Secretary of the Interior Appoints Members to Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

For Immediate Release:

February 4, 2022

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, with the concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has made appointments to the 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. The Councils advise the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence management regulations and policies and serve as a forum for public involvement in Federal subsistence management in Alaska. With these appointments (shown in bold), the current membership of the Councils are:

02/04/2022
Last edited 02/04/2022
Contact Information

Katerina Wessels

(907) 786-3885

katerina_wessels@fws.gov

Southeast Alaska

Ian A. Johnson, Hoonah
Frank G. Wright, Jr., Hoonah
Calvin H. Casipit, Gustavus
Michael A. Douville, Craig
James C. Slater, Pelican
Robert F. Schroeder, Juneau
Albert H. Howard, Angoon
Donald C. Hernandez, Point Baker
Patricia A. Pillips, Pelican
Louie A. Wagner, Jr., Metlakatla
Harvey Kitka, Sitka
John Smith III, Juneau
Cathy A. Needham, Juneau

 

Southcentral Alaska

Edward H. Holsten, Cooper Landing
Michael V. Opheim, Seldovia
Richard Greg Encelewski, Ninilchik
Diane A. Selanoff, Valdez
Dennis M. Zadra, Cordova
Gloria Stickwan, Tazlina
Angela K. Totemoff, Anchorage
Donna E. Claus, Chitina
Andrew T. McLaughlin, Chenega Bay
Donna M. Faust Wilson, Sutton
Hope L. Roberts, Valdez
Heath Q. Kocan, Cordova
Michael G. Rego, Glennallen

 

Kodiak/Aleutians

Patrick B. Holmes, Kodiak
Richard R. Koso, Adak
Samuel I. Rohrer, Kodiak
Christopher L. Price, Unalaska
Coral A. Chernoff, Kodiak
Rebecca L. Skinner, Kodiak
Della Trumble, King Cove
Natasha M. Hayden, Kodiak

 

Bristol Bay

Nanci A. Morris Lyon, King Salmon
William W. Trefon, Jr., Nondalton
Dan O. Dunaway, Dillingham
Lary J. Hill, Iliamna
Norman N. Anderson, Dillingham
Richard J. Wilson, Naknek

 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Henry Parks, Nunapitchuk
Norma T. Evan, Marshall

 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Cont.)

John W. Andrew, Kwethluk
Thomas G. Alstrom, Alakanuk
Jacqueline K. Cleveland, Quinhagak
James C. Landlord, Mountain Village
Alissa Nadine Rogers, Bethel
Phillip K. Peter, Sr., Akiachak
Wassilly B. Alexie, Russian Mission
Raymond J. Oney, Alakanuk
Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Bethel
Robert J. Hoffman, Bethel
Richard B. Slats, Chevak

 

Western Interior Alaska

Rebecca C. Wilmarth, Red Devil
Donald V. Honea, Jr., Ruby
Pollock Simon, Sr., Allakaket
Kevin L. Whitworth, McGrath
Jack L. Reakoff, Wiseman
Arnold P. Demoski, Nulato
Timothy P. Gervais, Ruby
Darrell M. Vent, Sr., Huslia
Jenny K. Pelkola, Galena
Tommy Kriska, Nulato

 

Seward Peninsula

Mary J. Freytag, Unalakleet
Louis H. Green Jr., Nome
Thomas L. Gray, Nome
Deahl D. Katchatag, Unalakleet
Leland H. Oyoumick, Unalakleet
Martin A. Aukongak, Golovin
Elmer K. Seetot, Jr., Brevig Mission
Robert F. Moses, Sr., Golovin
Ronald D. Kirk, Stebbins

Northwest Arctic

Enoch E. Shiedt, Sr., Kotzebue
Thomas C. Baker, Kotzebue
Hazel Smith, Kotzebue
Michael C. Kramer, Kotzebue
Calvin D. Moto II, Deering
Wilbur M. Howarth, Sr., Noorvik
Robert J. Schaeffer, Kotzebue
Elmer Armstrong, Jr., Noorvik
Verne J. Cleveland, Sr., Ambler
Barbara M. Atoruk, Kiana
 
Eastern Interior Alaska
Susan L. Entsminger, Mentasta
Jody A. Potts, Fairbanks
Linda M. Evans, Rampart
Nicholas W. Henry, Chalkyitsik
William L. Glanz, Central
Andrew W. Bassich, Eagle
Robert C. Wright, Sr., Tanana
Charlie Jagow, Porcupine River
Donald A. Woodruff, Eagle
Will M. Koehler, Delta Junction

North Slope

Gordon R. Brower, Utqiagvik
Wanda T. Kippi, Atqasuk
Alzred Steve Oomittuk, Point Hope
Billy B. Patkotak, Jr., Wainwright
Edward J. Rexford, Sr., Kaktovik
Martha A. R. Itta, Nuiqsut
Esther S. Hugo, Anaktuvuk Pass
Brower A. Frantz, Utquiagvik
Peter E. Williams, Anaktuvuk Pass

The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting applications for the 2022 Council appointment cycle until February 28, 2022. For more information, go to the Federal Subsistence Management Program website at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions.

Additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

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