> Marci Lopes is the new executive director at Marsy's Law for Hawaii, leading the effort to provide permanent, constitutional and enforceable rights to Hawaii’s victims of crime. Lopes brings more than a decade of experience in victims' rights advocacy to her new role.

> Andreas Okolovitch has been hired as program manager at The Children's Alliance of Hawaii where he will plan, coordinate and implement new and ongoing group therapeutic recreation activities and life skills classes. He will also provide and coordinate individualized mentoring and program support for male clients, including outreach and recruitment.

> Saint Louis School has hired Michelle Sigmund as chief operating officer/chief financial officer. She will oversee implementation of the school’s strategic plan, large-scale capital improvement projects, all financial management and the school business office, and supervise personnel in Mamiya Theatre, human resources, the bookstore and facilities office. Faye Muranaka is the school’s new director of communications. She will implement public relations and marketing plans, including alumni relations, grants, media communications and event promotion. Muranaka previously held marketing management positions at the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Casino Hotel, KHNL/K5, the Honolulu Advertiser, KGMB 9 and Oceanic Cable. Alvin Katahara has joined the school as chief marketing officer and director of advancement. He will oversee alumni and donor relations, communications and fundraising operations. Kalahari previously served as executive director, UH Alumni Association, associate vice president of alumni relations at the UH Foundation and director of marketing and new business development at the Honolulu Advertiser.

> Valerie Schmidt, president at Schmidt, Shimokawa & Assoc., is the new president of the board of The Bella Project, a nonprofit that provides formal dresses and accessories to high school women that are unable to purchase their own prom attire. She is responsible for leading and marketing the organization. Charise Shigeta, office manager and HR administrator for the CPA firm KMH LLP, is the new board treasurer and Tracie Young, an economic development specialist, is the new secretary of the board.

> AnnaLyn Ogata, RN, has been promoted to director of oncology at The Queen's Medical Center, where she will oversee the Queen’s Cancer Center, colon screening program, gastrointestinal services, multidisciplinary clinic and head and neck institute, along with the oncology service line, which includes inpatient oncology, clinical trials unit, radiation, navigation, survivorship and more. Queens has also hired Tamara Pappas, MBA, to be director of medical staff services, clinical quality improvement and the center for outcomes research and evaluation.

> Linda Puu, RN, MSN, has been promoted to hospital administrator at Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center. Puu will work with the hospital's physician leaders to manage operations and ensure quality care for Kaiser Permanente members. She brings an extensive background in nursing and management experience to her new role. Kaiser has announce a number of other hires: Ellen Chuang, MD, oncologist, for the Wailuku Medical Office; John Sanico, MD, radiologist at the Moanalua Medical Center staff; Vasudev Kanade, MD, and Sandhya Kanade, MD, hospitalists at the Moanalua Medical Center; Lisa Sodetani, MD, physician, internal medicine at the Maui Lani Medical Office; Jason Egloff, MD, physician, family medicine at the Maui Lani Medical Office; Anna Eckart-Dodd, MD, hospitalist, at the Maui Lani Medical Office; Caroline Chang, MD, pediatrician, at the Mapunapuna Medical Office;  Kyle Oroku, OD, optometrist at the Hilo Clinic; Brian Enriquez, DO, physician, family medicine at the Hilo Clinic; and Kanani Dilcher, MD, physician, family medicine also at the Hilo Clinic.

> Jennifer Tanele has been promoted to HCAP Head Start program manager at Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. She supervises a cluster of teachers and family advocates, and develops, monitors and evaluates the delivery of a Head Start component system.

> Cody Barretta has been hired as controller at Hale Kipa Inc. He will be responsible for managing the organization’s financial statements, budgeting and accounting.

> Queen Liliuokalani Trust has hired Michael Shibata as manager of development responsible for development activities within the Trust's real estate holdings, with particular focus on the Keahuolu master planning efforts in Kailua-Kona. Dawn Harflinger becomes vice president and chief investment officer with full responsibility for the investment portfolio of the trust. She develops and implements overall investment strategy, including policy guidelines, asset allocation and risk management parameters to ensure that the trust's financial objectives are met. Justin Murata has been hired as real estate manager. He will manage the trust’s real estate holdings on the islands of Hawaii and Oahu, with a particular focus on management of the trust’s 4,300 acres of land at Keahuolu in Kailua-Kona.

