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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the State of Michigan regard the involvement of communities and the development of a stewardship ethic as vitally important to successfully protect sanctuary resources.  One key way to achieve this involvement is the formation of sanctuary advisory councils.

Sanctuary advisory councils bring members of a diverse community together to provide advice to the sanctuary superintendent (authority delegated from the Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere) on the management and protection of the sanctuary, or to assist the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) in guiding a proposed site through the designation process.

The NMSP is committed to the full support, utilization, and enhancement of councils at all sanctuaries. In order for councils to achieve their full potential, the NMSP within the limits of available resources will:

  • At each site, provide sufficient support to allow councils to operate efficiently and effectively;

  • Provide support and guidance from the national office to help councils operate efficiently and at a basic level of consistency across the system;

  • Promote coordination and communication among councils and among sanctuary staff that work closely with councils; and

  • Develop training programs appropriate to council officers and members, and sanctuary superintendents and staff.

    Sanctuary Advisory Council Profile

    The Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory Council (council) was established in 1997.  The council has fifteen members and fifteen alternates, five seats represent local community governments, and the other ten represent facets of the sanctuary community, including education, research, fishing, diving, tourism, cultural resources, economic development, and the community at large.  The council meets bi-monthly, with informal coffees and lunches scheduled for non-meeting months. Working groups meet as needed.  The fifteen alternates also take an active role in council meetings as well as assist in carrying out many volunteer assignments throughout the year.

    SAC meeting with Senator Levin

    The Sanctuary Advisory Council hosts Senator Levin.

    SAC Membership (includes alternates):

    OFFICERS:   
    Chair:  Stephen Kroll, Diving Representative
    Vice Chair:  Carol Shafto, Alpena City Council, Representative

    ALPENA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (no term limit)
    Member - Bill Estlack
    Alternate - Gerald Fournier

    ALPENA CITY COUNCIL (no term limit)
    Member - Carol Shafto
    Alternate - Mayor John Gilmet    

    ALPENA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES (no term limit)
    Member - Marie Twite
    Alternate - Brenda Fournier

    SANBORN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES (no term limit)
    Member - Lynda Van Dusen
    Alternate - Kenneth Gauthier

    THUNDER BAY UNDERWATER PRESERVE COMMITTEE (no term limit)
    Member - Joe Sobzcak
    Alternate - Mike Lakin

    RECREATION (3-year term)
    Member - Don Beem                                               
    Alternate - David Dekett

    TOURISM (3-year term)
    Member - Deb Pardike                                            
    Alternate - Dennis Bodem

    BUSINESS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (3-year term)
    Member - Carl Bourdelais                          
    Alternate - Ronald Chatfield            

    FISHING (3-year term)
    Member - Ed Retherford     
    Alternate - Art Gillespie            

    DIVING (3-year term)
    Member - Stephen Kroll
    Alternate - John McConnell

    EDUCATION (3-year term)
    Member - Karen Tetzlaff
    Alternate - Shari Davis            

    HIGHER EDUCATION (3-year term)
    Member - Olin Joynton                                           
    Alternate - Charles Wiesen                                   

    MARITIME HISTORY/INTERPRETATION (3-year term)
    Member - Kathleen Hubbard                                   
    Alternate - R. Eric Cline

    CITIZEN-AT-LARGE (3-year term)           
    Member - Jerome Meek
    Alternate - John McVeety

    CITIZEN-AT-LARGE (3-year term)
    Member - Kim Wallis-Burke                                  
    Alternate - Vera Kavanaugh           

    EX-OFFICIO SEAT:
    Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) (no term limit)
    Director
                           

    Sen Levin and C. Shafto

    Senator Carl Levin and Carol Shafto

    Click here for a list of meeting dates for 2008 [pdf]

    Click here for an application for the SAC. [pdf]

    Click here for a copy of the charter for the SAC. [pdf]

    Click here for an fact sheet about the SAC. [pdf]

     

     

     

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