Board Of Directors

Nominations for Board members are made during the annual business meeting in December of each year. Directors are elected and serve for a three year term. Officers are elected during the first meeting of the new board at the close of the membership meeting.

SAM ROHRER, President - 2011-2023

Sam was born and raised on Kodiak Island in a guiding family. He has been involved in the business since his early teens. He has been fortunate to have the opportunity to guide in many different areas of Alaska. He received his Assistant Guide license at the age of 18 and his Registered Guide license at the age of 21. Sam lives in Kodiak with his very understanding wife, Sarah, and their four kids. They own and operate a big game guiding, sport fishing and wildlife viewing operation on Kodiak.

WAYNE KUBAT, Vice President - 2012-2024

Wayne received his registered guide license and started Alaska Remote Guide Service in 1986. He’s been a member of the APHA since then and is now a master guide. He guides for brown bear, Dall sheep, and moose and also markets a video on calling and hunting moose. He keeps active in wildlife and guiding issues through the BOG and BGCSB. He and his wife, Marilyn, live near Wasilla and Marilyn is vital to both businesses.

LYLE BECKER, Treasurer - 2013-2024

Born and raised in a small town in central Ohio, Lyle grew up hunting, trapping, fishing, and dreaming of one day moving to Alaska. After commercial fishing in Bristol Bay several summers during college, he moved up permanently in 2006 with the goal of trapping and one day owning a guiding business. He received his Registered Guide license in December of 2008. Lyle is a board member of the South Central Chapter of the Alaska Tappers Association, and resides in Anchorage with his wife Alexandra.

CABOT PITTS, Director - 2014-2023

Introduced to the outdoors at a young age, Cabot’s passion has always revolved around hunting and fishing. Cabot worked in Alaska as a packer in his off months while obtaining a degree from Virginia Tech in Geography with a focus on Aerospatial and Environmental Analysis. He realized he wanted to fully pursue an outfitting career in Alaska and has since then obtained his registered guide license and now runs Alaska Wild Wind Adventures where he currently holds an exclusive concession on the Alaskan Peninsula.

DAN MONTGOMERY, Director - 2013-2022

Dan was born in a small town in eastern Washington and grew up hunting and fishing. He moved to Alaska in 1982 and got his assistant guide license in 1985 and received his registered guide license in 1993. That same year he started his own guiding business Alaska Trophy Adventures. He has since earned his Master license and also holds a commercial pilot license for both land and sea. Dan has lived in Southeast Alaska (Juneau), the Arctic (Kotzebue) and now lives in Wasilla.

Vast Alaska Cash Joyce 6200 Beechcraft Rd Wasilla, AK 99654 907-350-3982 cash@vastalaska.com www.vastalaska.com Working GMUs: 7, 9, 13, 14C Afognak Wilderness Lodge II, LLC Jordan Kamae PO Box SYB, Seal Bay Kodiak. AK 99697 360-799-3250 808-381-5266 jkamae@gmail.com www.huntafognak.com Working GMU: 8 Hunter Creek Guides Loren J. Karro 26239 E Buckshot Drive Palmer, AK 99645 907-745-3712 lorenk@mtaonline.net Joseph Kazimirowicz PO Box 31 Ekwok, AK 99580 907-464-6121 joe@alaskarigidoutfitters.com Aniakchak Guide Service Joey Klutsch PO Box 222 King Salmon, AK 99613 907-469-3033 Cell joeyklutsch@gmail.com www.joeyklutschhunting.com Working GMUs: 9E, 26C Wrangell Outfitters William Koehler HC 62 Box 5219 Delta Junction, AK 99737 724-427-5350 wrangelloutfitters@gmail.com www.wrangelloutfitters.com Working GMU: 12 Kramer’s Kodiak Guide Service Cole Kramer PO Box 2748 Kodiak, AK 99615 907-539-6447 kodiakhunter19@hotmail.com Stony Mountain Lodge Arno Krumm 1120 Huffman Rd., Ste 24-288 Anchorage, AK 99515 907-267-2629 stonymountainlodge@gmail.com Rod Krupicka 903 rd. 22 Milligan, NE 68406 907-830-3321 rkrupicka@gmail.com Ron Lambert 1419 Second Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701 612-386-0742 lambertron50@gmail.com LaRose Guide Service Gary R. LaRose PO Box 172 Girdwood, AK 99587 907-350-6841 Cell garylarose30@gmail.com www.garylarose.com Working GMUs: 9E Magnuson Alaskan Outfitters Dwayne Magnusson 1517 W. 47th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99503 907-382-6717 dwayne@huntmao.com www.huntmao.com Working GMUs: 9, 19 Alaska Dall Sheep Guides, LLC Mont Mahoney PO Box 190905 Anchorage, AK 99519 907-360-6190 akcubpilot@aol.com www.huntdallsheep.com Hidden Alaska Guides & Outfitters Tony Marchini 6870 S Meyers Cir. Wasilla, AK 99623 907-378-2676 hiddenakguides@gmail.com www.hiddenak.com GMUs 9, 16, 19 Donald Martin 8913 White Star Way Elk Grove, CA 95758 martin@earthlink.net Clint Mayeur 9401 Skyview Dr. Wasilla, AK 99623 907-422-4207 Mayeur@mtaonline.net

