MBNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council Members

Non-Governmental
Members

Governmental
Members

Non-Voting
Members

• Agriculture
• Business/Industry
• Commercial Fishing
• Conservation
• Diving
• Education
• Recreation
• Recreational Fishing
• Research
• Tourism
• At-Large

• AMBAG
• CA Coastal Commission
• CA Dept of Fish and Game
• CA EPA
• CA Resources Agency
• CA State Parks
• Harbors

• Channel Islands NMS
• Cordell Bank NMS
• Elkhorn Slough NERR
• Gulf of the Farallones NMS
• Monterey Bay NMS
• National Marine Fisheries Service
• U.S. Coast Guard

Officers

• Advisory Council Officers
• Former Officers

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

Ms. Kristina Beal
Alternate
Executive Director
Vineyard Team
(805) 466-2288
kris@vineyardteam.org

Business/Industry
 

Ms. Jessica Grigsby
Primary
Owner
Kayak Connection
(831) 479-1121
jessica@kayakconnection.com

Ms. Krista Hammond
Alternate
Owner
Santa Cruz Sea Glass
(831) 332-7188
krista@santacruzseaglass.com

Commercial Fishing
 

Ms. Kathy Fosmark
Primary
Co-Chair
Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries
(831) 373-5238
kfosmark@aol.com

Captain Jiri Nozicka
Alternate
Captain
F/V San Giovanni
(831) 655-8690
jnozicka1@peoplepc.com

Conservation
 

Dr. Geoffrey Shester, Ph.D.
Primary
California Program Director
Oceana
(831) 643-9266
gshester@oceana.org

Dr. Christine Craven Shepard, Ph.D.
Alternate
Staff Scientist, Global Marine Team
The Nature Conservancy/Long Marine Lab
(831) 251-1918
cshepard@tnc.org

Diving
 

Mr. Philip Sammet
Primary
Dive Boat Captain and
Technical Dive Trainer
(831) 915-6600
captdeep@redshift.com

Mr. Brian Nelson
Alternate
Dive Boat Captain
PADI Course Director
City of Monterey - Marine Operations Specialists
(408) 483-8721
brian@pcscuba.com

Education
 

Ms. Amity Sandage
Alternate
Coordinator
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
(831) 466-5711
asandage@santacruz.k12.ca.us

Recreation
 

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

Mr. Barton Selby
Alternate
Consultant
(650) 245-1974
bartongselby@gmail.com

Recreational Fishing
 

Mr. Richard Hughett
Primary
Recreational Fisherman
(831) 757-5709
rlh@redshift.com

Mr. Robert Chatham
Alternate
President
Chatham Enterprise
(831) 747-4274
chathamintl@msn.com

Research
 

Dr. James Lindholm, Ph.D.
Primary
Professor
CSU Monterey Bay
(831) 582-4662
jlindholm@csumb.edu

Dr. John Hunt, Ph.D.
Alternate
Reserch Toxicology
UC Davis and Bay Foundation of Morro Bay
(831) 566-0044
jwhunt@ucdavis.edu

Tourism
 

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

Mr. Robert Massaro
Alternate
Monterey Fisherman's Wharf Association
(831) 649-6544
bmassaro@bostrommanagement.com

At-Large
 

Mr. James Panetta
Primary
Deputy District Attorney
Monterey County District Attorney's Office
jimmy.panetta@gmail.com

Mr. Dan Haifley
Alternate
Executive Director
O'Neill Sea Odyssey
(831) 465-9390
dhaifley@oneillseaodyssey.org

Ms. Cynthia Mathews
Primary
Retired
(831) 423-8977
mathews@cruzio.com

Ms. Kortney Opshaug
Alternate
leabourne@sbcglobal.net

Ms. Margaret Webb
Primary & Vice Chair
Attorney
(805) 927-2987
pjwebb@inreach.com

Mr. Gary Hoffmann
Alternate
Engineer
CA Dept. of Public Health
gqhwd@yahoo.com

AMBAG
 

Ms. Lynn Robinson
Primary
Vice Mayer
City of Santa Cruz
(831) 420-5020
lrobinson@cityofsantacruz.com

Mr. Steve McShane
Alternate
City of Salinas Council Member
(831) 455-1876
steve@mcshanesnursery.com

CA Coastal Commission
 

Mr. Dan Carl
Primary
District Director
California Coastal Commission
(831) 426-4863
dcarl@coastal.ca.gov

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

CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
 

Mr. Paul N. Reilly
Primary
Senior Marine Biologist
(831) 649-2879
paul.reilly@wildlife.ca.gov

Ms. Susan Ashcraft
Alternate
Nearshore Ecosystem Coordinator
(831) 649-2893
susan.ashcraft@wildlife.ca.gov

CA EPA
 

Ms. Maria Carpio-obeso
Primary
Chief
State Water Resources Control Board
(916) 341-5858
mcarpio-obeso@waterboards.ca.gov

Ms. Lisa McCann
Alternate
Program Manager
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
(805) 549-3132
lmccann@waterboards.ca.gov

CA Resources Agency
 

Ms. Catherine Kuhlman
Primary
Deputy Secretary
Ocean and Coastal Policy
(916) 653-5656
catherine.kuhlman@resources.ca.gov

Ms. Valerie Termini
Alternate
Project Manager
Ocean Protection Council
(510) 286-0319
vtermini@scc.ca.gov

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

Harbors
 

Mr. Steve Scheiblauer
Primary
Harbormaster
Monterey Harbor
(831) 646-3950
scheibla@ci.monterey.ca.us

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

Ms. Lisa Ekers
Alternate
Port Director
Santa Cruz Harbor
(831) 475-6161
lekers@santacruzharbor.org

Channel Islands NMS
 

Mr. Chris Mobley
Primary
Superintendent
(805) 966-7107
chris.mobley@noaa.gov

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

Cordell Bank NMS
 

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

Elkhorn Slough NERR
 

Mr. Dave Feliz
Primary
Reserve Manager
(831) 728-2822 x 302
dfeliz@dfg.ca.gov

Gulf of The Farallones NMS
 

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

Mr. Brian Johnson
Alternate
Deputy Superintendant
(415) 561-6622 x 236
brian.johnson@noaa.gov

Monterey Bay NMS
 

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

Ms. Dawn Hayes
Alternate
Deputy Superintendant
(831) 647-4256
dawn.hayes@noaa.gov

National Marine Fisheries Service
 

U.S. Coast Guard
 

LT Cody Dunagan
Primary
Living Marine Resources Officer
US Coast Guard District 11
(510) 437-5332
cody.b.dunagan@uscg.mil

LTJG Noelle Kitenko
Alternate
Living Marine Resources Officer
US Coast Guard Sector San Francisco
(415) 399-3401
noelle.r.kitenko@uscg.mil