Ethel Feigon
Memorial Fund
Established 2015
Ethel Feigon, a Psychologist and wife to Gershon Feigon, became President of Central Seaway Company (Censea) after her husband’s death in 1983. After Gershon’s passing, Ethel Feigon ran the company well into her 80’s increasing revenues tenfold. Her husband, Gershon Feigon, founded Censea in 1960.
Jack Kilgore
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2013
Jack Kilgore joined Rich’s in 1978 as a Sales and Marketing Administrator. After excelling in a series of positions, he was appointed president of Rich’s Consumer Brands Division in 2004. With 32 years of experience in the food industry, Jack also served as chairman of the National Fisheries Institute in 2002. He recently agreed to serve as a founding board member of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership.
Richard V. Martin
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2012
Rick Martins is the Executive Director for Red Chamber Group and a seafood industry leader for over 40 years. He served twice as NFI Chairman, from 1985 and in 2006. He remains active in the leadership of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the California Fish and Seafood Institute, and the American Seafood Distributors Association.
Thomas E. Elliott, Sr.
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2012
Tom Elliott was an executive for Slade Gorton & Co, Inc. He was very active in seafood issues in California. A native of Lombard, IL, Tom made his mark in the seafood industry by co-founding and running TEMA, a successful commodity seafood import brokerage company in San Francisco. He also served as a regional VP and general manager at Slade Gorton. He was the president of the California Seafood Institute from 1977 to 1978, and the chairman of the National Fisheries Institute from 1988 to 1989. He followed with many years of service on NFI’s board of directors.
Susan B. Chamberlain
Memorial Fund
Established 2012
Susan Chamberlain, wife to George Chamberlain, was a central force in establishing and growing the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the world’s leading aquaculture certification body. Susan managed the GAA office in St. Louis, helped organize the GAA’s annual GOAL meeting, and spearheaded the evolution of the Global Aquaculture Advocate from newsletter to magazine and online publication.
William N. Bloom
Living Tribute Fund, Established 2006
Memorial Fund, Established 2011
Bill Bloom is the founder of Eastern Fish Company, located in Teaneck, New Jersey. Mr. Bloom became a member of the National Fisheries Institute in 1974. He served as chairman for NFI in 1998, a position held by his son, Eric, ten years later. He was an avid supporter of SIRF. In 2011, the SIRF Board of Directors established a memorial fund for Bill in recognition to a true leader in the seafood industry.
Stephen H. Warhover
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2010
Stephen Warhover was CEO and president of Gorton’s Seafood for 23 years. Steve started his career with General Mills in 1968 as Marketing Assistant and worked his way to Vice President/General Manager in 1983. He was appointed CEO of Gorton’s Inc. in 1986 and retired in 2009. He is an alumnus of Dartmouth College, Class ’66. He received his MBA from Kellogg Graduate School, Northwestern University. He currently serves on the board of directors for Gorton’s.
Bill Herzig
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2010
Bill Herzig began his 23 years career at Rich-SeaPak, in St. Simons, Ga. He worked his way up to senior VP of operations, procurement, quality assurance and commodity sales before taking a position as director of seafood purchasing for Darden Restaurants in 1997. Two years later, he became VP of seafood purchasing, and later became president of Darden Aquafarms, a lobster aquaculture facility in Malaysia. Bill received GAA’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Charles H. Bundrant
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2009
Chuck Bundrant is the Chairman & Founder of Trident Seafoods, the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. In 1961, he left the family farm in Tennessee after watching the movie “North to Alaska” starring John Wayne. Chuck arrived in Seattle with $18 in his pocket and made his way to Alaska and took whatever work he could find. He repaired boats, shoveled shrimp, and worked his way onto the deck of a crabber, fishing some of the world’s roughest waters in the nation’s most dangerous profession. Chuck worked his way to the pilothouse and eventually purchased his first fishing vessel in 1965.
Roy E. Martin
Living Tribute Fund
Established 2008
Roy Martin was a professional staff member of the National Fisheries Institute for 27 years. After a 17-year career with Swift Company, Mr. Martin joined NFI as Vice President of the Science & Technology Department. His responsibilities included long-range development and communication of technologies to aid future advances in the seafood industry, among which included smoked fish research, aquaculture drugs, HACCP, shellfish regulation, and Codex standards. Culminating his 42 years in the food industry, Roy retired from NFI as Senior Vice President.
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