Commissioner Profiles

Division 1: Ronnie Pellegrini
Division 2: Roy L. Curless
Division 3: Mike Wilson
Division 4: Dennis G. Hunter
Division 5: Patrick Higgins

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Commissioner Ronnie Pellegrini: Term: 2003-2007
• Member of the American Legion, Fort Humboldt Post 212
• Founding member and former Treasurer of the Pacific Marine Conservation   Council
• Secretary/Treasurer of Western Fishboat Owner's Association
• Member of the Ellis Island Foundation
• Enjoys: Family, Genealogy, Camping, Cooking, & Traveling

Commissioner Roy L. Curless: Term: 2003-2007
• Member of the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Rotary Fortuna Rodeo Association
• Enjoys: Hunting & Rodeos

Commissioner Mike Wilson: Term: 2005-2009
• Board member of Friends of the Dunes
• Member of theWater Environment Federation
• Member of the Society for Ecological Restoration
• Member of the California Native Plant Society
• Member of Engineers Without Borders
• Member of Architects, Planners and Designers for Social Responsibility
• Enjoys music, fishing, and travel

Commissioner Patrick Higgins: Term: 2007-2011
• Profession: Consulting Fisheries Biologist
• American Fisheries Society
• Salmonid Restoration Federation
• Redwood Forest Foundation, Humboldt Group
• Redwood Community Action Agency Board (1982-1994), Chairman (1986-1994)
• Eureka Bicycle Committee (1978-1980), Chairman
• Enjoys fishing, swimming, bicycling, hiking and travel

Commissioner Dennis Hunter: Term: 2005-2009
• Member of Easter Seals
• Member of the American Cancer Society
• Member of the Eureka Rotary Club
• Board Member of the Eureka Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission
• Member of the Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Enjoys: Boating, Camping, Flying, & Golf