Rosters: Council Member Biographies, Statements of Financial Interest
The Pacific Council has 14 voting members and five non-voting members. Below you will find biographies, contact information, and if applicable, statements of financial interest.
You may also download a PDF version of the complete Council Member roster.
Mr. Phil Anderson
State of Washington Principal Official
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Olympia, WA
Phone: (360) 902-2720
Fax: (360) 902-2947
Email: philip.anderson@dfw.wa.gov
Mr. Phil Anderson began his employment with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in 1994, serving as a Special Assistant to the Director for intergovernmental policy. He was appointed Director of the Department in September 2009 after serving as Interim Director beginning in December 2008. Prior to his appointment as Interim Director, Mr. Anderson had held the position of Deputy Director for Resource Policy since August of 2007.
Prior to coming to work for the Department in 1994, he served as a Council member representing the state of Washington, having been appointed to Washington’s obligatory seat in 1987. Phil served the Council as both Vice-Chairman and Chairman from 1988-1991. From 1970 to 1994, he was a charter fishing vessel owner/operator and participated in the recreational fisheries for salmon, halibut, groundfish, and albacore. Among other past activities, he was President of the Washington State Charter Boat Association, member of the Council’s Salmon Advisory Subpanel, advisor to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and member of the U.S. delegation during negotiation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Ms. Michele Culver serves as Mr. Anderson’s primary designee and Mr. Pat Pattillo serves as second designee.
Mr. William L. “Buzz” Brizendine
At-Large Appointment
Charter Boat Operator, San Diego, CA
Phone: (619) 933-7828
Email: buzzandjulie@cox.net
Mr. Brizendine’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Buzz Brizendine is an appointed at-large member from California. Mr. Brizendine is currently serving his first term which expires August 10, 2012. He has held various captain positions for certified passenger fishing vessels. Mr. Brizendine currently serves on the board of directors for the Sportfishing Association of California.
Mr. David Crabbe
California Obligatory Appointment
Commercial Fishing/Fisheries Consultant/Realtor, Carmel, CA
Phone: (831) 622-4838
Fax: (831) 622-7522
Email: dcrabbe@comcast.net
Mr. Crabbe’s statement of financial interest
Mr. David Crabbe is the appointed obligatory member from California. He is serving his first term which expires August 10, 2012. Mr. Crabbe has been a commercial fisherman in California for thirty years and a resident of the Monterey Peninsula since 1968. Once a college baseball prospect, David started his career in the commercial fishing industry at the age of 17. Working on his friends uncle’s boat as a deckhand, and later managing a small fleet of boats, David was a quick study.
David owns Buccaneer Fishing and holds a market squid light boat permit. For the past several years, he has represented Monterey commercial fishermen on the California Wetfish Producers Association Board of Directors and served one term as vice president and is a current board member. In this capacity, David has been engaged in a variety of regulatory issues and understands the complex nature of the fishing industry in a competitive global environment.
He has demonstrated his commitment to the fishing industry both as a volunteer, fisherman, and as a private consultant. He worked with environmental organizations to organize and facilitate a crab steering committee to discuss commercial crab fishery management issues. David has been actively involved in shaping California fishery management regularly serving as a Central California regional stakeholder for the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) process, the California Department of Fish & Game’s California Squid Advisory Board and the Fishery Advisory Board for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. In these roles, David helped create changes in management plans of the squid industry.
