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American Fisheries Society Alaska Chapter
2005-2006 Chapter Officers
and Committee Chairs

 

The following is the list of chapter officers and committee chairs for the Alaska Chapter for 2005-2006. The officers and chairs would appreciate your input and assistance during the coming year. Please feel free to contact them with comments and ideas or to express your interest in helping out by serving on a committee. Committee names link to the latest committee report. For information about duties of officers and committees, see our Alaska Chapter Manual. Check out the 2005 Committee Reports for last year's activity reports.  Also check out the Committees page for links to documents for each committee's activities.


...........Executive Committee

President
Scott Maclean
AK Department of Natural Resources
550 W 7TH AVE STE 1420
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3554
(907) 269-6778 (W); fax 269-5673
scott_maclean@dnr.state.ak.us
Past President 
Hal Geiger  (note new address)
ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division
PO. B0X 110024
JUNEAU, AK 99811-0024
(907) 465-4257 (W); fax 465-4944
hal_geiger@fishgame.state.ak.us
President-Elect
Jamal Moss
NOAA Fisheries
11305 GLACIER HWY
JUNEAU, AK 99801-8626
(907) 789-6609 (W)
Jamal.Moss@noaa.gov
 
Vice-President
Bert Lewis
ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division
PO BOX 669
CORDOVA, AK 99574-0669
(907) 424-3212 (W); fax: 424-3235
bert_lewis@fishgame.state.ak.us
Secretary
Steve Zemke
Chugach National Forest
US Forest Service
3301 C ST
ANCHORAGE, AK  99503-3919
(907) 743-9521 (W); fax 743-9480
szemke@fs.fed.us
Treasurer
Lee Ann Gardner
RWJ Consulting
PO BOX 672302
CHUGIAK, AK 99567-2302
phone/fax (907) 688-1400
rwjconsulting@ak.net
 
Financial Liaison (not official member of ExComm)
Ray Hander
Fishery Biologist
Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office
101 12th Ave., Room 110
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 456-0402 (W); fax 457-3656
ray_hander@fws.gov

 

Chapter Historian (not official member of ExComm)
Randy Brown
PO Box 84056
Fairbanks, AK 99708-4056
randy_j_brown@fws.gov
Student Subunit  
OFFICIAL Executive Committee 
Member for the Student Subunit 
and Student Representative
from the Juneau Campus of the  Student Subunit
Katie Palof
k.palof@uaf.edu
Student Faculty Advisor, Juneau Campus
(not official member of ExComm)
Milo Adkison
U of Alaska, Southeast
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-6251; fax 465-6447
ffmda@aurora.alaska.edu
Student Representative
from the Fairbanks 
Campus of the Student Subunit

Scott Ayers
(new President for 2006-2007)
s.ayers@sfos.uaf.edu
Student Faculty Advisor,
Fairbanks Campus
(not official member of ExComm)
 
Joseph Margraf
Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
210 Irving I Building
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7020 (907) 474-7661; fax 474-6716 joe.margraf@uaf.edu
 
Student Representative from 
the Sheldon Jackson Campus 
of the Student Subunit
Sonya K. Weihl
icecloudz@att.net
Student Faculty Advisors, Sheldon Jackson 
Campus
(not official member of ExComm)

 
Either:

Polly Bass
Sheldon Jackson College
801 Lincoln Street
Sitka, AK 99835-7699
(907) 747-5253
pbass@sj-alaska.edu

or:

Keith Cox
Sheldon Jackson College
801 Lincoln Street
Sitka, AK 99835-7699
(907) 747-5296
kcox@sj-alaska.edu
Student Representative
from the Anchorage Campus 
of the Student Subunit
Tyler Grosshuesch
antdg@uaa.alaska.edu
 
Student Faculty Advisor, Anchorage 
Campus
(not official member of ExComm)
Frank von Hippel
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 PROVIDENCE DR
ANCHORAGE
AK 99508-4614
(907) 747-5253
affvh@uaa.alaska.edu
Soon to be on sabbatical

