Oregon Anglers - Members

Executive Board

Tony Meeker-(former State Treasurer and Oregon Legislator: served on Natural Resources Committee in both House & Senate, Ways & Means Committee in the Senate, Republican leader in the Senate from '83 to '87, served as State Treasurer '87 to'92) ODFW's 2008 External Budget Committee and 2006 External Budget Committee, Member of Oregon Anglers' ocean team.	(Newport)	President
John Holloway-(Oregon Anglers' Ocean Co-Chair, State Chair of the Recreational fishing Alliance, ODFW's Ocean Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, Groundfish Advisory Panel member of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, ODFW's Nearshore Advisory Committee, Tillamook County Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, Captain of the Oregon Anglers' Research Ship.)	(Portland)	Secretary
Fred VanNatta-(Oregon Anglers Legislative Director), 2008 External Budget Committee, 2007 Rules Review Board, ODFW's 2006 External Budget Committee www.vannattapr.com	(Salem)	Vice President
Dennis Richey- (Salmon/trout co-chair, Chair of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Board, Sport fishing rep. on the federal Pinniped Interaction Task Force, Member of the Columbia River Visioning Process, Upper Willamette Basin Plan Stakeholders Advisory, Governor's Coastal Coho Recovery Team, ODFW's Conservation Leaders Group, Ocean Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, ODFW's Statewide Wildlife Conservation Strategy Stakeholders, Native Fish Conservation Policy and Hatchery Management Plan Committee, 2005 Fishing Regulation Review Board)	(West Linn)	Treasurer
Mike Harman-(Past Pres. Intermountain West Joint Venture - Ducks Unlimited), dedicated fisherman	Lake Oswego
Janice Green-(Oregon Anglers' Ocean Past Co-Chair, ODFW's Ocean Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, Founder of Oregonians for Fish and Fishing, former State Chair for the Recreational Fishing Alliance, Former ODFW Restoration & Enhancement Board, past member-Pacific Fishery Management Council-Groundfish Advisory Panel, 2005 Fishing Regulation Review Board), IFISH Salty Dogs	Umpqua	Angler Education
Bruce Harpole-(President, Oregon Fishing Club, Delegate to American Fisheries Society), alternate on the Upper Willamette Recovery Plan www.ofc.org	Albany
Ron Mason- member of the Ocean Sportfishing Advisory Committee, One of our ocean team members.	Newport
Bob Thompson- one of the state's most enthusiastic fishermen	Portland
Bill Sanderson- (Guide & Past President of Salem Steelheaders, Upper Willamette Basin Plan Stakeholders Advisory, Oregon Anglers' Watershed Council Representative) www.localfishermannews.com/n_santiam_report.htm	Mill City
Cindy Heller- (Salmon/ trout co-chair, ,Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Board, Governor's Coastal Coho Recovery Team representing STEP, Native Fish Conservation Policy Committee, past chair of the Salmon & Trout Advisory Committee, 2005 Fishing Regulation Review Board, coordinates the STEP fish rearing facility at Letz Creek for the Northwest Steelheaders Emerald Chapter, Founder of Oregonians for Fish & Fishing, 2004 ODFW/STEP volunteer of the year.)	Junction City
Walt Svirsky- Software consultant, dedicated fisherman	West Linn
Craig Noffsinger-(Mid-Willamette Valley Anglers), Oregon Anglers' publicity, dedicated fisherman	Salem
John Ward-(President of South Coast Steelheaders), dedicated fisherman.	North Bend
Matt Davey-(Columbia River stakeholders contact), alternate on the Columbia River Visioning Process	West Linn
Walter Chuck- Ocean Co-Chair, Ocean Sport Fishing Advisory Committee, Ifish Moderator, Co-chair of Oregon Anglers' ocean team. DeanAnn Edwards(alias Fisherbabe)dedicated fisherwoman	Newport (Bowling Green, Ohio)	Webmaster

Expert Advisory Board

Dr. Don Amend PhD., Fisheries Biologist (retired),
amenddf@willapabay.org

Bob Toman, Master guide and "Mr. Clackamas River", co-author of the Spring Chinook hooking mortality study.

Dick Noble,Eugene, MS. Fisheries, President of Salmon/Trout Advisory Service
RNoble4019@aol.com

Ray Kindley, former fisheries biologist, currently practicing law as an expert in the area of hydropower interaction with fisheries.

Daniel H. Varoujean, owner of Marzet Marine and Estuarine Research, an expert on pinniped predation.

Charlie E. Smith - certified Pathologist and past President, Fish Health Section/American Fisheries Society

Tod Jones - Astoria,Fisheries Project Director, Clatsop County Economic Development Commission,(implemented Alaska's first salmon egg planting project in Karluk, Alaska, that restored almost extirpated runs of Sockeye. Today, half a million Sockeye are harvested from this reintroduced run.)

Dr. Ernest Brannon, Ph. D. Fisheries - Moscow, Idaho, Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute & Professor of Fisheries Resources, University of Idaho, author of the 2002 final report, 'Population Structure of Columbia River Basin Chinook Salmon and Steelhead'

Paul Johnson, Engineer - Portland, Oregon, Former ODFW Chief Engineer for hatcheries

Scott LaPatra, Ph. D. Microbiology -Twin Falls, Idaho, Former ODFW fish virologist, American Fishery Society Certified Fish Pathologist

Dr. James Lannon, Professor Emeritas, Oregon State U., (Dr. Lannon recently passed away. He was instrumental in helping Oregon Anglers get established, and guided us in our scientific quest for the truth. He was considered one of the top fisheries experts in the N.W.) Fisheries/ genetics instructor

Dee Burch, President, Advanced American Diving, (A.A. Diving installs many of the fish mitigation measures at the dams. He brings us knowledge of what has and is being done, and what could be improved in this area.)

Dr. Gary Reed, (Research entomologist and superintendent, Dept of Entomology, P.O. Box 105 Hermiston, OR 97838) Oregon State University

Dr. Ben Stout, Master Degree on Forestry from Harvard, Ph.D. from Rutgers, former Dean of the School of Forestry at the U. of Montana. Ben currently served as chair on the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, and was a great resource on issues regarding forest practices and fish. He passed away this summer (2007) and will be dearly missed.

Partnerships

Coquille River STEP*

Eel/Tenmile Lakes STEP

Emerald Empire Steelheaders and Letz Creek STEP

Miami River Anglers

Mid-Willamette Valley Anglers

North Santiam River Guides

Oregon Bass & Panfish Club

Oregon Coast Sportfishing Association**

Oregon Fishing Club

Oregonians for Fish and Fishing

Salem Steelheaders