Membership Lists

The Governments of Canada and the United States are each responsible for appointing representatives to serve on the Pacific Salmon Commission as Commissioners, Alternate Commissioners, National Correspondents, Editorial Board and Panel and Committee members.

 

Commissioners

 

2023 PSC Commissioners
From L to R: Dimitri Varmazis, Rick Klumph, Murray Ned, John McCulloch, Andrew Thomson, Doug Vincent-Lang, Sue Farlinger, Bill Auger, Scott Rumsey, Russ Jones, Katrina Connors, Phil Anderson (Not Present: W. Ron Allen, Martin Paish, McCoy Oatman)

Four Commissioners and four alternates are appointed by the Government of the United States. Four Canadian Commissioners and four alternates are appointed by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

The Chair and Vice-Chair responsibilities alternate between the two countries each year.

Mr. Andrew Thomson (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Susan Farlinger
Mr. John McCulloch
Mr. Murray Ned

Alternate:

Dr. Katrina Connors
Chief Russ Jones
Mr. Martin Paish

Mr. Phil Anderson (Chair)
Mr. W. Ron Allen
Dr. Scott M. Rumsey
Mr. Douglas S. Vincent-Lang

Alternate:

Mr. William F. Auger
Mr. Rick Klumph
Mr. McCoy Oatman
Mr. Dimitri Varmazis

National Correspondents

 

Each Party has one National Correspondent who is the primary day to day contact between the Executive Secretary and the respective Parties to the Treaty. In general, the National Correspondents are responsible for coordinating the flow of information to and from the Commission. Their responsibilities include the provision of correspondence, membership information, data requests, financial information, and post season and technical reports necessary for the respective Party to meet Treaty obligations.  The National Correspondents liaise with the Executive Secretary on a regular basis.

Ms. Cara Fogliato

 

Ms. Bonnie DeJoseph

Panels

 

Four regional panels- the Southern, Northern, Transboundary and Fraser River – provide technical and regulatory advice to the Commission. Each Panel is made up of no more than six representatives and alternates from each country. Membership reflects a range of governmental and fishing interests.

The Yukon River Panel recommends annual management measures for salmon originating in the Yukon River.  Unlike other regional Panels established under the Pacific Salmon Treaty, the Yukon River Panel follows its own bylaws and does not report to the Commission.

Canadian U.S.

Ms. Sandra Davies (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Angela Addison
Mr. Jason Harris
Chief Harry Nyce Sr.
Ms. Joy Thorkelson
Mr. Mike Wells

Mr. Lowell Fair (Chair)
Mr. Clay Bezenek
Mr. Mitchell Eide
Ms. Deborah Lyons
Dr. Jamal Moss
Mr. Russell Thomas

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Dr. William Atlas
Mr. Stuart Barnes
Mr. Jeff Grout
Mr. Rick Haugan
Mr. Greg Knox
Mr. Urs Thomas

Mr. Travis Bangs
Mr. John Carle
Mr. Andrew K. Gray
Mr. Tom Meiners
Mr. Andrew Piston
Mr. Dennis Watson

Canadian U.S.

Ms. Linda Higgins (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Rodney Cootes
Dr. Don Hall
Mr. Jeremy Maynard
Mr. Laurie Milligan
Ms. Debra Toporowski

Mr. Joseph Oatman (Chair)
Mr. Burnie Bohn
Mr. Gerald I. James
Mr. Jeromy Jording
Ms. Laurie Peterson
Mr. Aldrich J. (Butch) Smith

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Mr. Michael Baird
Mr. Len Carr
Ms. Marla Maxwell
Ms. Marilyn Murphy
Mr. Gordon Sterritt
Mr. Phil Young

Mr. Vincent (Kyle) Adicks
Ms. Denise Hawkins
Mr. Edward Johnstone
Mr. Mark Newell
Mr. Joseph C. Peters

Coho Work Group
Canadian U.S.