SAM FEJES, Director - 2011-2023 Alaska Raven Guides, LLC Kenneth Dustin McLeod 1726 Halibut Point Rd. Sitka, AK 99835 907-738-0323 mcleod_dustin@yahoo.com alaskaravenguides.com Born and raised in Alaska, Sam entered the guiding industry in 1978 as an assistant guide. In 1981, he received his registered guide license and formed Fejes Guide Service Ltd. He holds a commercial pilot license—land/sea with instrument rating, air taxi certificate, and a 100 ton Master coast guard license. He has also been active with many conservation groups. Sam has three children who experienced fishing and hunting in Alaska, and hopes that their children experience the same. Working GMUs: 3, 4 Gakona Guide Service Bryan McMahan PAUL CLAUS, Director - 2019-2022 PO Box 209

Gakona, AK 99586 I was born in Anchorage and grew up flying, climbing mountains, skiing and hunting all 907-259-3553 over Alaska. My father, John Claus, was a registered guide and hunted most of Alaska and N82491@gmail.com I spent my younger years riding around with him in the back of his supercub. One of my Gakona Guide Service favorite places to go was the Wrangell Mountains. I started flying myself at age 16. In 1982, Chuck McMahan I married my amazing wife Donna and together began building up our guiding business PO Box 110 that we named Ultima Thule Outfitters. We’ve raised our 3 children under the shadow of Gakona, AK 99586 the Wrangell Mountains. God has richly blessed me with an incredible life! And now I’m 907-320-1064 honored to have been elected to the board of the APHA and look forward to working 907-822-3553 with and contributing to this great organization that is so vital to the continuation of the Guiding Industry and our Livelihoods! cmcmahan@cvinternet.net Working GMUs: 11, 12, 13 Gakona Guide Service ALISHA “MUTTS” ROSENBRUCH-DECKER, Director - 2019 - 2022

Johnny McMahan PO Box 184 Mutts was born and raised in an Alaskan guiding family in Southeast Alaska. She never Gakona, AK 99586 strayed from her desire and drive to be a Hunting Guide, and is the only active female 907-882-5925 Master Guide in the State of Alaska. Mother of 2 young boys, she and her husband Zach 907-259-5925 are continuing their second-generation guide operation, Glacier Guides, Inc. Passionate jmanyabuddy@hotmail.com about wildlife, their habitat, and the ability to pursue our hunting heritage and traditions, Mutts is looking forward to serving on the Board to help ensure we will be able to continue those traditions for generations to come!

JAY SANFORD, Director - 2021-2024

Jay’s Alaskan heritage is as old as the Bristol Bay salmon run. In his early childhood he spent his summers on Lake Clark with his Yupik Grandmother, Bella. When he was old enough to be useful he was put to work on his family’s commercial set net sites in Naknek; he continues to make his living off the waters of Bristol Bay each summer. He got his name and a deep love and respect of Alaskan Wildlife and natural resources from his grandfather, Gov. Jay Hammond. With big, pioneering shoes to fill, Jay graduated from South Anchorage High School and went on to get his bachelor degree in Business Management and Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana. Fresh out of college, he came to work for Paul Claus at Ultima Thule Outfitters, where he went on to earn his Registered Guide License in 2017. He also guides for Sam and Dick Rohrer on Kodiak Island. Between these two legendary guiding families he has developed his passion for professional hunting and sustaining this lifestyle for all future Alaskans. Having always made his life in Alaska’s natural resources; commercial fishing, as a registered guide and living off the land, the continuation of this lifestyle is a responsibility he takes seriously.

DEB MOORE, Executive Director

Deb was raised in rural Arizona and grew up loving all things outdoors. She spent many years in large cities until the day she decided to simplify her life. That decision led her to Alaska in 1998. It was love at first sight and she knew instantly she would never leave. Deb comes to us with plenty of business management experience and is enthusiastic about the guiding business as well as the conservation of our wildlife.