The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) reported that four members were elected to fill two at-large and two regional seats on the association’s Board of Directors, with their three-year terms beginning October 1, 2024.

  • Elected to the At-Large Board seats are Jeff Kolodzinski, brand manager, Fishing, Johnson Outdoors and Casey Shedd, president, AFTCO.
  • Elected to the Regional Board seats are Dan Pastore, co-founder, president and CEO, FishUSA, Inc., Northeast Region and Bruce Stanton, VP and GM, Pradco, South Central Region.

“I congratulate Casey Shedd and Bruce Stanton on being re-elected to the Board of Directors and welcome Jeff Kolodzinski and Dan Pastore to their first terms on the Board,” said ASA President Glenn Hughes. “These four seasoned industry professionals and long-standing ASA members contribute decades of expertise to ASA’s governing board,” Hughes remarked. “I look forward to working with them and I’d like to extend my gratitude to the entire board for their dedication and service to the industry and the entire recreational fishing community.”

From left to right: Jeff Kolodzinski, Dan Pastore, Casey Shedd, Bruce Stanton

Jeff Kolodzinski has been a member of the ASA Communications and Marketing Committees since 2018. He is a seven-time US National Freshwater Team member and annually serves the military community through the “Marathon Man” fishing fundraiser.

Dan Pastore launched FishUSA from his garage in 2000, elevating it to a national e-commerce retailer of sportfishing tackle.

Casey Shedd is starting his second term. He previously served on the ASA’s Board of Directors Executive Committee as Chair of the Membership Committee and helped to establish the newly-created Sustainability and Community Committee.

Bruce Stanton brings a veteran presence to the ASA Board, having served on the Board from 2007 to 2008 and 2022 to 2024. He also serves on ASA’s Membership Committee and the Sustainability and Community Committee.

The current members of ASA’s Board of Directors Executive Committee

  • Phil Lillo, Don Coffey Company, Chair
  • Patrick Gill, TackleDirect, Vice Chair
  • Casey Shedd, AFTCO Manufacturing Co., Inc., Secretary
  • Dan McDonald, Yakima Bait Company, Treasurer
  • Dan Ferris, Midwest Outdoors, At-Large
  • and Jesse Simpkins, St. Croix Rod, Immediate Past Chairman.

Board members

  • Ken Eubanks, Rather Outdoors
  • Kathy Fennel, Major League Fishing
  • Peter Foley, Boone Bait Company, Inc.
  • Carey Graves, Daiwa USA
  • Todd Hammill, Wired2Fish
  • Frank Hugelmeyer, National Marine Manufacturers Association
  • Matt Jensen, Rapala USA
  • John Johnson, Low Tide Inc
  • Doug Lasko, Okuma Fishing Tackle
  • Chris Megan, On The Water LLC
  • Daniel Nussbaum, Z-Man Fishing Products
  • David Pfeiffer, Shimano North American Fishing, Inc.
  • Mike Powell, Mason Tackle
  • Bruce Stanton, Pradco Fishing
  • Mark Tisa, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

ASA is the national trade association that represents the sportfishing industry. The association has six regions: West, South Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, Northeast and Northern Plains and Inter-mountain. Each member company or organization is assigned to the region where that member’s primary business is located.

Image courtesy ASA