Squaxin Island Tribe
SE 70 Squaxin Lane
Shelton, WA 98584

Phone: (360) 426-9781
FAX: (360) 426-6577

Natural Resource Center
S.E. 3100 Old Olympic Hwy., Box 3
Shelton, WA 98584

Phone: (360) 432-3802
Fax: (360) 426-3971

Website: squaxinisland.org

Tribal Chair
Kristopher Peters

Natural Resources Director
Andy Whitener

Natural Resources Policy Representative/ NWIFC Commissioner
Joseph Peters

Natural Resources Program and Policy Manager
Daniel Kuntz

Shellfish Manager
Eric Sparkman

Shellfish Research Biologist
Rana Brown

Shellfish Biologist
Eddie Kim
Zac Cowan

Enhancement Manager
David Dorland

Enhancement Biologists
Will Henderson
Donald Terry

Fisheries Biologist
Danny Snyder

TFW/FFR Biologist
Sarah Zaniewski

Habitat Biologist
Kaitlyn Gahl

GIS Manager
Amanda Hsu

Environmental Program Manager
Scott Steltzner

Resource Biologist/Brownfields Coordinator
Leila Whitener

Water Resources Biologist
Erica Marbet

Water Resource Technician
Joe Puhn

Climate Change Ecologist
Candace Penn

Last Updated on May 13, 2026