Four members of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) were elected to fill two At-Large seats and two regional seats on the board of directors. Their three-year terms begin October 1, 2020. ASA is the national trade association that represents the sportfishing industry. At-Large seats went to: Bruce Akin, CEO, B.A.S.S., Birmingham, Alabama – Re-elected to serve a second term on the board Diane Bristol – Senior Director, Employee and Community Engagement, Simms Fishing Products, Bozeman, Montana – Elected to serve a first term…
Read MoreThe National Professional Anglers Association’s (NPAA) board of directors recently appointed one of America’s top angling professionals and sportfishing industry businessmen, Mike Iaconelli (Ike) to the NPAA Board of Directors. Iaconelli will join five elected board members and one additional appointed member over the next year and a half to help create a strategy that will expose the NPAA and its mission to full-time, part-time, and aspiring angling professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada. “Ike’s passion for the sport and…
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