ABOUT THE eCOSYSTEM COORDINATION BOARD
The Ecosystem Coordination Board's main role is to advise the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on carrying out its responsibilities. The Board is made up of 27 members representing specific interests around the Sound.
Chair: Dave Somers
Vice Chair: Dave Herrera
ACTION AREAS
Strait of Juan De Fuca
Steve Tharinger Action Area representative
Phil Johnson (alternate) Jefferson County Commissioner
The San Juan Islands
Jamie Stephens Action Area Representative (San Juan LIO)
Whidbey Island
Ron Wesen Skagit County Commissioner
Bill Blake (alternate) City of Arlington
Hood Canal
Teri King Washington Sea Grant
Scott Brewer (alternate) Hood Canal Coordination Council
North Central Puget Sound
Charlotte Garrido Kitsap County Commissioner
Kathleen Peters (alternate) Kitsap County
Patty Charnas (alternate) Kitsap County
South Central Puget Sound
Dow Constantine King County Executive
Fred Jarrett (alternate) King County
Christie True (alternate) King County
Dave White (alternate) King County
South Puget Sound
Dan Wrye Pierce County
Alex Smith (alternate) Port of Olympia
Business Interest
Gary Chandler Association of Washington Business
Alison Butcher (alternate) Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
Small Business Interest
Bill Dewey Taylor Shellfish
Bill Taylor (alternate) Taylor Shellfish
Environmental Interest 1
Jessie Israel The Nature Conservancy
Heather Trim (alternate) Futurewise
Environmental Interest 2
Chris Wilke Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
Darcy Nonemacher (alternate) Washington Environmental Council
Cities
Will Hall City of Shoreline Council member
Ed Stern (alternate) City of Poulsbo Councilmember
Counties
Dave Somers Snohomish County Council member
Helen Price Johnson (alternate) Island County Commissioner
Port Districts
Bill Bryant Port of Seattle
Mike McAuley (alternate) Port of Bellingham
Tribal Government
David Troutt Nisqually Tribe
Jeff Dickison (alternate) Squaxin Island Tribe
Tribal Government
Randy Kinley Lummi Nation
Pat Stevenson (alternate) Stillaguamish Tribe
Tribal Government
Dave Herrera Skokomish Tribe
Randy Harder (alternate) Point No Point Treaty Council
Legislative Caucus
Strom Peterson 21st District, Washington State House of Representatives
Legislative Caucus
Shelly Short 7th District, Washington State House of Representatives
Legislative Caucus
Steve Litzow 41st District, Washington State Senate
Legislative Caucus
Christine Rolfes 23rd District, Washington State Senate
Federal Government
Will Stelle National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Elizabeth Babcock (alternate) NOAA
Federal Government
Col. John G. Buck U.S Army Corps of Engineers
Olton Swanson (alternate) USACE
Federal Government
Angela Bonifaci Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Washington State Agencies
Maia Bellon Director, Washington State Department of Ecology
Josh Baldi (alternate) Department of Ecology
Washington State Agencies
Jim Unsworth Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jeff Davis (alternate) Department of Fish and Wildlife
David Price (alternate) Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington State Agencies
Peter Goldmark Commissioner of Public Lands, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Kirsten Feifel (alternate) Department of Natural Resources
EX-OFFICIO REPRESENTATIVES
Whatcom LIO
Bill Knutzen
Steve Jilk (alternate) Whatcom County PUD
Mark Personius (alternate) Whatcom County
Northwest Straits Commission
Ginny Broadhurst
Lucas Hart (alternate)
Canadian Representation
Kaaren Lewis –Assistant Deputy Minister of Environmental Sustainability, BC Public Service
Dave Marshall (alternate) – Fraser Basin Council