Save-the-date
Join Us for the 12th Annual SIRF Benefit Soiree!
The SIRF Board of Directors invites you to an elegant evening celebrating our shared commitment to the seafood industry’s future.
Monday, January 19, 2026, at The Diplomat Beach Resort Hotel — Hollywood, Florida
Kick off the night with cocktails at 7:15 p.m., followed by a plated dinner at 8:15 p.m.–Cocktail Attire
Join industry leaders, partners, and friends for an unforgettable evening of benefit gala to raise funds to support research in the seafood industry, guest speaker Dr. Norbert Kaminski, Professor and Director, Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University
Sponsor a table to demonstrate your support to SIRF’s mission
Demonstrate your commitment to the future of the seafood industry by sponsoring a table at the 12th Annual SIRF Benefit Soiree. Your support helps fund innovative, forward-thinking research that advances our industry.
For sponsorship details, please contact Geraldine Espejo at gespejo@nfi.org or 703-752-8890.
Special Thanks to the SIRF Board of Directors
- Sean O’Scannlain, Fortune International — Chair & Director
- Lisa Wallenda Picard, National Fisheries Institute — Secretary & Treasurer
- Jim Bonnvie, Seafax — Director
- Dan DiDonato — Director
- Bill Dresser, Sea Port Products — Director
- Jordan Mazzetta, Eddie M’s — Director
- Larsen Mettler, S2G Ventures — Director
- Russell Mentzer — Director
- Christine Ngo, H & N Group — Director
- Wynter Courmont, Diversified USA — Director
- Ben Schwartz, Harbor Seafood — Director
- Jeff Stern, CenSea — Director
- Mike Walsh, Northwest Seafoods — Director
- Jason Mulvihill, Lineage — Director
