Coastal Marine Advisory Council, Washington
Advises the Governor, the Legislature, and state and local agencies on coastal waters resource management issues on Washington's Pacific Coast, including policy, planning, and management.
Board Website
Policy Area
Natural Resources and Environment
Governor Appointments
26
Total Board Positions
26
Public Disclosure Required?
No
Senate Confirmation Required?
No
Compensation
None
Term Length (years) 4
Statutory Term Limits
Board Requirements
The law identifies representatives from a variety of coastal stakeholder interests, including: citizen, commercial fishing, conservation, economic development, education, energy, recreation, recreational fishing, ports, shellfish aquaculture, shipping, and science.
Coastal counties means Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor and Pacific counties. Coastal waters means the waters of the Pacific Ocean seaward from Cape Flattery south to Cape Disappointment from mean high tide seaward two hundred miles.
Current Members
| Position Number | Member Name | Term Begin | Term End |
Position Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Carmony, Jay | 05/13/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Washington State Parks |
| 20 | Callender, William | 04/15/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Washington Sea Grant |
| 19 | Culbertson, Paula | 05/02/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Wahkiakum Marine Resources Committee |
| 23 | Sessions, Carrie | 10/12/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of the Governor's Office |
| 25 | Berger, Joshua | 01/16/2019 | 10/07/2021 | Representative of the Department of Commerce |
| 18 | Nordin, Michael | 01/23/2023 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Pacific Marine Resources Committee |
| 17 | Fleck, William | 04/15/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of North Pacific Marine Resources Committee |
| 16 | Dalan, Garrett | 05/13/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Grays Harbor Marine Resources Committee |
| 24 | Rechner, Michal | 05/02/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Department of Natural Resources |
| 22 | Niles, Corey | 07/05/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Department of Fish & Wildlife |
| 21 | Doenges, Richard | 05/02/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of Department of Ecology |
| 11 | Sheldon, Brian | 11/03/2017 | 10/07/2020 | Representative of coastal shellfish aquaculture |
| 10 | Cassinelli, Michael | 11/03/2017 | 10/07/2019 | Representative of coastal recreational fishing |
| 9 | VACANT | Representative of coastal recreation | ||
| 2 | Beasley, Dale | 03/29/2018 | 10/07/2021 | Representative of coastal commercial fishing |
| 3 | Thevik, Larry | 07/05/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative of coastal commercial fishing |
| 14 | Zimmerman, Mara | 01/09/2020 | 10/07/2023 | Representative from Washington Coastal Sustainable Salmon Partnership |
| 8 | Polagye, Brian | 05/02/2022 | 10/07/2022 | Representative from energy industries or organizations |
| 12 | Costanzo, Charles | 12/09/2013 | 10/07/2017 | Representative from coastal shipping industry |
| 7 | Meinig, Christian | 11/28/2022 | 10/07/2023 | Representative from coastal energy industries or organizations |
| 5 | Robinson, Michele | 04/15/2022 | 10/07/2025 | Representative from coastal economic development group |
| 6 | Dolsak, Nives | 04/15/2022 | 10/07/2024 | Representative from an educational institution |
| 13 | VACANT | Representative from a science organization | ||
| 15 | Lewis, Randy | 11/03/2017 | 10/07/2021 | Representative from a coastal port |
| 4 | Grunbaum, Arthur | 11/03/2017 | 10/07/2020 | Representative from a coastal conservation group |
| 1 | VACANT | Citizen from a coastal community |