Mr. Jeff Feldner
At-Large Appointment
Logsden, OR
Phone: (541) 574-6537 Ext. 33
Fax: (541) 265-3887
Email: jeff.feldner@oregonstate.edu
Mr. Feldner’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Jeff Feldner is serving his first term as the at-large appointment from Oregon; his term will expire August 10, 2014. Mr. Feldner has been a commercial fisherman since 1972, operating out of Newport, OR. He owns and manages a commercial fishing business, Granville Fisheries, Inc., and is also a partner in a cooperative seafood marketing and processing plant in Newport. He is currently employed as a Fisheries and Seafood Specialist with OSU Sea Grant Extension. His overall position responsibility is to promote sustainable West Coast fisheries and fishing communities by strengthening the integration of those communities into fishery management, fisheries science, and seafood marketing. He is the Oregon Sea Grant faculty outreach person involved in Oregon’s Marine Spatial Planning process, and serves on the Ocean Policy Advisory Committee (OPAC) Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC). He has represented Oregon fisheries in management processes since 1983, serving on the Oregon Salmon Commission from 1983 – 95, the Salmon Advisory Subpanel to the Pacific Fishery Management Council from 1987–1995, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission from1995 – 2004, and currently on the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Has served as coordinator, as well as participant, in several fisheries research projects, including the ODFW Differential Selectivity Study of Salmon Gear Types, 1990, the NEAP Data Collection Projects (gear selectivity, hooking mortality, encounter rate studies), 1995 -1996, and the CROOS project (GSI study of Chinook salmon distribution), 2006 – present.
Mr. Cal Groen
State of Idaho Official
Idaho Fish and Game, Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 553-5825
Email: crgroen@hotmail.com
Mr. Cal Groen is Idaho Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore’s designee to the Council. Mr. Groen was the past Director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game from 2007-2011. Previously he was the Clearwater Regional Supervisor, Chief of the Natural Resources Policy Bureau and the Columbia River Policy Coordinator for Idaho. He has served as an Assistant Director and Chief of Fisheries for Kansas Fish and Game and was an Assistant Director, Chief of Information and Education, and Columbia River Anadromous Fish Program Manager for the Washington Department of Wildlife. He currently is an AFS Certified Fisheries Scientist and has degrees in political science and fisheries science. Mr. Dave Ortmann also serves as designee.
Dr. David Hanson (Parliamentarian)
PSMFC Appointment
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Portland, OR
Phone: (218) 675-5231
Fax: (503) 595-3232
Email: dave_hanson@psmfc.org
Dr. David Hanson is a nonvoting member representing Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) based in Portland, Oregon. He serves as Deputy Director of PSMFC and is currently chairman of the Council’s Legislative Committee and Parliamentarian. Dr. Hanson has been employed by PSMFC since 1989. His responsibilities include service as PSMFC’s liaison with both the Pacific and North Pacific Fishery Management Councils, development of interjurisdictional fishery management plans for West Coast fisheries, and involvement in many international fishery issues for PSMFC. Prior to this position, Dr. Hanson served as Chief of Fisheries for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Dr. Hanson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in fisheries from the University of Idaho.
Mr. Mark Helvey
NMFS Southwest Region Official
National Marine Fisheries Service, Long Beach, CA
Phone: (562) 980-4040
Fax: (562) 980-4047
Email: Mark.Helvey@noaa.gov
Mr. Helvey is the designee for Mr. Rod McInnis, Regional Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region. Mr. Helvey has worked for National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) since 1985 in the Habitat Conservation Division and has been the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries in the Southwest Region since late 2004. His principal area of responsibility is the conservation and management of fishery resources with regional fishery management councils and member States. Mr. Helvey served as the NMFS representative on the Council’s Habitat Committee from 1998-2004. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Arizona, respectively, and an M.B.A. degree from California State University, Long Beach.
Mr. David Hogan
US State Department Official
US State Department, Washington D.C.
Phone: (202) 647-3941
Fax: (202) 736-7350
Email: HoganDF@State.gov
Biographical information incomplete at this time. Ms. Sarah McTee serves as Mr. Hogan’s designee.