> Ulupono Initiative has promoted Greg Aug to vice president, investments. He will continue to manage and supervise investment efforts, including Hawaii Dairy Farms, Bikeshare Hawaii and OpConnect Hawaii as the senior member of the investment team. Brandon Lee was also promoted, becoming policy and public-private partnership associate. He will support Ulupono’s public-private partnership efforts, including evaluating policy and regulation, performing financial/economic analysis of such policies, drafting proposed legislation and testimony, and working with partner organizations.

> Kamehameha Schools has named Giorgio Caldarone as its new director of real estate planning, a newly-created position in the $9.2 billion trust’s commercial real estate division. Caldarone was the Oahu and Neighbor Island manager in the land assets division, overseeing residential and agricultural initiatives and heading up the trust's utility-scale sustainable energy projects. He was responsible for the development and implementation of Kamehameha Schools' renewable energy plan and credited for advancing a proposal for one of Hawaii's largest solar energy farms on 250 acres on the trust's lands in Waiawa in Central Oahu.

> Pacific Business News’ Mentoring Monday gave more than 200 Hawaii businesswomen the chance to seek the wisdom of 30 mentors — speed-dating style — during a breakfast event at the Hawaii Prince Hotel in Waikiki on March 30. During five 15-minute sessions, women from a wide range of business backgrounds sat with some of Hawaii’s top female executives, including these nonprofit leaders: Janet Bullard, vice president, University of Hawaii Foundation; Kim Canepa, president, Junior Achievement of Hawaii, Inc.; Kim Gennaula, executive director of advancement, Iolani School; Lisa Maruyama, president and CEO, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations; Lori McCarney, CEO, Bikeshare Hawaii; Patricia Mau Shimizu, executive director, Hawaii State Bar Association; Betty White, head of school, Sacred Hearts Academy; and Leslie Wilcox, CEO, PBS Hawaii.

> Suzanne Case, the longtime head of The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii, will lead the state Department of Land and Natural Resources after Gov. David Ige withdrew his first nomination, Castle & Cooke Hawaii executive Carleton Ching. Case, executive director since 2001, joined The Nature Conservancy in 1987 and oversaw Hawaii’s largest conservation land transaction, acquisition of the 117,000-acre Kahuku Ranch on the Big Island. Her nomination to chair the DLNR was confirmed by the state Senate on April 24. Case is a Hilo native and alumna of Punahou School and Stanford University. An attorney, she has experience with the conservancy in California and in Asia. She has overseen all operations of the Hawaii program, which includes 16 preserves totaling 53,000 acres, and also the Palmyra Atoll nature preserve and research station in the Pacific. She is also the sister of former U.S. Rep. Ed Case, who is currently chief legal officer at Outrigger Enterprises, and cousin of Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL who owns Grove Farm on Kauai and is the majority shareholder of Maui Land & Pineapple. Ige withdrew his nomination of Ching before the Senate confirmation vote after more than 20 environmental groups, including the Sierra Club of Hawaii, urged him to withdraw his nomination of Ching. The Nature Conservancy has named Mark Fox, who has served as director of external affairs since 2000, to serve as acting executive director while the nonprofit conducts a search for a new executive director.

> Glenn Medeiros, a former pop star and Kauai High School alumnus, has been named president of Honolulu’s Saint Louis School, a private all-boys Catholic Marianist school. Medeiros will replace the current head of school, Walter Kirimitsu, who will retire on June 30. Medeiros, a former vice principal of Maryknoll School in Honolulu, will begin his new position on July 1, as will Sione Thompson, who is being promoted to principal from assistant head of school. Thompson joined Saint Louis School as a social sciences teacher and has been dean of students, vice principal and director of advancement. Medeiros was an assistant professor at Chaminade University in Honolulu and has been a primary and secondary school teacher on Oahu.

> Linda Puu, RN, MSN, has been promoted to hospital administrator at Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center where she will work closely with the hospital's physician leaders to manage operations and ensure quality care for Kaiser Permanente members. Janna Muscare, RN, is the new vice president of quality, safety and patient experience at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. She will provide strategic leadership to ensure high quality member experiences and develop programs, policies and procedures to improve patient care. She will oversee the direction of clinical measurements and guidelines, ensure regulatory accreditation and workplace safety. Kaiser has also hired new physicians: Dr. Jae Lim, otolaryngology at Moanalua Medical Center; Dr. Janette Brunken, family medicine at Kapolei clinic; Dr. Julie Won Ireland, genetics at Mapunapuna medical office; and Dr. Wynette Amazona, family medicine at Kona medical office. Rebecca Yee Bassett, MS, CGC, joins the Mapunapuna medical office as genetics counselor and Vikrant Bhasin is the new chef manager at Moanalua Medical Center, managing the room service program, Sunrise Cafe and visitor cafeteria.

> Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice has announced that Deputy Director Gavin Thornton will be working alongside Victor Geminiani as co-executive director. Thornton’s promotion formally recognizes his growing leadership and responsibility in the organization. Geminiani will continue at Hawaii Appleseed and Thornton will have primary responsibility for day-to-day operations. In 2004, Thornton helped launch the organization that is now Hawaii Appleseed, serving as its first staff attorney.

> Kamehameha Schools has named four new executives: Kaeo Durate, vice president of community engagement and resources; Darrel Hoke, executive vice president of administration; Kevin Cockett, vice president of communications and chief communications officer; and Lauren Nahme, vice president of strategy and innovation. Duarte, a 10-year Kamehameha Schools employee, was promoted to the new executive position that focuses on responding to the specific needs of communities in nine regions statewide, plus agriculture and conservation land programs, community resource centers and sustainability initiatives. Cockett is a 23-year communications veteran who's had his own firm for four years and previously worked for Communications Pacific in Honolulu and Best Buy in Minneapolis. Hoke, a CPA and Kamehameha Schools’ audit director since 2002, brings 27 years of experience in audit, accounting and finance to his new position. Nahme was previously director of strategic planning and implementation of Kamehameha Schools.

> Make-A-Wish Hawaii has hired Lani Kaaa as its new director of development after a year-long search. Kaaa, the former House Minority Caucus manager at the Hawaii State House of Representatives, will fill the new full-time position created by a grant form the national Make-A-Wish office last year. She will spearhead fund development and work on community outreach on the Neighbor Islands.

> Kyle Karioka has been named divisional director of planned giving for The Salvation Army – Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division, reporting to Jennifer Hee, executive director of development. Karioka most recently served as development and marketing manager for Special Olympics Hawaii. Donna Takeda has been appointed to a three-year term on the board of advisors for The Salvation Army – Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division. Takeda is vice president and manager of community and market development for Central Pacific Bank.

> University of Hawaii Foundation has promoted Roxanne Kam
to be director of alumni engagement programs and Donna Gutierrez to be director of alumni engagement for community colleges. The foundation also has hired Tara Loty to be director of alumni engagement for UH Manoa.

> Brandon Sparks has been promoted to HCAP information technology manager at Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. He will oversee all IT functions for the entire agency.

> Children's Alliance of Hawaii has hired Andreas Okolovitch as its new program manager. Okolovitch will plan, coordinate and implement new and ongoing group therapeutic recreation activities and life skills classes. He will also provide and coordinate individualized mentoring and program support for male clients, including outreach and recruitment.

> Helping Hands Hawaii has promoted Kristine Garabiles to program manager from Emergency Assistance Program housing case manager. In her new position, Garabiles will coordinate and supervise staff responsible for direct intakes with individuals and families applying for public benefits, emergency support and short-term financial assistance. She will also assist with coordinating outreach events, developing marketing materials and actively recruiting and supervising volunteers. 

> Jean Jeremiah, Hawaii SCORE administrator, has been named a 2015 SBA Small Business Award winner. The SBA awards are a joint partnership between the SBA and Hawaii Business magazine honoring Hawaii businesses, lenders, entrepreneurs and advocates. Jeremaiah will receive the award at the 28th Annual SBA Small Business Awards from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Dole Cannery Pomaikai Ballrooms in Honolulu.

