Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture appoint members to Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

03/17/2016
Last edited 04/06/2016
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Deborah Coble
(907) 786-3880

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, 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 is:

Southeast Alaska

Steve K. Reifenstuhl, Sitka 
Frank G. Wright Jr., Hoonah
Patricia A. Phillips, Pelican
Michael A. Douville, Craig
Harvey Kitka, Sitka
Robert Schroeder, Juneau
Albert H. Howard, Angoon
Donald C. Hernandez, Pt. Baker
Kenneth L. Jackson, Kake
Raymond D. Sensmeier, Yakutat

John A. Yeager, Wrangell
Michael D. Bangs, Petersburg
Cathy A. Needham, Juneau

Southcentral Alaska

Robert J. Henrichs, Cordova
Eleanor Dementi, Cantwell
R. Greg Encelewski, Ninilchik
Mary Ann Mills, Kenai
Lee R. Adler, Glennallen
Gloria Stickwan, Copper Center
James R. Showalter, Sterling
Michael V. Opheim, Seldovia
Andrew T. McLaughlin, Chenega Bay
Judith C. Caminer, Anchorage
Ingrid Peterson, Homer
Thomas M. Carpenter, Cordova
Ricky J. Gease, Kenai

Kodiak/Aleutians

Antone A. Shelikoff, Akutan
Patrick B. Holmes, Kodiak
Richard Koso, Adak
Samuel I. Rohrer, Kodiak
Thomas L. Schwantes, Kodiak
Coral Chernoff, Kodiak
Rebecca Skinner, Kodiak
Della Trumble, King Cove
Speridon M. Simeonoff Sr., Akhiok
Melissa M. Berns, Old Harbor

Bristol Bay

Pete M. Abraham, Togiak
Daniel J. O'Hara, Naknek
Nanci A. Morris Lyon, King Salmon
Molly B. Chythlook, Dillingham
Senafont Shugak, Jr., Pedro Bay
William J. Maines, Dillingham
Dan O. Dunaway, Dillingham
Lary J. Hill, Iliamna
Victor A. Seybert, Pilot Point
Richard J. Wilson, Naknek

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

William F. Brown, Eek
James A. Charles, Tuntutuliak
John W. Andrew, Kwethluk
Michael Peters, Marshall
Lester Wilde Sr., Hooper Bay
Dale T. Smith, Jr., Mekoryuk
Anthony Ulak, Scammon Bay
Annie C. Cleveland, Quinhagak
Dorothy G. Johnson, Mountain Village
Raymond J. Oney, Alakanuk 
Greg J. Roczicka, Bethel 
Robert E. Aloysius, Kalskag
David A. Bill, Sr., Toksook Bay

Western Interior Alaska

Robert A. Walker, Anvik
Donald V. Honea Jr., Ruby
Pollock Simon Sr., Allakaket
Raymond L. Collins, McGrath
Jack L. Reakoff, Wiseman 
Darrel M. Vent, Sr., Huslia
Timothy P. Gervais, Ruby 
Dennis R. Thomas, Sr., Crooked Creek
Jenny K. Pelkola, Galena
Fred W. Alexie, Kaltag

Seward Peninsula

Theodore Katcheak, Stebbins
Peter G. Buck, White Mountain
Louis H. Green Jr., Nome
Thomas L. Gray, Nome
Joseph A. Garnie, Teller
Amos Oxerok, Wales
Fred D. Eningowuk, Shishmaref
Elmer K. Seetot Jr., Brevig Mission
Charles F. Saccheus, Elim
Ronald D. Kirk, Stebbins

Northwest Arctic

Raymond Stoney, Kiana
Austin Swan, Sr., Kotzebue
Hannah P. Loon, Selawik
Michael C. Kramer, Kotzebue
Percy C. Ballot Sr., Buckland
Verne J. Cleveland Sr., Noorvik
Louie A. Commack, Jr., Ambler
Enoch A. Shiedt Sr., Kotzebue
Enoch Mitchell, Noatak
Calvin D. Moto, Deering

Eastern Interior Alaska

Susan L. Entsminger, Tok Cutoff
Andrew P. Firmin, Fort Yukon
Larry Williams Sr., Venetie
Lester C. Erhart, Tanana
William L. Glanz, Central
Andrew W. Bassich, Eagle
Rhonda O. Pitka, Beaver
Will M. Koehler, Horsfeld
Donald A. Woodruff, Eagle
Virgil L. Umphenour, North Pole

North Slope

Gordon R. Brower, Barrow
Robert V. Shears, Wainright
Steve Oomituk, Point Hope
Harry K. Brower Jr., Barrow
Sam Kunaknana, Nuiqsut
James M. Nageak, Anaktuvuk Pass
Lee Kayotuk, Kaktovik
Rosemary Ahtaungaruak, Barrow

The Federal Subsistence Management Program is not currently accepting applications and nominations; however, the next round will open in August 2016.

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