Stephanie Madsen, longtime head of At-Sea Processors Association, will retire

Stephanie Madsen, head of the APA, will retire at the end of the year | Photo courtesy of At-sea Processors Association
Stephanie Madsen, head of the At-Sea Processors Association, will retire at the end of the year | Photo courtesy of At-Sea Processors Association
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The longtime head of the At-Sea Processors Association (APA), Stephanie Madsen, has announced that she will retire at the end of the year.

The trade association represents five major companies that operate catcher-processor vessels in the Eastern Bering Sea Alaska pollock fishery, where some 30,000 Americans work. 

“Stephanie Madsen is a steadfast leader of our industry, and we are grateful for her lifetime of dedicated and talented service. When she arrived in Dutch Harbor more than four decades ago, our nation’s Alaska pollock industry was in its infancy," APA President Jim Johnson said. "Today, we are proud global leaders in responsible fisheries management and food production. Stephanie’s strategic guidance during this period of growth and improvement was instrumental at every step. A remarkable leader for APA, the Alaska pollock sector, and the North Pacific fishing industry, we thank her and wish her the very best on a well-deserved retirement.” 

Madsen’s career in the Alaska fishing industry began more than 40 years ago when she moved to Unalaska in the Fox Islands region. After two terms on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and four years as the first female chair of the group, she served as vice president of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association. She has been the executive director of the APA for 18 years. 

In a release, the organization said that Matt Tinning will become the APA’s new CEO, while Caitlin Yeager will join the APA as vice president of policy and engagement.

Tinning joined the APA in 2019 as head of the association’s national policy, global sustainability, and corporate social responsibility portfolios. Yeager has worked within North Pacific fisheres for 14 years, most recently serving as general manager of the Alaska Boat Company.

“We are confident that Matt Tinning and Caitlin Yeager will be strong leaders of the APA in the years ahead," Johnson said. "During his tenure at the APA, Matt has led critical projects for the association, working cross-functionally to strengthen our sector’s presence in Washington, D.C., and extend the global leadership position of the Alaska pollock industry on sustainability and human rights.”

The companies that the APA represents are American Seafoods, Trident Seafoods, Glacier Fish Company, Arctic Storm Management Group, and Coastal Villages Region Fund. 


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