Advisory Council
GOVERNOR’S MARITIME INNOVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Setting the course for sustainable maritime industry innovation. The Washington Maritime BLUE 2050 is a strategy to ensure Washington state is home to the most sustainable maritime industry by 2050, aligned with Governor Inslee’s plans for deep de-carbonization, innovation and workforce development.
Innovation Advisory Council Co-Chairs
Representative Gael Tarleton
WA State Legislature
Dennis McLerran
Cascadia Law Group, FMR. EPA
Region 10 Administrator
Frank Foti
Vigor
Innovation Advisory Council Members
Senator Ann Rivers
WA State Legislature
Chairman Leonard Forsman
Suquamish Tribal Council
Commissioner Fred Felleman
Port of Seattle
Mayor Laurie Gere
City of Anacortes
Secretary Roger Millar
WA State Department of Transportation
Director Brian Bonlender
WA State Department of Commerce
Director Sheida Sahandy
Puget Sound Partnership
Director Craig Kenworthy
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Director Eleni Papadakis Workforce Training and Coordinating Board
John Wolfe
Northwest Seaport Alliance
Paul Stevens
Saltchuk
Joe Ritzman
SSA Marine
Stefanie Moreland
Trident Seafoods
Gordon Baxter
Maritime Trades
Bob Miyamoto
University of WA – Applied Physics Lab
John Dwyer
USCG Sector Puget Sound
Bruce Anderson
Starcrest Consulting
Barbara “b.g.” Nabors-Glass
Seattle Goodwill
Steering Committee
Ann Avary
COE for Marine Manufacturing and Technology
Eleanor Kirtley
Green Marine
Nan McKay
Northwest Straits Commission
Steve Sewell
Washington Maritime Federation
Andy Stewart
University of WA – Applied Physics Lab
Commerce Staff
Joshua Berger
Governor’s Maritime Sector Lead
Sarah Lee
Project Director – Industry Sector Developement Program
DNV GL Consulting Team
Anders Mikkelsen
Simon Mockler
Jennifer States