Faculty Advisor for next 2005-2006 academic year expected to be:
Don Spalinger
907-786-4770
afdes@uaa.alaska.edu

 


..........Committee Chairs (Click on Committee Name for Annual Report of each committee - Not All Available Yet--- Check back later)

Awards  
Cheryl Dion
USFWS
King Salmon Fish & Wildlife Field Office

PO Box 277
King Salmon, AK Zip Code: 99613
(907) 246-1231; fax 246-4237

cheryl_dion@fws.gov
Continuing Education (No previous report at this time) 
Toshihide "Hamachan" Hamazaki 
ADF&G, Commercial Fisheries Division
333 Raspberry Road
Anchorage, AK 99518-1565 (new zip+4)
(907) 267-2158; fax 267-2442
hamachan_hamazaki@fishgame.state.ak.us
Cultural Diversity
(Co-chairs):

Jerry Berg (note new address/phone)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1011 East Tudor Road, MS 361
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 786-3519; fax 786-3350
Jerry_Berg@fws.gov

Lisa Stuby 
ADF&G Division of Sport Fish
1300 College Road
Fairbanks, AK 99701-1599
(907) 459-7202; fax 456-2259
lisa_stuby@fishgame.state.ak.us
 
Electronic Communications
Allen Bingham
P.O. Box 221804
Anchorage, AK 99522-1804
(907) 267-2327;  fax 267-2422
allen.bingham@alaska.gov
 
 

 

Environmental Concerns (No previous report at this time)
(new chair)
Larry Peltz
NMFS Alaska Region
PO BOX 43
222 WEST 7TH AVE, RM 517
ANCHORAGE, AK 99513-7577
(907) 271-1332; fax 271-3030
lawrence.peltz@noaa.gov
Fisheries Communication and Education
(Co-chairs):

Laurel Devaney
USFWS/FRO
101 12th Ave, Box 17
Fairbanks, AK 99701-6291
(907) 456-0558; fax 456-0454
Laurel_Devaney@fws.gov
 
Mike McDougall
(907) 479-3658 (new phone #)
yrdfa@mosquitonet.com

 

International Relations
Fred DeCicco
ADF&G-Division of Sport Fish
1300 College Road
Fairbanks, AK 99701-1599
(907) 459-7270; fax: 456-2259
Fred_DeCicco@fishgame.state.ak.us

 

Membership
Bert Lewis
ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division
PO BOX 669
CORDOVA, AK 99574-0669
(907) 424-3212 (W); fax: 424-3235
bert_lewis@fishgame.state.ak.us
Membership Manager (Not a Committee)
Allen Bingham
PO Box 221804
Anchorage, AK 99522-1804
(907) 267-2327; fax: 267-2422
allen.bingham@alaska.gov
Newsletter Editor
Gretchen Bishop
ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division
PO. B0X 110024
JUNEAU, AK 99811-0024
(907) 465-4269 (W); fax 465-4944
gretchen_bishop@fishgame.state.ak.us
Newsletter Publisher (Not a Committee)  
Fathom Graphics
c/o Connie Taylor
211 E 5th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
phone/fax (907)272-3305
FathomPub@aol.com
Past Presidents  (No previous report at this time)
Tim Joyce
USFS
PO BOX 280
Cordova, AK 99574-0280
(907) 424-4747 (W); fax 424-7214
tljoyce@fs.fed.us
Raffle (No previous report at this time) 
 
VACANT
Contact
Scott Maclean  if you're interested in chairing this committee
 

 

Resolutions and Bylaws (No previous report at this time) 
Bill Bechtol
PO BOX 3426
HOMER, AK 99603-3426
(907) 235-6713 (H)
danceon@xyz.net
Wally Noerenberg Award
Doug Palmer
USFWS
PO Box 1670
Kenai, AK 99611-1670
(907) 262-9863 (W); fax 262-7141
Douglas_Palmer@fws.gov

    To find out about becoming a member of any of these committees, contact the appropriate committee chair listed above.

Page last Updated: 08/24/2008
Please send comments, corrections, questions to:allen.bingham@alaska.gov