PWSRCAC elects slate of board officers

The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council, at its recent annual board meeting in Valdez, elected new board officers. The newly elected executive committee includes:

President, Amanda Bauer, representing the city of Valdez.

Vice president, Thane Miller, representing Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corp.

Treasurer, Orson Smith, from the city of Seward.

Secretary, Bob Shavelson, representing the Oil Spill Region Environmental Coalition.

Three members at large include Melissa Berns, representing the Kodiak Island Mayors Association; Robert Archibald from the city of Homer; and Patience Andersen-Faulkner, representing Cordova District Fishermen United.

The new board officers will serve for a year.

The Valdez-based council is a congressionally sanctioned body with voting members representing local governments and commercial fishing, tourism, Native and other interests. It monitors the Alyeska oil terminal and associated tanker operations, sponsors research and offers input to regulators and the oil industry on issues such as spill response readiness.

- Wesley Loy