Meet the OTC Board

The OTC Board volunteers their time throughout the year to this worthwhile charity event, combining their passion for Tuna fishing with their passion for this great cause! The goal is always to ensure the best possible experience for the competitors as well as maximize the amount (of both fish and cash) that is donated to help feed hungry families in Oregon!

John Stanfield

Event Co-chairman

For the past 18 years John has worked for Ducks Unlimited as the Regional Director for Oregon and Hawaii. Working to restore and conserve wetlands and wildlife habitat has been a very rewarding career. As a Father of two incredible children he is motivated to do all he can to contribute to protecting the future hunting and fishing opportunities through science based conservation. Ducks Unlimited’s partnership with the Oregon Tuna Classic does just that and so much more…. John feels truly honored to be part of such a great group and mission!

Mark Hagedorn

Mark is the captain of the Hillbilly Deluxe operating out of Garibaldi, Oregon. Having grown up hunting and fishing in the Northwest, he was introduced to warm water ocean fisheries when living in Southern California. After moving back to Oregon, he became involved in all the fisheries the Northwest has to offer. As the owner and captain of Hillbilly Deluxe Sportsfishing, when not working as a VP for an Energy Storage Company, Mark can be found on the coast chasing fish, including the coveted and addictive Albacore Tuna.

Scott Kenney

Scott Kenney is the CEO of Troutdale Aircraft Services, Inc and TAS Properties LLC, He is a corporate pilot who holds an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate and an Inspection Authorization. Scott is a native Oregonian and has spent his life hunting and fishing throughout all the Pacific Northwest. He now calls Garibaldi, Oregon his part time home and fishes out of Garibaldi Marina. He is looking forward to contributing to the OTC and someday taking home that first place prize. He has been married to his lovely wife Karee for 25 years who is not only the love of his life, but his fishing partner on all their adventures.

Andy Karlovic

Andy moved to Oregon in the mid 70’s with his family. His father was an avid fisherman and hunter and would take Andy on all of his adventures. From a young age, he learned to appreciate all of the outdoor activities Oregon has to offer, including fishing. Andy has been a board member for the Oregon Tuna Classic since 2011. His weekdays consist of wearing a suit and tie working for an office equipment/technology company, and on the weekends you’ll find him on his boat wearing flip-flops and board shorts hunting for fish. Andy will soon retire from the corporate business world and operate a full-time charter operation out of Garibaldi Oregon. The OTC has given Andy the opportunity to have a great time helping others by raising money and food donations for the Oregon Food Bank.

April Whitworth

Growing up in Portland, April has an MBA from the Univ of Oregon and recently retired from a 40+ year career in healthcare. Her and her husband have owned a home in Rockaway Beach for 16 years and have lived here the last 5 years. The Oregon Tuna Classic is a great event to fish in and provides much needed support for our coastal communities. As her first year on the Board, she looks forward to being more involved as Board Treasurer and working with this great team to provide a successful event!

Randy Whitworth

After a 30 year career at the Oregon Zoo, Randy and his wife April (a new member on the OTC Board) moved to Rockaway Beach. Randy has been involved with the OTC since its second year. He and April have attended every tournament since then and placed in many of them. He has been involved in helping with some logistics of the tournament for the past few years and had the honor of delivering tuna to the Oregon Food Bank coastal locations in 2020 and will be doing the same in 2021.

Dane Winchester

Dane grew up fishing with his Dad and Grandparents, and in the early 2000s started fishing out of Garibaldi with his own boat. Dane spent nearly 20 years working for Boeing before starting a software company in 2015 and then in 2021 switching gears to focus on building houses. In 2020 he and his wife Stephanie, who is also involved with the OTC and an avid fisherman, moved to Rockaway Beach full-time to spend more time on the water. After getting their first taste of Tuna fishing in 2019 with friends, their 24′ boat “Game Changer” really became one as they signed up for the OTC the following year. Dane joined the OTC board in 2021, taking over the website, and enjoying helping out with this great cause!

Mike Susee

Event Co-chairman

Tuna and boat addiction, along with a few other bad habits if you ask his beautiful bride Stephanie are the marks for a successful Northwest fishing captain. Mike is the Captain and owner of El Jefe Offshore Fishing based out of Garibaldi, Oregon. His passion for angling and nature naturally spawned a love for the mighty Pacific Ocean to carry on his fishing adventures. Being a board member of OTC is an opportunity for Mike to give back to the community while doing what he loves alongside an amazing group of people.

Cory Logue

Cory works for a communications company in the Portland Metro area as well as being the Captain of the TraySea Lynn of TraySea Lynn Sportfishing out of Garibaldi. His wonderful wife Tracey fully supports his fishing hobby. When not fishing, he loves spending time with his three great kids and two amazing grandchildren.

Cory loves being out on the water where his passion is chasing albacore and was lucky enough to make the podium in 2019 in this great tournament. He looks forward to being part of taking this tournament, and all the good things it does, into the future.

Mike Humes

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Mike’s introduction to offshore fishing occurred when he was just eight years old. Even before he was born, he was gifted some shares in a reputable charter company based in Westport. During the summers of ’92 and ’96, he had the privilege of working on a guide boat in Alaska that specialized in salmon and halibut.

After completing his service with the United States Marine Corps, he returned to the PNW and resumed his passion for fishing. For several years, he had the pleasure of working alongside his father before his retirement. During this time, he developed insulated coolers that later led him to become involved with the Oregon Tuna Classic.

In 2016, he and his team donated these coolers to help raise funds, and over the years, he has continued to support this charitable cause by serving on the board of directors and leveraging his connections in the beverage and fishing industries to secure additional donations. As he embarks on his eighth season, Mike eagerly anticipates many more years of success, and is confident that Team ALJO will once again ascend to the podium.

Jason Stricker

He knew at some point in his life he would be back living at the coast. With a childhood that included living in Astoria and Alaska, it’s no wonder fishing is more than just a hobby.

Jason is a builder/remodeler that has worked for himself for 20 yrs. He built a home in Rockaway in 2022 and has been working strictly on the North coast since.

Although his passion is ocean fishing, he also enjoys fishing steelhead and salmon on coastal rivers. Jason didn’t start tuna fishing until 2021 when he was invited out by his friends/neighbors in Rockaway. Needless to say, he’s been an albacore junkie since.

Jason entered the OTC for the first time in 2021 on a friend’s boat. They were not able to make it out due to poor ocean conditions. However, in 2022 they were able to get out and grab 2nd place. That’s when the obsession began. In 2024 he became a board member and looks forward to working with all the great people involved in OTC and the community.