cohort 8

Featured

Susan Akina
Founding Partner
Akina Global, LLLC

Meagan Beyer
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Director
American Savings Bank

Jennifer Burke
Director of Advancement & Community Relations
St. Andrew's Schools

Denise Della-Sabas
Director of Business Development & Community Partnerships
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Elena Farden
Executive Director
Native Hawaiian Education Council

Cristina Grimmer
Manager, Mid Group Account Management
Kaiser Permanente

Taylor Igarashi
Corporate Communications Manager
Servco Pacific Inc.

Shari Ishikawa
Director, Operational Technology
Hawaiian Electric Company Inc.

Callie Lewis
Human Resources Director
HEMIC

Erica Liu
Vice President - Account Services
Anthology, a FINN Partners Company

Suma Metla
Owner
Three Little Ducks

Danielle Mills
Vice President, Deputy Director of Compliance
Central Pacific Bank

Shari Ann Minato
Senior Vice President
First Hawaiian Bank

Barbara Natale
Associate Senior Planner
G70

Casey Obatake
General Manager
Capitol Place / Associa Hawaii

Misty Park
56 ACOMS Operations Superintendent
Hawaii Air National Guard

Roxanne Rivera-Lopes
Estimator/ Project Manager
Leeward Roofing / NWIR

Aubrey Rupinta
Lead Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

Jessica Sphar
Director, Employee Relations
Hawaii Pacific Health

Serena Thomas
Commercial Real Estate Underwriter
Bank Of Hawaii

Filifotu Vaai
Vice President Consumer Sales
Hawaiian Telcom

cohort 7

Featured

Shannon Alivado
Director of Government Relations
Hawaiian Electric

Kauiʻilani Arce
Destination Stewardship Director
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

Amy Arfman
Deputy Commander
Hawaii Air National Guard

Cynthia Flower
VP Controller
Waipono Investment Corporation

Samantha Gabriel
AVP & Compliance Officer
First Hawaiian Bank

Mara Garcia
K-12 Wellness Director
St. Andrew's Schools

Alicia Griep
Director, eCommerce & Retail Operations
Tori Richard

Kimberly Haruki
Partnerships & Events Marketing Manager
Servco Pacific Inc.

Nicole Johnson
Lead Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

Katie Kaahanui
Executive Coordinator
Safe & Sound Waikiki

Nalani Kealaiki
Community Strategist
Kamehameha Schools

Lana Murakami
Director, Customer Support Services
American Savings Bank

Jacqueline Ng-Osorio
Owner/Principal Consultant
Ng-Osorio Consulting

Ngoc Nguyen
Director of Strategic Finance
Hawaiian Telcom

Makana Reilly
Director of Work-Based Learning
Kauaʻi Economic Development Board

Di Salas
Brand & Communications Strategist
Hawaii Dental Service

Karesse Sato
Product Development Manager
Aloha Pacific FCU

Cheri Souza
Hawaiʻi Postsecondary Success Program Officer
Stupski Foundation

Robyn Tanaka
SVP, Director Retail Credit Risk
Bank of Hawaii

Meeta Vu
Co Founder
Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi

Julie Yunker
Director of Sustainability Government & Community Relations
Hawaii Gas

cohort 6

Featured

Poki'i Balaz
Director of Nursing and Home Operations
Lunalilo Home

Aimee Curre
Assistant Vice President, Senior Planning Manager
Bank of Hawaii

Lori Fukumae
Vice President & Director of Membership Development
Hawaii Employers Council

Kellye Greco
Associate Principal, Sr. Interior Designer
G70

Teresa Hamabata
Commercial Banking Officer II
American Savings Bank

Caroline Ishida
Chief Counsel
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

Regina Komine
Commander, 154th Mission Support Group
Hawaii Air National Guard

Michelle Lansel
Chief Technologist
Booz Allen Hamilton

Loretta Lubera
Director, Consumer Product Strategy
Hawaiian Telcom

Rebekah Mraz
Director of West Hawaii Programs - Kona Administration
Child & Family Service

Daphne Okunaga
International Business and Design Academy Lead Teacher
Pearl City High School

Meagan Oppenheim
Regional Manager
Alexander & Baldwin

Rachelle Ouye
Project Manager & Marketing Coordinator
Sae Design Group

Anne Weber-Yarbrough
Senior Program Management
Honeywell Smart Energy

Natalie Werts
Area Manager & Banking Center Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Laura Yamamoto
VP & Senior Private Banking Officer
Central Pacific Bank

Jadyne Yomono
HR Program Manager
American Savings Bank

cohort 5

Featured

Gail Abrena-Agas
Commercial Property Manager
Alexander & Baldwin

Elizabeth Carlson
Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer, VP
Bank of Hawaii

Loretta Chen
Adjunct Professor
University of Hawaii - Leeward Community College

Chrystal Dart
Co-Founder
Navigate Consulting LLC

Deanna D’Olier
Associate Director
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools

Nadia Fairlamb
Professional Artist
Nadia Fairlamb Art

Claire Fukuoka
Project Manager
Austin, Tsutsumi & Associates, Inc.