> Pacific Business News honored 40 of Hawaii’s top women business leaders in three categories on Thursday, April 16, at the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. The Nonprofit Businesswoman of the Year is Kathy Clark, president and CEO, Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Clark, a nurse by training, took the job as chief nurse at Wilcox in 2005 and, in less than six months, she was promoted to president and CEO.  She has annoounced plans to retire on Jone 30. Jennifer Brittin-Fulton, owner of Exceptional Inc. dba Employers Options on Maui, was named Businesswoman of the Year in the for-profit category. This year’s finalists for Businesswoman of the Year — Nonprofit were: Jill Baldemor, CEO, Teach for America Hawaii; Sheila Beckham, CEO, Waikiki Health; Becky Harrison, marketing director and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, Habilitat; Karissa Jonas, CFO, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative; Sherry Menor-McNamara, CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Darlene Nakayama, COO, Palolo Chinese Home; Kanoe Naone, CEO, INPEACE; Kathryn Raethel, CEO, Castle Medical Group; Sandra Theunick, head of school, St. Andrew's Schools; and Cindy Adams, president, Aloha United Way. PBN’s Women to Watch were also honored. Nonprofit leaders included in that category were: Kehaulani Coleman, director of Economic Advancement Programs, YWCA of Oahu and Shawn Kanaiaupuni, director of Public Education Support, Kamehameha Schools.

> Meals on Wheels America and Korea Food Research Institute have selected Hawaii nonprofit executive Claire Shimabukuro to represent the U.S. at an international symposium on foods for the elderly next month. himabukuro, the executive director of Hawaii Meals on Wheels, will give an opening speech at the symposium in Seoul, South Korea on May 28 and will share lessons from the organization.

> Jeeyun Lee is the new executive director of the Hawaii Nature Center, responsible for leading efforts in the delivery of the Hawaii Nature Center's signature programs that educate local youth on environmental stewardship, creating, overseeing and implementing the business plan, and training and developing a committed team to reach HNC's objectives and goals.

> Jen Chahanovich will head the nonprofit Wilcox Memorial Hospital and the Kauai Medical Clinic upon President and CEO Kathy Clark’s retirement at the end of June. Chahanovich, currently CEO of Pali Momi Medical Center, began at HPH in 2002 as the director of respiratory therapy for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. She was named COO for Pali Momi two years after that. She has also served as chair for Hospice Hawaii and the chair-elect of the American Heart Association Board. Clark, who was named PBN's 2015 Businesswoman of the Year in the nonprofit category, told PBN this month she plans to retire in Colorado to spend time with family.

> Megan Murobayashi is the new program assistant for the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations. She provides office management and administrative support for the staff and logistical support for HANO's educational programs and membership services. She has a background in international development, starting the social enterprise, Invisible Hearts, and previously served as project manager of the Corporations and Human Rights Database. She has a bachelor's degree in international relations from Creighton University and an International MBA from the University of Denver.

> Make-A-Wish Hawaii has hired: Lani Kaaa as director of development, spearheading fund development and fostering new community outreach initiatives on the Neighbor Islands; Christine Nip as development and events manager, responsible for planning and overseeing the foundation's internal and external events as well as campaigns and fundraising programs; Andrea Munevar as events and operations coordinator, responsible for the planning and successful execution of fundraising events both external and internal; Alyssa Christian as wish assist coordinator, responsible for coordinating all aspects of wishes to visit Hawaii as well as developing and maintaining hospitality vendor relationships to enhance the wish experience and broaden the donor base; and Maria Ueoka as accounts receivable manager, providing accounting and related support. Janel Chandler has been promoted to director of community engagement, responsible for planning, developing and implementing all of the foundation’s essential marketing strategies, marketing communications and public relations activities, both external and internal, and Landen Tsuda has been promoted to wish assist coordinator, responsible for coordinating the wishes of children and families coming to see Hawaii.

> The Kohala Center has hired Keawe Liu as vice president of advancement and innovation. He will guide the development of a campus master plan and work to build an endowment for The Center’s perpetual success.

> Assets School has hired Lynne Wooddell as capital campaign director. She will lead the school’s capital campaign to raise $30 million to rebuild the K-8 campus, upgrade the new Assets High School Academy of the Pacific Campus and develop a financial aid endowment. She most recently served as the principal gifts officer at Kapiolani.

> Helping Hands Hawaii has hired Gerald Hew as chief financial officer, responsible for oversight and direction of the agency’s financial operations. He will also manage accounting and financial reporting, provide oversight of banking activities, prepare the annual budget and financial forecasts, monitor contract compliance, provide fiscal control of client trust accounts and supervise the accounting department. He joins HHH after 14 years at University Health Alliance.

> PBS Hawaii has promoted Todd Fink to director of stories, transforming ideas into video stories, and Lawrence E. Pacheco to on-air designer/video editor.

