Commissioners

Since 1942...

The Commission was formed in 1942 by the 15 member states for the purpose of protecting and managing marine fisheries within the states’ jurisdiction. The states recognized that they could accomplish far more through cooperation than through their individual efforts.

Commissioners

State Administrator Governor's Appointee Legislator
ME

Patrick C. Keliher
ME Dept. of Marine Resources
21 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333‐0021
Tel:  207.624.6553

Ongoing Proxy: Megan Ware

Stephen Train
33 Vernon Road
Long Island, ME 04050‐3116
Tel: 207.766.5738

Representative Allison Hepler
417 Montsweag Road
Woolrich, Maine 04579
Tel: 207.319.4396

Onging Proxy: Senator Cameron Reny

NH

Cheri Patterson
NH Fish and Game Dept.
Marine Fisheries
225 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824‐4732
Tel: 603.868.1095

Ongoing Proxy: Renee Zobel

Doug Grout
369 Edgemont Road
Sunapee, NH 03782
Tel: 603.266.8800

Ongoing Proxy: Ritche White

Sen. David H. Watters
19 Maple Street
Dover, NH 03820
Tel: 603.271.8567

Ongoing Proxy: Dennis Abbott

MA

Dan McKiernan, ASMFC Vice-Chair
MA Division of Marine Fisheries
251 Causeway Street, #400
Boston, MA 02114‐2119
Tel: 617.626.1536

Raymond W. Kane
137 Perch Pond Road
Chatham, MA 02633
Tel: 508.367.1693

Rep. Sarah K. Peake
House of Representatives
State House, Room 540
Boston, MA 02133
Tel: 617.722.2090

Ongoing Proxy: Sarah Ferrara

RI

Jason McNamee
RI Dept. of Environmental Management

235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: 401.222.4700

 

David V.D. Borden
PO Box 248
Adamsville, RI 02801
Tel: 401.451.9312

Sen. Susan Sosnowski
RI Legislature
680 Glen Rock Road
W. Kingston, RI 02892
Tel: 401.222.4200

Ongoing Proxy: Eric Reid

CT

Justin Davis, Ph.D.
CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection
Fisheries Division
333 Ferry Road
P.O. Box 719
Old Lyme CT 06371
Tel: 860.447.4322

Ongoing Proxy: Matt Gates

William Hyatt
42 Kenneth Drive
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Tel: 860.402.6947

Ongoing Proxy: Robert Lafrance

Representative Joseph P. Gresko
Legislative Office Building
Room 3201
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
Tel: 860.240.0363

Ongoing Proxy: Craig Miner

NY

Martin L. Gary
Director, Division of Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1
23 Kings Park Boulevard
Kings Park, NY 11754
Tel
: 631.444.0430  

Emerson C. Hasbrouck, Jr.
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Marine Program
423 Griffing Avenue, #100
Riverhead, New York 11901-3071

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.
3350 Noyac Road
Building B, Suite 1
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
Tel: 631.537.2583

NJ

Joseph Cimino, ASMFC Chair
NJ DEP, Marine Resources Administration
P.O. Box 418
Port Republic, NJ 08241-0418
Tel: 609.748.2020

Ongoing Proxy: Heather Corbett

Jeff Kaelin
547 New England Road
Cape May, NJ 08204
Tel: 207-266-0440

 

Senator Vin Gopal
802 West Park Avenue, Suite 302
Ocean Tonwship, NJ 07712
Tel: 732.695.3371

Ongoing Proxy: Adam Nowalsky

PA

Timothy D. Schaeffer, Ph.D.
PA Fish & Boat Commission
PO BOX 67000
1601 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
Tel: 717.705.7801

Ongoing Proxy: Kris Kuhn

Loren W. Lustig
795 Stone Jug Road
Biglerville, PA 17307
Tel: 717.677.4927

Representative Anita Astorino Kulik
101 Irvis Office Building
P.O. Box 202045
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2045
Tel: 717.783.3780

Ongoing Proxy: Rep. David Delloso

DE

John Clark
DE Division of Fish and Wildlife
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Tel: 302.739.9910

Roy W. Miller
31421 Melloy Court
Lewes, DE 19958-3863
Tel: 302.645.7103

 

Representative William J. Carson
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901
Tel: 302.744.4113

Ongoing Proxy: Craig D. Pugh

MD

Lynn Waller Fegley
Director, Fishing and Boating Services
MD Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Avenue B-2
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Tel: 410.260.8285

Ongoing Proxy: Michael Luisi

H. Russell Dize
P.O. Box 165
5423 Rude Avenue
Tilghman, Maryland 21671-0165
Tel: 410.886.2249

Ongoing Proxy: Robert T. Brown, Sr.

Delegate Dana Stein
House Office Building, Room 251
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410.841.3527

Ongoing Proxy: David Sikorski

VA Jamie Green, Commissioner
VA Marine Resources Commission
380 Fenwick Road
Building 96,
Fort Monroe, VA, 23651-1064
Tel: 757.247.2269
Ongoing Proxy: Pat Geer
J. Bryan Plumlee
421 Goodspeed Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Tel: 757.518.5615

Senator William DeSteph, Jr.
General Assembly Building
Senate of Virginia
P. O. Box 396; Room 608
Richmond, VA 23218
Telephone: 757.321.8180

Ongoing Proxy: John Cosgrove

NC

Kathy Rawls
Director, North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries
3441 Arendell Street
P.O. Box 769
Morehead City, NC 28557
Tel: 252.808.8013

Ongoing Proxy: Chris Batsavage

Jerry Mannen
P.O. Box 479
Wilmington, NC 28402
Tel: 910.762.2421

 

Representative Michael Wray
North Carolina House of Representatives
P.O. Box 904
Gaston, NC 27832
Tel: 252.536.8013

Ongoing Proxy: Chad Thomas

SC

Blaik Keppler
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
P.O. Box 12559
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
Tel: 843.953.9024

Ongoing Proxy: Ben Dyar

Dr. Malcolm Rhodes
450 McLeod Road
Charleston,SC 29414.
Tel: 843.556.8110

 

Senator Ronnie W. Cromer
SC State Sentate, District 18
1101 Pendleton Street
PO Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: 803.212.6330

GA

Doug Haymans
GA Dept. of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
1 Conservation Way
Suite 300
Brunswick, GA 31520‐8686
Tel: 912.264.7218

A.G "Spud" Woodward
860 Buck Swamp Road
Brunswick, GA 31523
Tel: 912.258.8970

Representative Trey Rhodes
228-A State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Tel: 404.656.5099

FL

Jessica McCawley
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Division of Marine Fisheries Management
2590 Executive Center Circle E, Suite 201
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Tel: 850.487.0554

Ongoing Proxy: Erika Burgess

Gary Jennings
Director, Keep Florida Fishing Initiative
6514 Sawyer Shores Lane
Windermere, FL 34786
Tel: 407.719.2970

 

 

Representative Thad Altman
150 5th Avenue
Suite A
Indialantic, FL 32903-3154
Tel: 321.409.2022

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