Mr. Rich Lincoln
Washington Obligatory Appointment
Olympia, WA
Phone: (503) 320-3278
Fax: (503) 222-1805
Email: rlincolnabroad@hotmail.com
Mr. Lincoln’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Rich Lincoln is serving his first term as the obligatory member from Washington; his term will expire August 10, 2014. Mr. Lincoln has over 35 years of varied experience in fisheries research, management and policy in the Pacific Northwest as well as working on global fisheries sustainability. He currently is Director of State of the Salmon, a pan Pacific program dedicated to evaluating and improving the management and conservation of Pacific salmon across their entire range. Prior to his current position Mr. Lincoln was the International Policy Director for the Marine Stewardship Council in London, UK, a standard setting organization that provides a voluntary and independent, third party certification program for sustainable fisheries around the world. He has advised the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization on its adoption of international fisheries ecolabelling guidelines. Mr. Lincoln also had a long career with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, starting as a seasonal technician monitoring ocean salmon and albacore fisheries and then moving onto various research, management and policy leadership roles in the department. These roles included serving as bi-lateral chair of the Pacific Salmon Commission’s Fraser Panel under the U.S.-Canada Salmon Treaty and designee to Washington State’s principal official member of PFMC.
Mr. Frank Lockhart
NMFS Northwest Region Official
National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 526-6142
Fax: (206) 526-6736
Email: Frank.Lockhart@noaa.gov
The voting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) seat rotates between representatives of the Northwest and Southwest Regions on an issue-dependent basis. Mr. Lockhart is the designee for Mr. William Stelle, Jr., Regional Administrator for the Northwest Region. Mr. Lockhart is the Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries with the Northwest Region in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Peter Dygert, Mr. Kevin Duffy, and Mr. Bob Turner also serve as Northwest Region NMFS designees.
Ms. Dorothy Lowman (Vice-Chair)
Oregon Obligatory Appointment
Natural Resource Consultant, Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 292-8553
Fax: (503) 292-8553
Email: dmlowman01@comcast.net
Ms. Lowman’s statement of financial interest
Ms. Lowman is an appointed obligatory member from Oregon. She is serving her first term which expires August 10, 2012. Ms. Lowman has nearly 30 years of experiences working with fisheries issues. As a fisheries consultant, she works with both industry and environmental organizations on fishery management issues in both Pacific and North Pacific region. With an undergraduate degree in oceanography and a master’s in marine resource management, her prior work experience includes working on staff at the University of Washington Oceanography Department and for the Pacific, North Pacific and Western Pacific Councils. Prior to her Council appointment, she served on the Council’s Trawl Individual Quota Committee as well as the Secretary of Commerce’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee.
Mr. Dale Myer
At-Large Appointment
Arctic Storm Management Group, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 547-6557
Fax: (206) 547-3165
Email: dmyer@arcticstorm.com
Mr. Myer’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Myer was appointed as an at-large member from Seattle, Washington and is currently serving his second term which expires August 10, 2012. Mr. Myer has been involved in fisheries for over thirty years. He is currently Director of Operations for Arctic Storm Management Group which participates in the whiting industry. Mr. Myer has served on the Council’s Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP) and was vice chair of the GAP in 2005 and 2006. Mr. Myer has participated in commercial fishing for salmon, tuna and mackerel. He received a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries Management and a M.B.A., both from the University of Washington.
Mr. Herb Pollard
Idaho Obligatory Appointment
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 859-0263
Email: hapollard@yahoo.com
Mr. Pollard’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Herb Pollard is serving his first term representing the Idaho Obligatory seat; his term will expire August 10, 2013. Mr. Pollard was born in Lakeview, Oregon, and spent his early life in Lakeview and Klamath Falls, graduating from Lakeview High School in 1962. He attended University of Oregon for two years, before transferring to Oregon State University where he graduated with a BS Degree in Fisheries Science in 1967. Herb earned an MS in Fisheries Management from University of Idaho in 1969, and immediately started work for Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a Fishery Research Biologist. After a 28 year career with IDFG, including stints as Regional and State Fishery Manager, Anadromous Fishery Coordinator, and Regional Supervisor, he spent 10 years with NOAA Fisheries, dealing with Endangered Species Act consultations and regulations regarding fishery management, fish hatcheries, and harvest issues that impact listed salmon and steelhead in the Snake and Columbia River basins. Currently Mr. Pollard is working as an independent contractor consulting on fishery management issues. In addition to a professional career as a Fishery Biologist, he is an avid and expert recreational angler and has written and spoken extensively about recreational fishing.