> Tim Caminos, director of communications for the  Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, is buying Honolulu-based SuperGeeks, an information technology firm founded by James Kerr. Caminos will become president and chief operating officer and Kerr will stay on as CEO and "chief geek.”

> YWCA of Oahu honored two Hawaii nonprofit leaders at the  annual Leader Luncheon at the Sheraton Waikiki hotel on Thursday, May 28: Mary Moragne Cooke, co-founder of the nonprofit Manoa Heritage Center, the founding president of Malama Manoa and an emeritus trustee at Punahou School, and Laura Smith, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Hawaii. Also honored were Kathryn Inouye, partner and chief operating officer of the Kobayashi Group, and Candy Suiso, program director and educator for Searider Productions at Waianae High School.

> Pacific Business News’ 2015 Forty under 40 class included these young nonprofit leaders: Kim Carvalho, Institute for Human Services; Dr. Ryan Lee, Shriners Hospital Honolulu; Brent Kakasako, Hawaii Alliance for Community Based Economic Development; Brittany Amano, Hawaii’s Future Isn’t Hungry; Dr. Jennifer Loh, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii; Brandee Menino, Hope Services Hawaii, Inc.; Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Hawaii Construction Alliance Honolulu; Malekai “Mo” Maumalanga, Adult Friends for Youth Honolulu; and Annie Valentin, Project Vision Hawaii.

> Rick Blangiardi, general manager of Hawaii News Now, has been named Hawaii's Distinguished Citizen for 2015 by Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council. The award will be presented at the 35th annual Hawaii's Distinguished Citizen event on Aug. 27 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The award goes annually to a Hawaii resident whose leadership in business, industry, government, education and other community endeavors has significantly contributed to the vitality of our state. Blangiardi currently serves on the board of directors for the Boy Scouts, Hawaii Food Bank, Hawaii Red Cross, Hawaii Theater Center, YMCA of Honolulu and the Pacific Aviation Museum. He is a trustee for the Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, where his guidance supports the mission of strengthening the quality of public education in Hawaii by innovation from within.

> Easter Seals Hawaii has announced three new executives:  Jennifer Schember-Lang, vice president of programs; JoAnn Lumsden, chief financial officer; and Ted Burke, director of early intervention services. Schember-Lang has a legal and human services background, and has worked for many years in Hawaii’s nonprofit community, as executive director of Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii and at Hawaii Community Foundation. She will oversee all programs and direct services for individuals with disabilities. Lumsden also has experience in Hawaii nonprofit, financial and business communities, including 20 years as CFO at Aloha United Way. Burke comes to Hawaii from Illinois where he was director of the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois. He will oversee the ESH Early Intervention Program. Other key management team members include; Esther Underwood, vice president of human resources, Jennifer Laa, director of home and community-based services; Sean Tarrant, director of autism services; Ellen Ching, director of Kauai development and program growth; Kelly Ikeda-Ellis, director of development; and Melissa King-Hubert, statewide manager of safety and quality assurance.

> Marti Townsend, the Outdoor Circle’s former executive director, has been named the director of the Hawaii Chapter of the Sierra Club, effective June 1. Townsend is a graduate of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law and has a decade of experience in community organizing, pubic interest advocacy and environmental law. Townsend is a former program director for KAHEA, where she worked to create and enforce protections for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, expand the Hawaiian monk seal habitat, advance public health protections in Waianae and maintain protections of the Mauna Kea conservation district. At the Outdoor Circle, she helped to create a digital map of protected exceptional trees, expand public green spaces, and preserve the law against billboards in the Islands.

> Scott Topping, former chief financial officer of the parent of Hawaiian Airlines, has been named executive vice president of finance and CFO at Kamehameha Schools. Topping’s appointment rounds out the new executive staff for new CEO Jack Wong. The other new executive staff members include: Kaeo Durate, vice president of community engagement and resources; Darrel Hoke, executive vice president of administration; Kevin Cockett, vice president of communications and chief communications officer; Holoua Stender, executive vice president of education; and Lauren Nahme, vice president of strategy and innovation.