Ms. Marla Maxwell (Co-Chair)
Mr. Rod Cootes
Dr. Don Hall
Dr. John Holmes
Mr. Laurie Milligan
Ms. Marilyn Murphy
Mr. Peter Nicklin
Ms. Lynda Ritchie
Mr. Joel Sawada
Mr. Gordon Sterritt
Ms. Mary Thiess

Mr. Joseph Oatman (Co-Chair)
Mr. Kyle Adicks
Ms. Carrie Cook-Tabor
Mr. Tyler Garber
Ms. Denise Hawkins
Dr. Diego Holmgren
Mr. Edward Johnstone
Mr. Jeromy Jording
Dr. Marisa Litz
Dr. Gary S. Morishima
Mr. Joseph Peters
Ms. Laurie Peterson
Dr. Laurie Weitkamp

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Steve Gotch (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Kerry Carlick
Mr. Richard Erhardt
Ms. Cheri Frocklage
Ms. Nicole Gordon
Mr. Kevin Gould
Mr. Chris Kendel
Mr. Dennis Zimmermann

Mr. Troy Thynes (Chair)
Mr. Brennon Eagle
Mr. Larry Edfelt
Mr. Jacob Miller
Mr. Patrick Robbins
Mr. Scott Vulstek
Mr. Cole Wilburn

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Adam Keizer (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Michael Frost
Mr. Mike Griswold
Grand Chief Ken Malloway
Mr. Aaron Murray
Mr. Robert Rezansoff

Mr. Mark Baltzell (Chair)
Mr. James Dixon
Mr. Jason Gobin
Mr. Robert F. Kehoe

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Mr. Mike Hawkshaw
Mr. Shaun Hollingsworth
Mr. Darrel McEachern
Mr. Tony Roberts Jr.
Mr. Marcel Shepert
Mr. Greg Witzky

Dr. Mickey Agha
Mr. Ronald G. Charles
Mr. Jack R. Giard
Mr. Tony Siniscal

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Steve Gotch (Chair)
Mr. Sebastian Jones
Mr. Stanley Njootli, Sr
Mr. Dennis Zimmerman
Ms. Pauline Frost

Mr. John Linderman (Co-Chair)
Mr. Ragnar Alstrom
Mr. Andrew Bassich
Ms. Rhonda Pitka
Mr. Erik Weingarth
Ms. Sarah Conn

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Ms. Cathy Merkel (Alternate Chair)
Ms. Cheyenne Bradley
Mr. Tim Gerberding
Mr. James MacDonald
Mr. Robert Perry
Ms. Elizabeth MacDonald

Ms. Carolyn Brown
Mr. John Lamont, Jr.
Mr. Virgil Umphenour
Mr. Sven Pauken
Ms. Ellen Yasumiishi
Mr. Charlie Wright

Committees

There are three classes of committees within the PSC organizational structure:

  • Technical Committees
  • Standing Committees
  • Restoration and Enhancement Fund Committees

Technical Committees

 

Canadian U.S.

Dr. Antonio Velez-Espino (Co-Chair)
Dr. Norah Brown
Ms. Sabrina Crowley
Ms. Katherine Davidson
Mr. Michael Folkes
Mr. Nicholas Komick
Ms. Chelsea May
Ms. Elinor McGrath
Dr. Teresa Ryan
Mr. Noel Swain
Ms. Laura Tessier
Ms. Heidi Van Vliet
Ms. Lauren Weir
Dr. Catarina Wor

Mr. Jonathan Carey (Co-Chair)
Dr. Milo Adkison (Co-Chair)
Mr. Ethan Clemons
Mr. Tim Dalton
Dr. Derek Dapp
Mr. Brian Elliott
Ms. Danielle Evenson
Mr. Gary R. Freitag
Mr. Tommy Garrison
Ms. Sara Gilk-Baumer
Dr. Steve Haeseker
Mr. Jim Jasper
Dr. Galen Johnson
Mr. Edgar Jones
Dr. Jake Kvistad
Mr. David Leonard
Mr. Martin Liermann
Mr. Scott Marshall
Ms. Marianne McClure
Dr. Oliver Miler
Dr. Gary S. Morishima
Mr. Jeff Nichols
Mr. Randy Peterson
Ms. Anne Reynolds
Mr. Mark Sorel
Dr. Charles Waters

Canadian U.S.

