Executive Council Functions


Executive Council Meeting Minutes available online


2013 Executive Council

Chair

Doug Forsell. email: DJForsell[at]aol.com

Chair-Elect

Joanna Smith, PhD, Birdsmith Ecological Research, PO Box 535, Smithers BC V0J 2N0  email: josmith[at]birdsmith.ca

Past Chair

Kim Rivera, NOAA Fisheries, National Seabird Program, Alaska Region, Protected Resources Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, USA. Telephone: 907-586-7424, email: kim.rivera[at]noaa.gov

Vice-Chair for Conservation

Stan Senner, Ocean Conservancy, 4189 SE Division Street. Portland, OR 97202, USA.  Telephone: 503-236-8694, email: ssenner[at]oceanconservancy.org

Treasurer

Lindsay Young, PhD, Wildlife Biologist, Pacific Rim Conservation, 3038 Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA. email: lindsay[at]pacificrimconservation.com

Secretary

Patricia Baird, PhD, Centre for Wildlife Ecology - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada. Telephone: Cell 604-928-5510, other: 604 801 5520; fax: 604-689-1051; email: pab7[at]sfu.ca


Regional Representatives

Alaska and Russia

Adrian Gall, ABR, Inc., P.O. Box 80410, Fairbanks, AK, 99708, USA. Telephone: (907) 455-6777 x125, fax: (907) 455-6781, email: agall[at]abrinc.com

Washington and Oregon

Peter Hodum, Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge/University of Puget Sound, Biology Department, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner St., Tacoma, WA 98416, USA. Telephone: 253.879.2789, email: peter[at]oikonos.org

Northern California

Hannahrose Nevins, Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge/Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care & Research Center, 1451 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. Telephone: (831) 212-7218, email: hnevins[at]mlml.calstate.edu

Southern California, Latin America, and Hawaii

Annette Henry, NOAA Fisheries, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Telephone: 858-546-5672, annette.henry[at]noaa.gov

United States, excluding AK, WA, OR, CA, and HI

Iain Stenhouse, Marine Bird Program Director, Biodiversity Research Institute, 652 Main St., Gorham, ME 04038, USA. Telephone: (207) 839-7600, fax: (207) 839-7655, email: iain.stenhouse[at]briloon.org

 Canada

Ken Morgan, Pelagic Seabird Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, c/o Institute of Ocean Sciences P.O. Box 6000, 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, BC, Canada, V8L 4B2. Telephone: 250-363-6537, fax: 250-363-6390, email: ken.morgan[at]dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Asia and Oceania

Yutaka Watanuki, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Minato-cho 3-1-1, Hakodate 041-8611, Japan. email: ywata[at]fish.hokudai.ac.jp

Europe/Africa

Steffen Oppel, Senior Conservation Scientist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG 192DL, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44-1767-693452, email: Steffen.Oppel[at]gmail.com

Student Representative

Sarah Thomsen, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby BC, Canada, V5A 1S6.Telephone: 778-782-3981, email: sarahkthomsen[at]gmail.com


Ex officio (non-voting)

Editor, Pacific Seabirds

Vivian Mendenhall, 4600 Rabbit Creek Road, Anchorage, AK, USA, 99516, USA. email: fasgadair[at]gmail.com

Communications Coordinator, Listserve Coordinator

Verena Gill, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 341, Anchorage, AK, 99503, USA. Telephone: 907-786-3584; email: verena.gill[at]gmail.com

Website Coordinator

Lisa Ballance, NOAA Fisheries, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. Telephone: 858-546-7173; email: lisa.ballance[at]noaa.gov


Past Chairs of the Pacific Seabird Group

1974-1975 J. Michael Scott
1976 George J. Divoky
1977 David Manuwal
1978 Daniel W. Anderson
1979-1980 Ralph Schreiber (deceased)
1981 Kees Vermeer
1982 Harry Ohlendorf
1983 Craig Harrison
1984 Judith Hand
1985 Daniel W. Anderson
1986 Lora L. Leschner
1987 Kenneth Briggs
1988 Scott Hatch
1989 D. Michael Fry
1990 Doug Siegel-Causey
1991 Malcolm C. Coulter
1992 Palmer Sekora
1993 George J. Divoky
1994 John Piatt
1995 Mark J. Rauzon
1996 William Everett
1997 Kim Nelson
1998 Alan Burger
1999 Edward C. Murphy
2000 Julia Parrish
2001 William J. Sydeman
2002 Lisa Ballance
2003 David Irons
2004 Daniel Roby
2005 Robert Day
2006 Katie O'Reilly
2007 Verena Gill
2008 Douglas F. Bertram
2009 Greg Balogh
2010 Thomas Good
2011 Patrick Jodice
2012 Kim Rivera