Join us! For a fireside chat with experienced Hawai'i women executives on leadership lessons. These evening events take place in beautiful Café Julia, providing an intimate setting for a casual discussion, Q&A, and opportunities for networking. At each event, we will be offering heavy pupus and one drink ticket per attendee. Thank you to our presenting sponsor Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance!
2024 Event Dates
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
Featured Speaker: Marie Milks (Retired Judge)
Q&A Moderator: Maile Kawasaki (Assistant Vice President &
Commercial Banking Associate, Central Pacific Bank)
Wednesday, July 25, 2024 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
Featured Speaker: Dee Jay Mailer (President + CEO, Bishop Museum)
Q&A Moderator: Erica Liu (Vice President of Account Services at Anthology FINN Partners)
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
Cost Per Event: $35
July 2024 Featured Speaker Bios
Dee Jay Mailer is the current President and CEO of Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. She is of Native Hawaiian ancestry and was born and raised in Hawaiʻi. She is an alumnus of Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaiʻi, with a Bachelors in Nursing and a Masters in Business Administration.
Dee Jay Mailer has spent over 20 years as an Executive in the fields of business, health and education, leading local, national and international companies in the process of start up, growth, turnaround and transformation.
In 2014, she retired from her role as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bishop Estate, Kamehameha Schools in Hawai’i, where she led the $10 billon Private Trust, its lands, properties, natural resources and financial asset holdings, to fund its mission to improve the capability and well-being of Native Hawaiians through private and public education.
Prior to joining the Bishop Estate, Kamehameha Schools, Dee Jay served in executive positions in the healthcare industry, including President of Kaiser Permanente (Hawaii), Chief Operating Officer of HealthNet (California) and Chief Operating Officer of the International Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Geneva, Switzerland.
Throughout her career, Dee Jay has earned a reputation for integrity, teamwork and results. She is recognized for galvanizing diverse stakeholders (e.g. business, government, consumers, community organizations) to marshal positive community change, including advocacy for equitable access to education and health. She has championed catalytic business and social partnerships to assure strong citizen and economic growth.
From 2014 to 2016, she shared the honor of serving on former President Obama’s Advisory Commission for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, raising understanding and support for these minorities in Washington D.C.
Dee Jay is an experienced Board Member, having served on for-profit and notfor- profit Boards spanning healthcare, banking, education, trust management, land management and public media, all nested in highly regulated and scrutinized environments.
She continues to cultivate her passions for health and education through service on Boards in Hawai’i (Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Board focused on education and environmental restoration, Kahi Mohala – Sutter Pacific, specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and recently, Le Jardin Academy. From 2019 to 2021, she furthered her passion to serve children and families with challenge by becoming a Guardian ad Litem in Idaho.
Dee Jay and her husband, Don, currently reside in Hawaiʻi
Erica Liu is Vice President of Account Services at Anthology FINN Partners. In her role she brings a technology and people-focused work ethic to Anthology’s Integrated Marketing Group where she works with some of the team’s largest clients seeking ways to manage technology and strategy. She manages the day-to-day tasks of multiple projects, including website redesigns, mobile app launches and custom interactive projects, always making sure clients are satisfied throughout the process. Prior to joining Anthology, Erica managed marketing strategies for both small and large businesses.
Erica is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Business Administration degree.
