The Team

The Billfish Foundation is governed and managed by people who truly care. Meet them here.

The Board

Winthrop P. Rockefeller

Founding Chairman

1948-2006

 

 

 

Bill Gooch

Chairman

Virginia Beach, VA

   

Sandra MacMillan

Vice Chair

Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

Fin Gaddy

Treasurer

Manteo, NC 

   

Joan Vernon

Secretary

Key Biscayne, FL

       
 

Luis L. Bacardi

Miami, FL

   

John Brownlee

Committee Chair- Outreach

Islamorada, FL

 

Gary Carter

Duluth, GA

   

Gary J. Chouest

Galliano, LA

 

Keith English

Gulf Breeze, FL

 



Chris Fischer

Committee Chair- Fisheries & Science Management

Park City, UT

 

Norm Isaccs

Jupiter, FL

   

Elaine "Lainey" Jones

New Orleans, LA

James F. Kitchell, Ph.D.

Madison, WI

 

   

Mobile Big Game Fishing Club

Rep. by Scott Delaney

Mobile, AL


Mark O'Brien

Boca Grande, FL

 

   

Chase Offield

Laguna Beach, CA

Orange Beach Billfish Classic

Rep. by Scott Cooper

Committee Chair- Development

Orange Beach, AL

 

 

John Richardson

Bellville, TX

 

Staff

Ellen M Peel, J.D. LL.M.

President

   

Peter Chaibongsai

Director of Science & Policy

Andrew Cox

Science & Policy Specialist

 

Deborah Cummings

Membership Manager

 

Robert Jones

Finance, Administration & Grants Manager

 



 

 

Julia Shafer

Communications & Events Manager

 Elliott Stark

Science & Policy Specialist 

 

Scientists

Dr. C. Phillip Goodyear

Scientist

Dr. Russell Nelson

Scientist

 

 

Consultants

Herbert Nanne

Central American Conservation Director