> James "Kimo" Lopaka Cuizon has been named executive director of Network Enterprises, Inc., replacing Jennifer Dotson, who is joining the American Red Cross. Cuizon oversaw data management, process improvement and quality assurance for EPIC Ohana, Inc., a nonprofit serving at-riskt youth and children aging out of the foster care system. Previously, he was a community counselor at INPEACE in Waianae, his home town. He is also an accomplished athlete, competing in the Iron Man World Championships in Kona and winning a first place in the physically challenged division at the Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho and a top-ten finish in the athletes with disabilities division in the 2015 Boston Marathon.

> Dorvin Duane Leis, a Hawaii philanthropist and business owner, founder of Maui-based Dorvin D. Leis Co. mechanical contracting and benefactor to a number of nonprofit organizations, died at his Kihei, Maui home on June 15. He was 86. Leis served on the Maui Community College Provost and Horizons Advisory Council, the Board of Water Supply for the County of Maui, the Board of Directors of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, the Board of Directors of Hospice Maui, and as a trustee for the University of Hawaii Foundation. He and his wife of 68 years, Betty, generously supported organizations over the years, including the University of Hawaii Maui College, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Kihei Little League and Kihei Youth Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation and Maui Arts and Cultural Center and more. Child & Family Service President and CEO Howard Garval noted that the the nonprofit named its Leeward domestic abuse shelter after the Leis Family.

> Jennifer Loh, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii chief of endocrinology, was named Pacific Business News’ 2015 Young Business Leader of the Year, and Ryan Lee, director of the children’s neurodevelopment clinic at Shriners Hospitals for Children is the 2015 American Savings Bank Young Community Leader of the Year. They were selected from PBN’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2015 and honored at the annual Forty Under 40 celebration at the Hawaii Convention Center on June 18.

> Aloha United Way has added eight new members to its 27-member board of directors. They include: Scott Barber, the new CEO of Hawaiian Telcom; retired attorney and Hawaiian Electric Industries Chairman Jeff Watanabe; Christopher Dods, executive vice president at First Hawaiian Bank; Guy Fujimura, secretary-treasurer of ILWU Local 142; Tracy Hayashi, vice president and assistant business manager of IBEW 1186; Len Isotoff, director of Pacific region sales at Matson Inc.; Kevin Sakamoto, executive vice president at Bank of Hawaii; and Jeff Westphal, vice president and district manager of Nordic PCL Construction.

> Kyle Ishizaka is the new executive director of the Kalihi YMCA branch at YMCA of Honolulu. A graduate of Hawaii Pacific University, Ishizaka will be responsible for program growth and development, as well as building strong community partnerships for the Kailihi YMCA. He will also oversee the Kailhi Y's finance, personnel, Board Development, operations, Child Care programs, teen outreach programs and government contracts and membership.

> Kathleen Stofocik has been hired by the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii as its new executive director. She will provide overall leadership and management for the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii's programs, volunteers, expansion and the execution of its mission. Stofocik received her education at the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center and at George Mason University.

> Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has added new physicians and certified physician assistants to its staff: Dr. Stephenie Fleegle will specialize in geriatric medicine at Honolulu Medical Office; Dr. Keri Lemmond will practice psychiatry at the Kona Medical Office, Dr. Mehtap Berkmen joins the endocrinology department at Wailuku Medical Office and Dr. William Shapiro will do after-hours care at the Maui Lani Medical Office. Physician assistant Charina Sumner will practice same-day care at Honolulu Medical Office, physician assistants Alissa Hino and Elmer Parwani will practice same-day care at the Waipio Medical Office and physician assistant Marc Albertson joins the urology department at Moanalua Medical Center.

> Jerry Rauckhorst, the longtime Catholic Charities Hawaii president and CEO, will retire late next year, ending some two decades as head of the nonprofit. Rauckhorst, a founding HANO board member and chair, told Pacific Business News long-range planning will be his focus during the next year and a half. Catholic Charities Hawaii will renew its strategic plan for the next five years and beyond, and the staff will be taken “out of their comfort zone,” he said, noting plans to diversify the organization’s funding base with a greater emphasis on innovation. The nonprofit has multiple projects underway, including a low-income senior housing project called Meheula Vista in Mililani, an expansion of its Clarence T.C. Ching Campus on Keeaumoku Street in Makiki, and a newly bequeathed apartment building that will become affordable-housing space for new mothers.