Kristi Hatanaka
Controller
HEMIC

Shelly Kamakura
AVP, Relationship Banking Program Manager
Central Pacific Bank

Liane Khim
VP, Commercial Banking Officer
American Savings Bank

Kolia Moua
Operations Leader
Honeywell

Gwen Navarrete Klapperich
Chief Learning Consultant/Owner
Klapperich International Training Associates

Carolina Rivadeneyra-Enriquez
Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton

Angeline Smith
AVP, Branch Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Thao Tran
Sr. Associate General Counsel, Legal Division
Hawaiian Electric

cohort 4

Featured

Danielle Bass
State Sustainability Coordinator
State of Hawaii

Shauna Cabel
Officer, Strategic Business Partner
Bank of Hawaii

Kristina Cook
Community Development Specialist
Microsoft

Michelle DeVol
Director, Membership Administration and Quoting Service
Kaiser Permanente

Lauren Esposo
Client Services Manager
UHA Health Insurance

Teri Fabry
HPIA Plan Administrator /
Vice President, Account Executive
Marsh McLennan

Julia Fink
Director of Operations
Ho‘ōla Nā Pua

Rachel Fukumoto
Owner
The Pastry Farmer

Nina Horioka
Community Engagement Manager
Epic ʻOhana

Kelsey Ige
Creative Director
Hawaii Business Magazine

Karin Kimura
Director, Environmental Division
Hawaiian Electric Company

Christina Klemme
Chief Financial Officer
Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation

Patti Kino
Sr. VP, Director of Customer Sales & Service
American Savings Bank

Donna Mendes
AVP & Branch Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Courtney Ro
Business Owner
Professional Business Concepts

Katrina Sabido
Manager, Deposit and Loan Products
American Savings Bank

Hina Schipa Chow
President & CEO
Buck Roofing

Victoria Snyder
Business Impact Manager
Engie

Elyse Takashige
Project Architect
WhiteSpace Architects

Kara Warsh
Associate
Morgan Stanley

cohort 3

Featured

Ananda Chou
Branch Executive Director
YMCA of Honolulu

Audra Dinell
VP Account Services
Success Advertising Hawaii

Shayna Doi
Marketing & Communications Manager
Hawaii Energy

Suzanne Eugenio
Marketing Services Manager
UHA Health Insurance

Jessica Gluck
Senior Tax Manager
Alexander & Baldwin

Sarah Guay
VP Human Resources
HEMIC

Kira Higa
Senior Manager Benefits
Hawaiian Tel Com Inc.

Kimberly Perez Hults
Director of Marketing & Outreach Relations,

College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Denise Kilgore
Assistant Client Care Manager
simplicityHR by ALTRES

Mele Kalama-Kingma
Owner
Mamalani

Donna Kojima
Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Melissa Miyashiro
Managing Director, Strategy & Policy
Blue Planet Foundation

Asiana Ponciano
Strategic Talent Leader, Employee Voice & Experience
Hawaiian Airlines

Mapu Quitazol
Operations Manager
University of Hawaii Maui College

Kaiulani Shinsato
Manager, Distributed Energy Resources Strategy & Policy
Hawaiian Electric Company

Kimberly Takata
Program Manager
HMSA

Kelsi Tamashiro
AVP & DTC Manager Deposits
Bank of Hawaii

Sharilyn Tanaka
VP AOAO & Personal Lines Sales
Atlas Insurance Agency

Alyssa Tercino
VP Management Reporting Manager
Central Pacific Bank

Christian Whitney
Dir. of Business Development & Pole Infrastructure Enterprise
Hawaiian Electric Company

Teri Nobriga
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

cohort 2

Featured

Michelle Acosta
Special Assistant to the Administrative Director of the Courts
State of Hawaii Judiciary

Mary Arakawa
Director
Kaiser Permanente Information Technology

Shawn Benton
Senior Counsel
Cox Wootton Lerner

Caroline Carl
Deputy Director
Hawai‘i Energy

Ging Ging Fernandez
Project Manager
CDM Smith

Phyllis Freitas
Director-Business Sales
Hawaiian Telcom

Sonya Gomes
Vice President & Division Manager
Central Pacific Bank

Sophie Halliday
Director of Educational Programs
St. Andrew’s Schools

Kara Iwasaki
Vice President
Kumabe HR

Lea Kaipoleimanu Ka‘awaloa
Equity Specialist II
State of Hawaii, Department of Education

Kara Kashiwabara
Human Resources Specialist
simplicityHR by ALTRES

Kanani Kealoha-Faleafine
Loyalty Manager
Hawaiian Airlines

Mission Making Society

Ku‘ulani Keohokalole
Owner & Principal Consultant
People Strategies Hawai'i

Nohonani Leslie
Branch Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Andrea “Anj” Oto
Global Communications Manager
NSF International

Karen Maciorowski
Workers’ Compensation Adjuster
Hawaii Pacific Health

Sarabecka Mullen
Chief Operating Officer
John Mullen and Company

Cathy Schultz
Small Business Consultant
Cathy Schultz Consulting/Honolulu Coffee Company

Mission Making Society

Maria Su
Associate – Retail Services Division
Colliers International

Kimi Takazawa
COO, Olelo Community Media

Eileen Zorc
Partner
Marr Jones & Wang LLP

cohort 1

Featured

Kristin Alm Kamakahi
Human Resources Manager
Remedy Intelligent Staffing

Emi Au
Senior Vice President, Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
American Savings Bank

Tracy Camuso
Associate Principal
G70

Farrah-Marie Gomes, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of Hawaii at Hilo

Tiffany Hatchett
Branch Manager
Central Pacific Bank

Chancy Hopper
Principal Consultant
LTS

Ashlee Kishimoto
Managing Director, Corporate Audit
Hawaiian Airlines

Beth Kuch
Public Relations/Marketing Consultant
Self-Employed

Jessica Munoz
Founder & President
Ho‘ola Na Pua

Runjini Murthy
Manager, Digital & Data Marketing
The Howard Hughes Corporation

Jennifer Oyer
Chief Development Officer
The Salvation Army

Sarah Pardieck
Manager, Operations & Performance Improvement
Kaiser Permanente

Erinn Tomlinson
Director of Executive Search
Bishop & Company

Isla Young
Program Director, K-12 STEM Educator, Women In Technology
Maui Economic Development Board

Mission Making Society