Our Leadership

Steve Pereira 

Program Lead

Steve is a retired consultant. He had his own company, Certified Systems, for 30 years. Providing design, installation, monitoring and servicing of both fire alarms and electronic security systems. The company was based in Chico, California and primarily served Northern California with limited services in 12 other states. He is also a former Rotarian with over 32 years of community service with the Rotary Club of Chico, CA.

Steve’s service in the US Navy included two tours of duty in Vietnam (1969-1971) on the Riverine Force. He finally saw sea duty after the war on the Harlen R. Dickson DD743 out of Boston, Massachusetts and the USS Alamo, LSD 33 based out of San Diego, CA. Steve received his electronic training while serving in the US Navy as an Interior Communications Electrician, Petty Officer 3rd Class.

Steve started out as a volunteer with Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing in the Chico program in 2013. After years of encouragement from his fellow veterans he went back to the VA and received his disability rating. During COVID he became acquainted with the Redding program. Wanting to be a participant and feeling a real affinity with the Redding program he decided that is where he belonged. He proudly serves as Program Lead for Hooked on Healing (HOH).

Ron Saiki 

Assistant Program Lead

Ron is a retired architect who worked for several architectural firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and for Stanford University in the Construction Project Management Group. He relocated to Redding in 2010. 

Ron served in the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard two ships. First, a gas oiler, AOG 56 in the Vietnam campaign followed by operations on the US east coast and in the Mediterranean. His second tour was on an ocean-going minesweeper, MSO 509 homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, and operating along the southern east coast. 

Ron was one of the volunteers who was involved with the start-up of the Redding Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing program in 2012 and currently serves as the Assistant Program lead for Hooked on Healing. Being a volunteer in retirement and providing fly fishing knowledge while supporting recovery is a way of giving back to those who served.

Gerald “Gerry” Martin

Treasurer

Gerry graduated from UC Berkeley in 1964, where he served as President of his fraternity in the Spring of 1963. After a distinguished career in finance, he retired in 2012 following 15 years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Gerry has been a dedicated fly fishing instructor since 1976, offering his expertise to organizations such as The American Sportsmen’s Club, Wilderness Unlimited, Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW), Diablo Valley Fly Fishers (DVFF), Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers (STFF), City of Redding Parks and Recreation, Project Healing Waters, and Hooked on Healing.

From 1986 to 1989, Gerry co-owned The Selective Angler, a fly shop located in Marin County, where he led group fishing expeditions to Alaska, Belize, and New Zealand. Throughout his career, Gerry has been recognized with numerous accolades, including Cal Trout’s “Stream Keeper” award, “Man of the Year” from DVFF, the “Lifetime Achievement” award from Wilderness Unlimited, “Fly Fisher of the Year” from STFF, and “Volunteer of the Decade” from Project Healing Waters.



In addition to his role as President of The American Sportsmen’s Club Anglers and co-owner of The Selective Angler fly shop, Gerry has served as Assistant Project Lead for Project Healing Waters. His fishing adventures span beyond the lower United States, with trips to Costa Rica, Belize, the Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, and New Zealand. Gerry has also contributed his leadership as treasurer for DVFF for nine years and continues to serve as treasurer for STFF, where he has been in the role for six years.

Scott Ercoline

Operations & Compliance

Scott began his career in the US Navy, serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate. During his service, he participated in deployments including Operation Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. After leaving the Navy in 1993, Scott transitioned back into civilian life and built a 25-year career at Fortune 500 companies, including roles at WorldCom and Washington Mutual Bank, eventually spending 15 years as a senior program manager at Microsoft while living in Seattle, WA.

A dedicated lifelong learner, Scott graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University with a degree in Management Information Systems, earning the “Outstanding Senior” award for his Academic Performance and Service to the University. In 2023, he completed his Executive MBA, at the Carson School of Business at WSU. 



Scott began fly fishing in 1988 while working at The Fly Shop in Redding, CA. After a career break in 2023 and returning to his hometown of Redding, he started volunteering with the newly forming Hooked on Healing organization, drawn to its mission of supporting veterans. Scott is passionate about giving back to those who served, believing deeply in the mission and vision of Hooked on Healing.