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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 National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Coast Guard    
 
Advisory Council Officers Former Officers  

 

Non-Governmental Members TOP
  Agriculture
 
     

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

 

Mr. Timothy Frahm
Alternate
Consultant
(650) 560-0232 timfrahm@hotmail.com

 

 
Business/Industry
 
     

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

 

Mr. Jim Weisenstein
Alternate
President
Graystone Consulting
(831) 566-8606
jim@graystoneconsulting.com

 

 
Commercial Fishing
 
     

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

 

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

 

 
Conservation
 
     

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

 

Ms. Lauren Gilligan
Alternate
Save Our Shores
(831) 462-5660 x 6
lauren@saveourshores.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
 
      Dr. Simona Bartl, Ph.D.
Primary
Adjunct Professor
Moss Landing Marine Labs
(831) 771-4431
sbartl@mlml.calstate.edu

Mr. Wayne Thompson
Alternate
Teacher
(831) 535-8545
w.thompson@loma.k12.ca.us

 

 
Recreation
 
     

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

 

Mr. Robert Chatham
Alternate
CEO
Chatham Enterprises
(831) 747-4274
chathamintl@msn.com

 

 
Recreational Fishing
 
     

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

 

Mr. John Klusmire
Alternate
Recreational Fisherman
(831) 372-7440
atseajohn@gmail.com

 

 
Research
 
     

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

 

Dr. James Lindholm
Alternate
Professor
CSU Monterey Bay
(831) 582-4662
jlindholm@csumb.edu

 

 
Tourism
 
     

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

 

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

 
At-Large
 
     

Mr. Richard Ely
Primary
Retired
(831) 622-0243
coffeeely@sbcglobal.net

 

Mr. Kurt Schnebele
Alternate
Retired
(831) 899-8532
kjschnebele@mac.com

 


     

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

 

Ms. Nancy Selfridge
Alternate
Substitute Teacher
(831) 375-9692
nancys5@att.blackberry.net

 

 
 
 
Governmental Members TOP

  AMBAG
 
     

Ms. Lynn Robinson
Primary
Santa Cruz City Council Member
(831) 420-5020
lrobinson@cityofsantacruz.com

 

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

 
CA Coastal Commission
 
     

To Be Determined
Primary

 

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

 

 
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

 

 
CA EPA
 
     

Mr. Russ Jeffries
Primary
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Member
(831) 449-3436
No Email

 

Ms. Lisa McCann
Alternate
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
(805) 542-4630
lmccann@waterboards.ca.gov

 

 
CA Resources Agency
 
     

To Be Determined
Primary

 

Ms. Amy Vierra
Alternate
Coastal Policy Analyst
California Resources Agency
(916) 653-9416
amy.vierra@resources.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
 
      Ms. Linda McIntyre
General Manager
Moss Landing Harbor District
(831) 633-5417
mcintyre@mosslandingharbor.dst.ca.us

 

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

 

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

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

 
 
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

 

 
Cordell Bank NMS
 
     

Mr. Dan Howard
Primary
Manager
(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

 

Ms. Irina Kogan
Alternate
Resource Protection Specialist
(650) 712-8948
irina.kogan@noaa.gov

 

 
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

 

 
National Marine Fisheries Service
 
     

Mr. Steven Lindley
Primary
Director, Fisheries Ecology Division
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
(831) 420-3921
steve.lindley@noaa.gov

 

Mr. Steven Bograd
Alternate
Research Oceanographer, Environmental Research Division
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
(831) 648-8314
steven.bograd@noaa.gov

 

 
U.S. Coast Guard
 
     

To Be Determined
Primary

LCDR Brad Soule
Alternate
US Coast Guard Station, Alameda
(510) 437-5332
a.b.soule@uscg.mil

 

 


SAC OFFICERS: TOP
  • Kirk Schmidt, Chair Elected April 2012
  • Margaret "PJ" Webb, Vice Chair Elected April 2012
  • Gary Pezzi, Secretary Elected April 2012
FORMER OFFICERS:
  • Margaret "PJ" Webb, Secretary Elected April 2010
  • Kirk Schmidt, Vice Chair Elected April 2008; Re-elected April 2010
  • Dr. Chris Harrold, Chair Elected April 2008; Re-elected April 2010
  • Kaitilin Gaffney, Secretary Elected February 2008
  • Rev. Deborah Streeter, Chair Elected April 2004
  • Thomas Canale, Vice Chair Elected April 2004
  • 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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