We represent businesses, governments, landowners, Native Alaskans, and the non-profit community. Since its inception, the Partnership has brought together a diverse group of more than 60 members:
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development • Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation • Alaska Department of Fish and Game • Alaska Department of Natural Resources • Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities • Alaska Center for the Environment • Alaska Outdoor Council • Alaska Pacific University • Alaska Railroad Corporation • Alaska Salmon Alliance • Alaska Trails • AlaskaChem Engineering • Alaskans for Palmer Hay Flats • Aquatic Restoration & Research Institute • Bureau of Land Management • Butte Area Residents Civic Organization • Chickaloon Village Traditional Council • City of Palmer • ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc • Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association • Cook Inletkeeper • Eklutna Tribal Conservation District• Environmental Protection Agency • Envision Mat-Su • Fishtale River Guides • Glacier Ridge Properties • Great Land Trust • HDR Alaska, Inc • Innovative Funding • Knik River Watershed Group • Knik Tribal Conservation District • Matanuska River Watershed Coalition • Matanuska-Susitna Borough • Mat-Su Anglers • Mat-Su Conservation Services • Mat-Su Trails & Parks Foundation • Montana Creek Campground • National Marine Fisheries Service • National Park Service • Native Village of Eklutna • Natural Resources Conservation Service • Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District • Pioneer Reserve • Pound Studio • SAGA • Sierra Club • Susitna River Coalition • Sustainable Design Group • The Conservation Fund • The Nature Conservancy • The Wildlifers • Three Parameters Plus, Inc • Trout Unlimited • Turkey Red • Tyonek Tribal Conservation District • United Cook Inlet Drift Association(UCIDA) • United Fishermen of Alaska • Upper Susitna Soil & Water Conservation District • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Geological Survey • U.S. Forest Service • Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District Become a member! – start by filling out an application Partnership Staff: Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited) The Partnership is governed by a Steering Committee, and supported by multiple sub-committees and staff listed below. Click the links to find the Partnership’s operating guidelines and Science and Data Committee Charter. Steering Committee:Erika Ammann (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Theo Garcia (Knik Tribe) Melissa Heuer/Margaret Stern (Susitna River Coalition)
Trent Liebich (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Michael Mazzacavallo (Alaska Department of Fish and Game) Aaron Prussian (Trout Unlimited) Laurie Stuart (Tyonek Tribal Conservation District) Matthew Varner (Bureau of Land Management) Pete Probasco (Mat-Su Borough Fish and Wildlife Commission) At-large seat 3 (Vacant)
Science and Data Committee: Carrie Anne Brophil (Native Village of Eklutna) Thomas Capiello (Retired, Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Nick DeCovich (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Mike Campfield (Mat-Su Borough)
Franklin Dekker (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Ashley Oleksiak (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)
Sue Mauger (Cook Inletkeeper) Laura Pevan (Chickaloon Village Traditional Council) Anjanette Steer (University of Alaska Anchorage Outreach Committee:
Eric Booton (Trout Unlimited)
Theo Garcia (Knik Tribe) Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited) Jeremy Thatcher (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 2023 Mat-Su Salmon Symposium Planning Committee:
Libby Kugel (Great Land Trust)
Theo Garcia (Knik Tribe) Erin Larson (UAA Center for Conservation Science) Ashley Oleksiak (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Mike Campfield (Mat-Su Borough) Jeremy Thatcher (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Jessica Speed (Partnership Coordinator, Trout Unlimited)