SEAGO LEADERSHIP
Staff
A small, experienced team connecting Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing service providers with the policies, partnerships, and information that shape their future.
ExperienceGrounded in the fishery
ConnectionClose to the industry
Follow-throughFrom concern to action
MEET THE TEAM
Experience that serves the industry.
Each staff member brings a distinct set of skills—and a shared commitment to sustainable access, strong coastal communities, and a durable future for Southeast Alaska sport fishing.
Kim Landeen
Co-Executive Director
Strategy · Policy communication · Industry representation
As Co-Executive Director, Kim works at the intersection of science, economics, and community. She represents Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing service providers and the wider community they support by bringing on-the-water experience directly into the policy decisions that shape Alaska’s fisheries.
Her leadership is grounded in the belief that strong fisheries policy is built through collaboration, transparency, and integrity—where sound science and real-world experience guide reasonable regulations that protect both access and sustainability.
Kim lives in Gustavus with her husband, Allen, and their two daughters—her “little bear cubs”—where she sees firsthand how deeply healthy fisheries are tied to strong local economies and resilient communities.
Through education, collaboration, and steady advocacy, Kim works to sustain opportunity today while safeguarding Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing resource for generations to come.
Forrest Braden
Co-Executive Director
Fisheries policy · Halibut management · Industry advocacy
Forrest has participated in the Southeast Alaska sport fishery for more than 30 years as a guide and business owner. He has been engaged in the fisheries-management process as an advocate for guided sport fishing interests since the early 2000s and served on SEAGO’s Board of Directors before accepting the Executive Director position in 2018.
He was also a staff member for CATCH, helping develop the mechanics of the Recreational Quota Entity (RQE).
Today, Forrest serves on the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s Conference Board, which provides policy advice to the Commission, and its Management Strategy Advisory Board, bringing industry input to fishery modeling and management.
Lindsay Anthony
Membership & Events Coordinator
Membership · Events · Organizational systems
As SEAGO’s Membership and Events Coordinator, Lindsay leads membership engagement, event planning, and organizational systems—strengthening connections across the industry and supporting SEAGO’s long-term sustainability.
Lindsay’s connection to Alaska, fishing, and the maritime industry runs deep. Raised in Washington, she began spending time in Gustavus and Excursion Inlet as a teenager, where an off-grid, subsistence lifestyle shaped her lasting respect for Southeast Alaska’s land, waters, and communities.
Today, she continues to spend her summers in Alaska, supporting her husband, a longtime charter boat captain, and staying closely connected to life on the water.
Professionally, Lindsay brings more than a decade of experience in education as a teacher, principal, and instructional coach in rural and Title I schools. She brings that same passion for education, families, people, and strong organization to her work with SEAGO.
HOW WE WORK
Leadership close to the water.
SEAGO’s staff combines on-the-water experience, fisheries-policy knowledge, membership engagement, communication, and organizational systems.
The team works across distinct roles but shares one responsibility: making sure Southeast Alaska’s sport fishing service providers are heard, informed, and connected.
We listen to the industry, carry its experience into decision-making rooms, and report back with clear information members can use.
ONE TEAM, SHARED PURPOSE
Turning industry experience into action.
SEAGO’s staff connects the day-to-day reality of operating in Southeast Alaska with the long-term work of fisheries policy, member service, and organizational strength.
01
Listen
Stay close to the concerns, observations, and ideas coming from sport fishing service providers across the region.
02
Represent
Bring industry experience into the policy, management, and partnership discussions that affect access and opportunity.
03
Connect
Return clear information to members, strengthen relationships, and turn shared priorities into coordinated action.