Ms. Brittany Jenewein (Co-Chair)
Ms. Kim Charlie
Mr. Matt Clarke
Ms. Nicole Frederickson
Ms. Claire Rycroft
Mr. Joe Tadey

Mr. Bill Patton (Co-Chair)
Mr. Scott Bass
Dr. Mike Ford
Dr. Todd Seamons
Mr. Ben Starkhouse

Canadian U.S.

Dr. John Holmes (Co-Chair)
Mr. Michael Arbeider
Mr. Roger Dunlop
Mr. Kristopher Hein
Ms. Dawn Lewis
Mr. Michael O’Brien
Mr. Kevin Pellett
Ms. Ashlee Prevost
Mr. Joel Sawada
Ms. Madeline Thomson

Dr. Gary S. Morishima (Co-Chair)
Dr. Daniel Auerbach
Ms. Carrie Cook-Tabor
Mr. Tyler Garber
Dr. Diego Holmgren
Ms. Cassandra R. Leeman
Dr. Marisa Litz
Ms. Stephanie Thurner
Dr. Laurie Weitkamp

Northern Coho Technical Committee
U.S.

Mr. Grant Hagerman
Ms. Michele Masuda
Mr. Justin Priest

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Scott Decker (Co-Chair)
Ms. Kelsey Campbell
Mr. Colin Schwindt
Mr. Mike Staley
Ms. Maxime Veilleux

Mr. Gordon Rose (Co-Chair)
Mr. Matt Bogaard
Ms. Amy Seiders
Mr. Anthony “Tony” Siniscal

Canadian U.S.

Ms. Charmaine Carr-Harris (Co-Chair)
Mr. Mark Cleveland
Ms. Jennifer Gordon
Mr. Peter Katinic
Mr. Ryan Whitmore

Mr. Bo Meredith (Co-Chair)
Mr. Patrick Berry
Ms. Whitney Crittenden
Ms. Teresa Fish
Mr. Grant Hagerman
Mr. Chase Jalbert
Ms. Michele Masuda
Ms. Sara Miller
Ms. Anne Reynolds
Mr. Troy Tydingco

Northern Coho Sub-Committee
Canadian

Mr. Bill Waugh
Mr. Ryan Whitmore

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Bill Waugh (Co-Chair)
Mr. Kerry Carlick
Mr. Mark Connor
Mr. Michael Folkes
Mr. Aaron Foos
Ms. Jody Mackenzie-Grieve
Mr. Johnny Sembsmoen
Mr. Sean Stark
Ms. Kimberly Tuor

Mr. Edgar Jones (Co-Chair)
Ms. Julie Bednarski
Mr. Scott Forbes
Mr. Patrick Fowler
Mr. Rick Hoffman
Mr. Philip Richards
Mr. Paul Salomone
Mr. Kyle Shedd
Ms. Katie Taylor
Mr. Jeffrey Williams

Enhancement Subcommittee
Canadian U.S.

Mr. Corino Salomi (Co-Chair)
Mr. Adam Brennan
Mr. Sean Collins
Mr. Mark Connor
Ms. Cheri Frocklage

Mr. Garold Pryor (Co-Chair)
Ms. Katie Harms
Mr. Eric Prestegard
Mr. Josh Russell

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Nicholas Komick (Co-Chair)
Mr. Jonathan Martin
Mr. Michael O’Brien
Mr. Brock Ramshaw

Dr. Nancy Leonard (Co-Chair)
Mr. P. Brodie Cox
Mr. Eric Keller
Mr. Mike Matylewich
Dr. Gary S. Morishima
Ms. Amy L. Seiders

Data Standards Work Group
Canadian U.S.

