Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Seats
Council Officers
Chair: Pamela Neeb Wade, elected February 2023
Vice Chair: Adam Helm, elected February 2023
Secretary: Sarah Lopez, elected February 2023
Non-Governmental Voting Members
Agriculture
Primary - Sarah Lopez, executive director, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc., email: sarah@ccwqp.org
Alternate - Marieke Desmond, policy strategist, Salinas Basin Water Alliance, email: marieke@salinasbasinwateralliance.com
At Large
Primary - Steve Allen, retired engineering program manager, email: steveal@pacbell.net
Primary - Jenny McAdams, retired council member, city of Pacific Grove, email: jennysmcadams@gmail.com
Primary - Felicia Van Stolk, executive director, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, email: felicia@santacruzmuseum.org
Alternate - Rebecca Ceniceros, retired attorney, email: got2godiving@aol.com
Alternate - Greg Crandall, community member, email: gregcrandall@mac.com
Alternate - Daniel Schalk, Coast Unified science teacher, email: dschalk@coastunified.org
Business/Industry
Primary - Tom Rowley, realtor Century 21 Monterey/Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, email: TomR2004@hotmail.com
Alternate - Monica Lal,president/CEO, Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, email: monica@montereychamber.com
Commercial Fishing
Primary - Tim Obert, commercial fisherman, email: tim.obert@att.net
Alternate - Vacant
Conservation
Primary - Vacant
Alternate - Jennifer Abbott, marine science educator, O'Neill Sea Odyssey/Santa Cruz Whale Watching, email: jrcya.mb@gmail.com
Diving
Primary - Keith Rootsaert, construction project manager, Salas O’Brien Engineers, Inc., email: keith.rootsaert@salasobrien.com
Alternate - Adam Lester, email: agarrisonlester@gmail.com
Education
Primary - Pamela Neeb Wade, secondary school programs manager, Monterey Bay Aquarium, email: pwade@mbayaq.org
Alternate - Greg McBride, retired public school teacher, email: mcblsb@gmail.com
Recreation
Primary - Tony Elliot, director, city of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation, email: telliot@cityofsantacruz.com
Alternate - Nicholas Wilson, Dockside Yacht Service, email: nicholas.a.wilson85@gmail.com
Recreational Fishing
Primary - Adam Helm, guide, Monterey Bay Kayaks, email: adam@montereybaykayaks.com
Alternate - Jose Montes, retired San Jose Police Sergeant, email: pistolerocaptain1@gmail.com
Research
Primary - Brandon Southall, president and chief scientist, Southall Environmental Associates, email: brandon.southall@sea-inc.net
Alternate - Steven Haddock, senior scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, email: haddock@mbari.org
Tourism
Primary - Marina Maze, captain and manager, Monterey Bay Eco Tours, email: marina.alise@gmail.com
Alternate - Paige Viren, executive director, Sustainable Hospitality Management Program College of Business, California State University Monterey Bay, email: pviren@csumb.edu
Governmental Voting Members
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Primary - Brian McCarthy, council member, city of Marina, email: bmccarthy@cityofmarina.org
Alternate - Scott Funk, mayor pro tem and councilmember, city of Gonzales, email: scottfunk3755@yahoo.com
California Coastal Commission
Primary - Dan Carl, district director, North Central/Central Coast, email: dan.carl@coastal.ca.gov
Alternate - Kevin Kahn, district manager, Central Coast District, email: kevin.kahn@coastal.ca.gov
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Primary - Chelsea Protasio, environmental scientist, Marine Region, email: chelsea.protasio@wildlife.ca.gov
Alternate - Vacant
California Environmental Protection Agency
Primary - Karen Mogus, deputy director, State Water Resources Control Board, email: karen.mogus@waterboards.ca.gov
Alternate - Vacant
California Natural Resources Agency
Primary - Jenn Eckerle, acting deputy secretary, Oceans and Coastal Policy at California Natural Resources Agency, acting executive director, Ocean Protection Council, email: jenn.eckerle@resources.ca.gov
Alternate - Michael Esgro, senior biodiversity program manager & tribal liaison, Ocean Protection Council, Marine Biodiversity Program, email: michael.esgro@resources.ca.gov
California State Parks
Primary - Daniel Shaw, Monterey deputy district superintendent, email: daniel.shaw@parks.ca.gov
Alternate - Eric Abma, sector superintendent, Monterey District, email: eric.abma@parks.ca.gov
Harbors
Primary - Jim Pruett, general manager, Pillar Point Harbor, San Mateo County Harbor District, email: jpruett@smharbor.com
Alternate - Jeff Pritchard, assistant harbormaster, Moss Landing Harbor District, email: pritchard@mosslandingharbor.dst.ca.us
Alternate - John Haynes, senior deputy harbormaster, Santa Cruz Port District, email: jhaynes@santacruzharbor.org
Alternate - Brian Nelson, harbormaster, city of Monterey, email: cdbriannelson@gmail.com
Non-Voting Members
College
Primary - Cindy Matuch, graduate fellow, University of California Santa Cruz, email: cmatuch@ucsc.edu
Alternate - Josephine Wrinkle, marine science undergraduate student, California State University Monterey Bay, email: jwrinkle@csumb.edu
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Primary - Chris Mobley, superintendent, email: chris.mobley@noaa.gov
Alternate - Michael Murray, deputy superintendent, email: michael.murray@noaa.gov
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Primary - Dave Feliz, reserve manager, email: dave.feliz@wildlife.ca.gov
Alternate - Dan Brumbaugh, Coastal Training Program coordinator, email: dan@elkhornslough.org
Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries
Primary - Maria Brown, superintendent, email: maria.brown@noaa.gov
Alternate - Brian Johnson, deputy superintendent, email: brian.johnson@noaa.gov
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Primary - Lisa Wooninck, superintendent, email: lisa.wooninck@noaa.gov
Alternate - Dawn Hayes, deputy superintendent, email: dawn.hayes@noaa.gov
National Marine Fisheries Service
Primary - Steven Lindley, fisheries ecology division director, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, email: steve.lindley@noaa.gov
Alternate - Steven Bograd, research oceanographer, Environmental Research Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, email: steven.bograd@noaa.gov
U.S. Coast Guard
Primary - LTJG Andrew Ireland, Coast Guard District Eleven Enforcement, Living Marine Resources Officer, US Coast Guard District 11, email: Andrew.M.Ireland@uscg.mil
Alternate - LT Devon Zych, LMR Program Manager, Coast Guard District Eleven Waterways, US Coast Guard District 11, email: Devon.D.Zych@uscg.mil