Mr. Tim Roth
USFWS Official
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Vancouver, WA
Phone: (360) 604-2500
Fax: (360) 604-2505
Email: timothy_roth@fws.gov
Mr. Roth is a non-voting member representing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). He serves as the Deputy Project Leader for the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office (CRFPO) in Vancouver, Washington. Prior to his current position as Deputy Project Leader, he served as the Harvest/Production Team Leader of CRFPO with responsibilities for coordinating harvest and production issues relative to west coast fisheries and the Columbia River Basin under U.S. v. Oregon and the Columbia River Fish Management Plan. Mr. Roth has had extensive involvement with ocean and inriver fisheries having served on the Pacific Salmon Commission’s Joint Chinook Technical Committee for 12 years (1985-1996), the Council’s Salmon Technical Team for 16 years (1981-1996) and the Columbia River Technical Advisory Committee for over 25 years beginning in 1978. Mr. Roth received his B.A. degree in biological sciences from Northwest Nazarene College in 1974 and started work for the USFWS in 1975. Mr. Roth has spent most of his career involved with salmon and steelhead harvest and production management issues for the Columbia River, Council, and Pacific Salmon Commission areas. More recently he has taken on the administrative responsibilities of managing a large field station with broad responsibilities for aquatic species management and technical assistance within the Columbia River Basin.
Mr. David B. Sones
Tribal Appointment
F/V Crysan – Neah Bay, WA
Phone: (360) 645-2193
Fax: (360) 645-2323
Email: ddavid160@centurytel.net
Mr. Sones’ statement of financial interest
Mr. Sones is an enrolled member of the Makah Nation serving his second term as the Tribal designee for the Northwest, Columbia River and Klamath River Tribal Nations. His term expires August 10, 2012. He has served from 2002 to 2005 as the Vice-Chairman to the Makah Tribal Council. From 1994 to 2001 as the Makah Natural Resource Director, responsible for directing activities and assisting the Tribal Council establishing policy in Fisheries, Forestry and Land Development. Prior to this position, he was the Assistant Director of Makah Fisheries from 1988 to 1993, has worked for Makah Fisheries Management since 1982.
Mr. Sones served as the Tribal Southern Panel member of the Pacific Salmon Commission from 1989 to 1992. He has also been the Alternate and Commissioner to the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission from 1988 to 2006. Mr. Sones has represented his Tribe as a Delegate to the International Whaling Commission, International Halibut Commission, Advisory Panel for the Olympic National Marine Sanctuary and various State and Federal Panels on oil and gas development, spill response and spill prevention.
Mr. Sones has maintained a commercial fishing business since 1978, participating in River Set net, Marine Set net, Drift gillnet and troll for salmon. Since 1995 has also long lined for Black cod and Halibut and is currently fishing in the Tribal mid water trawl fishery.
Rear Admiral Keith A. Taylor
US Coast Guard Official
US Coast Guard, Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 220-7090
Fax: (206) 220-7306
Email: keith.a.taylor@uscg.mil
Rear Admiral Keith A. Taylor is the non-voting member representing the U.S. Coast Guard. He assumed the duties as Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District in Seattle in the summer of 2011. As the Thirteenth District Commander, Rear Admiral Taylor is responsible for U.S. Coast Guard operations covering 4 states, more than 4,400 miles of coastline, 600 miles of inland waterways, and a 125 mile international border with Canada. Prior to his arrival in the Thirteenth District, RADM Taylor served as the Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer, where he was responsible for Coast Guard financial management and resource activities including planning, programming, budgeting and execution of the service’s appropriations. Graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1983, Rear Admiral Taylor first served aboard USCGC SPAR in Portland, Maine, followed by Naval Flight Training in Pensacola, Florida. His first aviation unit was Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Other operational aviation assignments have included Air Stations Sitka, Alaska, Traverse City, Michigan, Clearwater, Florida, and Commanding Officer of Air Station Miami. In addition to his most recent Headquarters assignment, RADM Taylor has also been assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in the Office of Aeronautical Engineering and the Office of Programs and Budget. Rear Admiral Taylor also served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard from 2006 to 2008. Rear Admiral Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a Master of Science in Industrial Administration degree from the Krannert School at Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was a Sloan Fellow in 2000/2001. RADM Taylor’s designees on the Council are LCDR Brian Chambers and Mr. Brian Corrigan.
