Reserve Advisory Council Members
The Council has 15 voting members and 10 non-voting members. The members include the following:
Voting Representatives
(learn more about our council)Timothy E. Johns (Chair)
State of Hawaiʻi Representative
Linda Paul (Vice-Chair)
Conservation Representative
Kem Lowry (Secretary)
Citizen-At-Large Representative
Louis "Buzzy" Agard (Elder)
Native Hawaiian Representative
Tammy Harp
Native Hawaiian Representative
Pelika Bertlemann
Native Hawaiian Representative
Laura Thompson
Conservation Representative
Jessica Wooley
Conservation Representative
Cindy Hunter
Research Representative
Bill Gilmartin
Research Representative
Don Schug
Research Representative
Gail Grabowsky
Education Representative
Rick Gaffney
Recreational Fishing Representative
Richard Lee
Ocean-Related Tourism Representative
Bobby Gomes
Commercial Fishing Representative
Alternates
Vacant
State of Hawaiʻi Alternate
Julie Leialoha
Conservation Alternate
Sean Naleimaile
Citizen-At-Large Alternate
Vacant
Native Hawaiian Alternate (Elder)
Vacant
Native Hawaiian Alternate
Bonnie Kahapea-Tanner
Native Hawaiian Alternate
Carol Wilcox
Conservation Alternate
Judith Cucco
Conservation Alternate
Kanekoa Shultz
Research Alternate
Brian Bowen
Research Alternate
Bill Worcester
Research Alternate
Gail Clarke
Education Alternate
Rick Hoo
Recreational Fishing Alternate
Matt Zimmerman
Ocean-Related Tourism Alternate
Gary Dill
Commercial Fishing Alternate
Non-voting representatives from the following agencies
Dennis Rowley
Department of Defense (USN)
Doug Stahler
Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Vacant
U.S. Department of State
David W. Laist
Marine Mammal Commission
Michael Tosatto
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Michael Lesser
National Science Foundation
Eric Roberts
U.S. Coast Guard
Kitty Simonds
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
ʻAulani Wilhelm
NOAA/Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Malia Chow
NOAA/Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary