Sanctuary Advisory Council Members
Download List of Previous Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Members here.
Officers
Chair:
Kai Martin, Maritime Activities
Vice-Chair:
Council Non-governmental Seats - Members
Community-at-Large - Marin County:
Vacant
Community-at-Large - Marin County:
Vacant
Community-at-Large - Sonoma County:
Frank Capurro (frankcapurro@yahoo.com) is a native of San Francisco, born into a fishing family. His grandfather and uncles all were either fishermen, or worked at the family fish market. Frank started in the sport fishing industry, fishing for salmon, striped bass, and rock fish at the Farallon Islands. It was during these times that he began his love of the oceans. Today, he continues to be an advocate of clean safe responsible boating, working at the San Francisco Small Craft Harbor, and serving as an active member of Sonoma County local US Coast Guard Auxiliary. There, Auxiliary members teach safe, clean, responsible fishing and boating. He is pleased to be representing Sonoma County on the CBNMS Advisory Council.
Community-at-Large - Sonoma County:
Steve Tubbs (steve@inspiri2.com) is a 35-year graphic arts professional and resides in Petaluma, California. In 2018, he started Inspiri2 Creative Services - providing graphic design services, 3M premium decals for fleet, vehicle and equipment markings, and the highest quality indoor and outdoor signs and window graphics for business identification. Steve is a 25-year plus board member of the Russian River Fly Fishers and has served multiple times as president of that organization. He teaches fly casting and fly fishing, and encourages others to find the delight and wonder inherent in the beautiful freshwater and saltwater ecosystems that support fish. He is a founding board member of the Russian River Wild Steelhead Society, working with other organizations to preserve, protect and enhance the populations of wild steelhead in the Russian River watershed. An avid fly fisherman, he has fished on both coasts of the United States (and at various points between), and has managed to visit a few tropical destinations as well.
Conservation:
Scott Artis (sartis@seaturtles.org) brings experiences spanning for-profit and nonprofit sectors in micro and molecular biology, wildlife and ocean conservation, program management and research. In addition to a strong track record in organizational growth and leadership, he is currently the Managing Director of Turtle Island Restoration Network and the founding Director of Urban Bird Foundation. His path to conservation began with a love for wildlife – working for multi-national biotech companies while simultaneously leading community-based coastal projects. With inspiration from burrowing owls, he transitioned to conservation full-time in 2011. Scott holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development and Policy, Bachelor’s degrees in Micro & Molecular Biology and Fisheries & Wildlife Science, and has complemented his studies with a Master’s certificate in Environmental Resource Management. He has a US Fish and Wildlife Service Burrowing Owl Conservation and Management award, and is a member of the Raptor Research Foundation and Society for Conservation Biology. In his spare time, he enjoys wildlife photography and spending time with his wife and 3 German Shorthaired Pointers.
Conservation:
Morgan Patton (morgan@eacmarin.org) is a fifth-generation Marin County resident and environmental advocate raised in Sonoma Valley and West Marin. She is a graduate of Dominican University with a B.A. in Humanities with a concentration in Environment, Culture, and Sustainability and is finishing her Graduate degree in Public Administration at the University of San Francisco. She currently resides in Forest Knolls, California, where she is raising her children. She is the Executive Director of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, a local nonprofit dedicated to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of West Marin. She also serves as a co-chair of the Golden Gate Marine Protected Area Collaborative, which seeks to empower coastal communities to advance Marine Protected Area management and encourage ocean stewardship.
Education:
Vacant
Education:
Vacant
Fishing:
Vacant
Fishing:
Vacant
Maritime Activities:
Vacant
Maritime Activities (Chair):
Kai Martin (Kai_Martin@pashanet.com) is Vice President with the Pasha Group, a global logistics and transportation company with extensive maritime activities along the California coast. He is a 1996 graduate of the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, and has been involved in the maritime industry and environment for most of his working life. Throughout his career, he has worked on numerous green initiatives to mitigate industrial impact to the environment. He is currently a commissioned Captain in the US Navy's Strategic Sealift Program, as a US Navy Reservist. He and his wife, Deirdre, lived in San Rafael previously and currently live in Pacifica with their two daughters, enjoying the many marine activities the Bay Area coast offers.
Research:
Jeffrey Dorman (jdorman@faralloninstitute.org) is the Executive Director of Farallon Institute, a scientific non-profit dedicated to oceanographic research to inform ocean policy and management for healthy and sustainable ocean ecosystems. Jeff received a Master’s Degree from San Francisco State University (SFSU) (2002) and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (2010) where he conducted research on the impact of climate change on krill in the California Current. His research continues to focus on krill and other common prey of the U.S. West Coast and understanding what drives their productivity and spatial distributions. Jeff is currently in charge of Farallon Institute’s acoustic program, discerning prey biomass and distributions from acoustic shipboard surveys throughout California. Jeff has extensive teaching experience at Sea Education Association, SFSU, and UCB and is passionate about connecting science to resource management decisions and policy-making so that we continue to have healthy ocean ecosystems that are managed in sustainable ways.
Research:
Chrissy Piotrowski (cpiotrowski@calacademy.org) - is the Collections Manager of Invertebrate Zoology at the California Academy of Sciences, where she manages identification, curation, and access for the Academy’s extensive Invertebrate Research Collections, a physical and virtual resource used globally by scientists to explore diverse and pressing avenues of marine research. The Academy maintains extensive specimen collections which document Cordell Bank marine fauna over historical and modern time scales and permit study of changes in its species composition. In her 20 years with the Academy, Chrissy has contributed to marine biodiversity knowledge through efforts to mobilize the Academy’s marine biodiversity data, paired with targeted field research in temperate eastern Pacific and tropical coral reef marine ecosystems including field surveys in San Francisco Bay, coastal California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, the Mediterranean, the Philippines, Palau, Palmyra, and Myanmar. She received a B.S. in Zoology from University of Florida (1990) and an M.S. in Ecology and Systematic Biology from San Francisco State University (2007). Her research focuses on cryptic marine bristle worms with broader interests in marine invertebrate biodiversity.
Council Governmental Seats:
(nonvoting, except may cast ballots in officer elections)
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent:
Lisa Wooninck (Lisa.Wooninck@noaa.gov) - Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent - Member
Lisa, the Superintendent, has been on the Advisory Council since 2021.
Dawn Hayes (Dawn.Hayes@noaa.gov) - Alternate
Dawn, the Deputy Superintendent, was on the Advisory Council in October 2020; then again since February 2021.
NOAA Fisheries:
LT Kynan Barrios (Kynan.Barrios@noaa.gov) - Member
Lieutenant Kynan Barrios works out of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement in Santa Rosa as a Supervisory Enforcement Officer covering the state of California. Kynan recently joined the West Coast Division following a 19 year law enforcement career with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), most recently as the Special Agent-in-Charge of California. Prior to working for BLM, Kynan served as a Border Patrol Agent, a Federal Air Marshal, and served in the U.S. Navy. Kynan grew up in Humboldt County and attended San Francisco State University where he earned his bachelor's degree in International Relations.
Vacant - Alternate
United States Coast Guard:
LT Lelea Lingo (Lelea.A.Lingo@uscg.mil) - Member
LT Lelea Lingo is the California Coastal Region Domestic Enforcement Section Chief for the Coast Guard’s Eleventh District. She is also the Living Marine Resources Analyst, responsible to the Eleventh District Commander on National Marine Sanctuaries issues, among other marine affairs. She graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2009 with a B.S. in Marine and Environmental Sciences. She is a proud graduate of the University of San Francisco’s M.S. in Environmental Management program, having also earned a certificate in Geospatial Technology. Prior to this assignment, LT Lingo served on Coast Guard cutters in Alaska, Florida, and Oregon.
LTJG Andrew Kang (Andrew.K.Kang@uscg.mil) - Alternate