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Meet the Board Members of the Trust

The Trust is composed of five voting members appointed by the State Land Board, and two nonvoting members from the Legislature (one Senator and one Representative). There is currently one voting member vacancy on the Trust. The members of the Trust are:

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Chair Laura Anderson

Founder, Local Ocean Seafoods
(Newport)

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Dr. Theodore DeWitt

Marine Ecologist

(Seal Rock)

Dr. Karina Nielsen

Dr. Karina Nielsen

Director, Oregon Sea Grant

(Corvallis)

Learn more about the Trust board members here.

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Rep. David Gomberg

Non-voting member
(Central Coast)

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Senator Dick Anderson

Non-voting member
(Lincoln City)

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Cristen Don

Swell Consulting
(Newport)

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