Mr. Nicholas Komick (Co-Chair)
Mr. Jonathan Martin
Mr. Michael O’Brien

Mr. James R. (Jim) Longwill (Co-Chair)
Mr. Gabriel T. Garza
Mr. Eric Lardizabal
Mr. Gilbert Lensegrav
Mr. Ken Phillipson

Canadian U.S.

Dr. Rob Houtman (Co-Chair)
Dr. Norah Brown
Mr. Angus Straight
Ms. Erika Watkins

Mr. Ryan Lothrop (Co-Chair)
Ms. Jill Cady
Mr. Trevor R. Clark
Ms. Carrie Cook-Tabor
Ms. Lara Erikson
Ms. Danielle Evenson
Mr. Tyler Garber
Dr. Jake Kvistad
Ms. Marianne McClure
Dr. Gary S. Morishima
Mr. George Nandor
Mr. Ron Olson
Ms. Michelle A. Varney
Ms. Lorraine Vercessi

Standing Committees

 

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Andrew Thomson (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Randy Atwal
Ms. Heather Dempsey
Ms. Cara Fogliato
Mr. Steve Gotch
Mr. Gordon Moore

Mr. W. Ron Allen (Chair)
Mr. William F. Auger
Ms. Bonnie DeJoseph
Ms. Christine Mallette
Mr. Mike Matylewich

Canadian U.S.

Dr. Brendan Connors (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Diana Dobson

Mr. John Carlile (Chair)
Dr. Brian Beckman

Restoration and Enhancement Fund Committees

 

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Steve Gotch (Co-Chair)
Chief Russ Jones
Mr. John McCulloch

Mr. Douglas S. Vincent-Lang (Co-Chair)
Mr. William F. Auger
Dr. Jamal Moss

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Neil Davis (Co-Chair)
Mr. Mike Griswold
Dr. Don Hall

Mr. Larry Peck (Co-Chair)
Mr. Peter Dygert
Mr. Joseph Oatman

Other Groups and Committees

 

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Andrew Thomson (Co-Chair)
Chief Russ Jones
Mr. John McCulloch

Mr. Phil Anderson (Co-Chair)
Mr. McCoy Oatman
Mr. Douglas S. Vincent-Lang

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Chuck Parken
Ms. Susan Farlinger
Ms. Elinor McGrath

Mr. Mike Matylewich
Mr. McCoy Oatman
Mr. William Tweit

Canadian U.S.

Dr. Rob Houtman (Co-Chair)
Mr. Michael Folkes
Ms. Chelsea May
Mr. Chuck Parken
Dr. Antonio Velez-Espino
Mr. Nicholas Komick (observer – REAM support)
Ms. Laura Tessier (observer – REAM support)
Dr. Catarina Wor (observer – REAM support)

Mr. Jim Scott (Co-Chair)
Dr. Milo Adkison
Mr. Jonathan Carey
Mr. Ethan Clemons
Mr. Timothy Dalton
Mr. Tommy Garrison
Dr. Galen Johnson
Dr. Jake Kvistad
Mr. David Leonard
Mr. Ryan Lothrop
Mr. Oliver Miller
Mr. Randy Peterson
Mr. Bill Templin

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Martin Paish
Mr. Andrew Thomson

Mr. William Auger
Mr. Rick Klumph

Canadian U.S.

Dr. Katrina Connors
Ms. Nicole Frederickson
Mr. Aaron Foos
Dr. Antonio Velez-Espino

Mr. Jonathan Carey
Mr. Tommy Garrison
Ms. Christine Mallette
Mr. Randy Peterson

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Ms. Karen Burnett

Ms. Anne Reynolds-Manney
Dr. Charlie Waters

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Janvier Doire
Dr. Rob Houtman
Mr. Laurie Milligan
Ms. Erika Watkins

Mr. Craig Bowhay
Ms. Danielle Evenson
Dr. Jake Kvistad
Ms. Marianne McClure

Canadian Alternates U.S. Alternates

Mr. Peter Hall

Canadian U.S.

Mr. Dean Allan
Mr. Neil Davis

Mr. Phil Anderson
Mr. Bill Templin
Mr. Jim Scott