Staff
Matt Lasley, Executive Director
Jason Reynolds, Program Coordinator
Board of Directors & Advisors
Chris Barrows, Golden Alaska Seafoods
Blakely Benson, Trident Seafoods
Mark Casto, F/V Pinnacle & Owners
Damien Catala, Coastal Alaska Premier Seafoods
Brett Cheney, Treasurer, Peoples Bank
Lauren Frey, Secretary, Arthur J Gallagher Risk Management, Inc.
John Gresham, American Seafoods
Randy Lantiegne, Silver Bay Seafoods
Darrin Manor, Vice-President, Fishermen’s Finest, Inc.
Rich Morgan, President, USI Insurance Services
Scott Robinson, CPR Management Services, LLC
Freddie Rosado, Coastal Alaska Premier Seafoods
Mike Rudolph, Coast Guard Advisor, United States Coast Guard
Jake Severyns, Glacier Fish Company
Dave Shoemaker, Galaxy Consulting, LLC
Svetlana Spivak, Legal Advisor, Holmes Weddle & Barcott
Spencer Whitlock, Alaska Boat Company
Kuhrt Wieneke, First Watch Maritime
NPFVOA: A Leader in Maritime Safety Training for Over 40 Years
Since 1985, NPFVOA has provided maritime safety training courses to over 56,000 commercial fishing industry professionals from Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Everett, Edmonds, Juneau, and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Based at Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal, we offer Coast Guard-approved/accepted training courses and STCW certification courses that meet the industry’s evolving demands.