elected April 1995
  • David Iverson, Secretary Elected April 1996; Re-elected June 1997
   
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