Council Members

The Council is composed of 15 members; 11 voting and 4 non-voting. Seven of the voting members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce upon the recommendation of the governors of Alaska and Washington. The governors must submit three names for each vacancy occurring on the Council and may indicate a preferred choice.  Further details can be found on the NOAA website here.

Related Documents

• Minutes from the Council meetings
  
• A listing of Council Terms of Office (pdf)
• Financial Disclosures of Council members; Fillable form
• Statement of Organization Practices and Procedures (DRAFT Council SOPPs, Revised April 2012)
• Regional Operating Agreement (Revised October 2016)

Council Members

Back row, L to R:  Andy Mezirow, Theresa Peterson, Kenny Down, Glenn Merrill
3rd row: Buck Laukitis, Sam Cotten, Capt. Stephen White
2nd row: Greg Siekaniec, Bill Tweit, Dan Hull, Jim Balsiger
Front row: Simon Kinneen, Aaron Martin, Craig Cross, Roy Hyder
Not pictured: Dave Hanson, Trent Hartill

Contacts

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is provided as a public service and is intended for general communication purposes. If you wish to submit comments on an Agenda item to be made available to the Council family as part of the record, they must be submitted to npfmc.comments@noaa.gov and must be received by the deadline date noticed in that meeting’s agenda.