Ms. Marija Vojkovich
State of California Official
California Department of Fish & Game, Santa Barbara, CA
Phone: (805) 568-1246
Fax: (805) 568-1235
Email: mvojkovich@dfg.ca.gov
Ms. Vojkovich represents Mr. Chuck Bonham, Director for the California Department of Fish and Game. Ms. Vojkovich serves as the Offshore Ecosystem Coordinator – Marine Region 7, for the California Department of Fish and Game. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Humboldt State University in Fisheries Management. Mr. Sonke Mastrup serves as CDFG’s second designee, and Ms. Marci Yaremko serves as third designee.
Mr. Gordon Williams
State of Alaska Official
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Juneau, AK
Phone: (907) 465-6143
Fax: (907) 465-2332
Email: gordy_williams@fishgame.state.ak.us
Mr. Williams is the designee for Ms. Cora Campbell, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG). He is a nonvoting member representing the State of Alaska. Mr. Williams has worked in the ADFG commissioner’s office since 2000, serving as the department’s Legislative Liaison until appointment as the Special Assistant for Fisheries in January 2004. Prior to working for the department, Mr. Williams worked for the Alaska State Legislature from 1992 to 2000, and owned and operated commercial salmon troll and sport charter vessels from 1978 to 1992. He served on the Alaska delegation during negotiations leading up to the signing of the Pacific salmon Treaty in 1984, and has served on a number of state and federal fisheries and natural resource advisory bodies. Mr. Williams is currently a member of the bilateral Northern Panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission.
Mr. Steve Williams
State of Oregon Official
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, OR
Phone: (503) 947-6209
Fax: (503) 947-6202 or (503) 947-6203
Email: stephen.h.williams@state.or.us
Mr. Steve Williams is the Deputy Administrator of the Fish Division for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and serves as the principle designee for Mr. Roy Elicker, Director of ODFW. He began his career with ODFW in 1974 and has worked in a variety of positions ranging from inland fisheries management biologist, fish habitat biologist, Deputy Administrator of the Wildlife Division, and Deputy Director of the agency. Mr. Williams has a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University. Ms. Gway Kirchner and Dr. Caren Braby also serve as ODFW’s designees.
Mr. Dan Wolford (Chairman)
At-Large Appointment
Coastside Fishing Club, Pacifica, California
Phone: (408) 356-2465
Fax: (408) 356-4325
Email: danwolford@earthlink.net
Mr. Wolford’s statement of financial interest
Mr. Wolford is an appointed at-large member from California. He is serving his second term which will expire on August 10, 2013. Mr. Wolford has been a recreational fisherman all his life, first in Oregon and for the past 30 years in California. Since retiring in 2001 as an aerospace systems engineering manager, he has been a volunteer advocate for recreational fishermen in support of science based fisheries management; serving as the Science Director for the Coastside Fishing Club. In that capacity he has actively supported research into rockfish barotrauma survivability and developed recreational groundfish catch estimation methodologies. He is currently supporting implementation of the California Marine Life Protection Act, and NOAA’s Marine Recreational Information Program, and has worked with the California Department of Fish and Game, and Commission, to create recreational seasons and regulations for salmon, sturgeon, and striped bass. He has served on the Council’s Salmon Advisory Subpanel, and the ad hoc Salmon Amendment Team, and has worked with members of the Groundfish Management Team and Groundfish Advisory Subpanel.