Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council

Board of Directors

The activities of the Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council are supervised by a 15-member Board of Directors whose members are:

Daniel N. Thomas
President, GLSFC 1989 to present
Secretary, GLSFC 1987-88
Secretary, Salmon Unlimited, Inc. (SU) 1983-84 and 1971-75
Secretary/Treasurer, GLSFC 1972-75
President (retired), Reliant Builders, See Also Biography
Frank Sanza
Vice President, GLSFC 1995-96
President, Lake Ontario Charter Boat Association (LOCBA) 1993-94 and 1995-96
Director, Greater Rochester Sport Fishery Association
Representative to Monroe County Fishery Advisory Board
Past President, LOCBA 1989-92
Secretary, LOCBA 1987-88
State Director to GLSFC 1991-92
US Coast Guard licensed charter captain
Engineer (retired), 27 years with Xerox, 14 years with Kodak
James L. Vander Maas
Vice President, GLSFC 1995-96
Vice President, Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fisherman's Association (MSSFA) 1995-96
Co-Chair, Michigan DNR Fisheries Committee
Chairman, Membership and Foundation Committee
Previously State Representative to the MSSFA board of directors representing the Benzic Area Steelheaders
Owner, James L. Vander Maas Insurance Agency
Mel Both
Secretary, GLSFC 1991 to present
Vice President, GLSFC 1987-88
Secretary, Wisconsin Federation Great Lakes Sport Fishermen (GLSF) 1983-84
President, SU Wisconsin 1981-82
Delegate, GLSF 1980-85
US Coast Guard licensed charter captain
President, Port of Racine Charter Captains Association 1993 to present
John E. Taube
Treasurer, GLSFC 1994 to present
Treasurer, Chicago Sportfishing Association 1994 to present
US Coast Guard licensed charter captain
Past President of many local fraternal organizations
Circuit Design Engineer (retired), Bell Systems (AT&T, Bell Labs, Illinois Bell, and Western Electric)
Michael Barkley
Indiana Director, GLSFC 1995-96
Secretary, Michigan City Charter Boat Association 1995-96
Editor, Tangled Lines
US Coast Guard licensed charter captain
Industrial Engineer, Sprague Devices
David J. Bennett
Minnesota Director, GLSFC 1993-96
President, Lake Superior Steelhead Association 1993-94 and 1985-91
Director, 1995-96
President and CEO, Great Lakes Environmental Products
Doug Kettle
Ontario Director, GLSFC 1995-96
Secretary, Ontario Charter Boat Association 1993-95
Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-96
Editor, Charter Chatter, 1991 to present
Charter Captain
Charles Pistis
Michigan Director, GLSFC 1993-96
National College Sea Grant Program
Michigan State University
Michigan Sea Grant biologist
Sea Grant Extension Supervisor
Secretary, Michigan Chapter American Fisheries Society
Sam S. Romano
Illinois Director, GLSFC 1993-96
Co-Founder of Chicago Sportfishing Association (CSA) and first Secretary
CSA President 1984-94
Vice President 1978-84
Co-Founder of National Association of Charter Boat Operators (NACO)
Director 1993-96
GLSFC Delegate, Illinois' Conservation Congress 1992-93 and 1994-95
US Coast Guard licensed charter captain
Corporate Director of Engineering (retired), Dormeyer-Webcor Electronics
Michael D. Sanger
Wisconsin Director, GLSFC 1995-96
President, Wisconsin Federation of Great Lakes Sport Fishermen 1993-96
Director, Lakeridge Boat Club 1991-93
President, Citizen's Alliance for Resource Equity, Inc. 1996
Attorney at Law, Sanger and Sanger Limited
Norman E. Tousey
Pennsylvania Director, GLSFC 1993-96
President, Northwest Pennsylvania Walleye Association 1991-94
Director, S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie 1991 to present
Design Engineer, Erie Fabricators
Joseph Urso
New York Director, GLSFC 1995-96
President, Niagara River Anglers Association (NRAA) 1990-95
Vice President, NRAA 1988-89
Sea Grant Extension Agent, New York Sea Grant, Oswego County
Michael E. Caplis, Ph.D
GLSFC Science Adivsor, At Large 1993 to present
Adjunct Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine--clinical biochemistry and toxicology
Founder and Director, Great Lakes Laboratories
Toxicologist

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