> Sacred Hearts Academy has hired Kinga I. Sanders as high school vice principal. Sanders has 18 years of teaching and administrative experience and previously served as the academic vice principal at Bishop Blanchet Catholic High School in Seattle. Tiffany Kiyabu has joined the academy as director of alumnae affairs, responsible for the planning and implementation of programs that strategically engage alumnae and provide tangible benefits to graduates and current students. Emily Torres joins the school as director of development, responsible for advising the academy on all matters pertaining to fund development and coordinating the ongoing development efforts of the school. In her previous position, Torres served as manager of development, Teach for America, Americorps.

> Kahealani Naeole-Wong has been promoted to Poo Kula (Head of School) at Kamehameha Schools Hawaii. A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii at Hilo, she will lead the Kamehameha Schools Hawaii campus, overseeing the school's full K-12 program as well as outreach efforts.

> Helping Hands Hawaii has hired Samantha Peel as team leader for Community-Based Case Management/Community-Based Care Coordination on Oahu. She will supervise a multi-disciplinary team overseeing behavioral health case management services provided by a team of mental health workers and peer specialists. Most recently, Peel worked in Colorado as a private practice counselor providing individual, couples and family therapy. She was also a clinical supervisor for registered psychotherapists pursuing master’s degrees or licensure and as adjunct faculty for MA students at Colorado Christian Academy.

> Nikki Miyamoto has joined PBS Hawaii as HIKI NŌ online editor. She will be responsible for assembling and formatting video news stories created by high school and middle school students statewide into weekly news programs for PBS Hawaii's HIKI NŌ initiative. Additional responsibilities include editing promos, website updates and conducting teacher and student trainings.

> Garrett Yamamoto has been promoted to inpatient therapy manager at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. Previously, he was therapy clinic supervisor. Yamamoto will be in charge of managing REHAB’s therapy department with a focus on bringing continuing education courses on the campus. Sheri Matsumoto recently joined REHAB as marketing manager. She brings more than 15 years of marketing experience to her new position, in which she will handle communications and marketing with media and the community to showcase REHAB’s skilled staff and health services.

> HUGS has hired Caren Chang as a family services program specialist. The Hawaii Pacific University graduate is responsible for planning and implementing program activities and events which benefit families and children with life-threatening illnesses. Jeanette Callos joins HUGS as a volunteer coordinator. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and will be responsible for volunteer recruitment, training, and coordinating for individuals, corporate and service groups who support the agency.

> Mikki Hanson has been promoted to patient care coordinator at Kuakini Health System. Hanson has 20 years of nursing experience in many different areas, including clinical care, quality management, nursing education and nursing leadership. She is responsible for managing a 35-bed inpatient nursing unit, an outpatient chemotherapy clinic and the IV therapy team.

> Jennifer Li Dotson has joined the American Red Cross of Hawaii as regional chief development officer. She will lead all fundraising efforts in the Pacific Islands region of the Red Cross, including Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. Previously, Dotson served as president and CEO of Network Enterprises, Inc.

> Rex Fujichaku, a partner at Bronster Fujichaku Robbins, has been named president  of the board of the Domestic Violence Action Center, following Marsha Bolson, recently retired vice president of community relations and communications at Kamehameha Schools. Wendy Nakasone, HMSA assistant vice president, brand management marketing and communications, has been named board vice president. Michele Kurihara-Klein, legislative officer for HGEA, has been named board secretary. Vera Wright, senior vice president, fiduciary support services manager and income tax manager for Bank of Hawaii, has been named treasurer.

> Sam Pratt has been appointed to the board of trustees at Hawaii Preparatory Academy.

> University of Hawaii Foundation has announced new additions to its board: T. Michael May becomes board chair and Mary Sellers, Michael K. Hirai, Robert Hiam, William (Bill) Grayson and Stanford Carr have joined as board members.

> Legal Aid Society of Hawaii welcomes Jodi Shin Yamamoto as the new president of its board of directors. Ms. Yamamoto serves as counsel for the law firm of Yamamoto Caliboso LLLC and has served as vice president and board member of the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii since 2004.

> Aloha United Way has announced new board members: Christopher Dods, executive vice president of marketing and card services divisions at First Hawaiian Bank; Scott Barber, president and CEO of Hawaiian Telcom; Guy Fujimura, secretary-treasurer of ILWU Local 142 and vice president of the Hawaii State AFL-CIO; Tracy Hayashi, vice president and assistant business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1186;
Len Isotoff, director of sales of the Pacific region for Matson Navigation Co.; Kevin Sakamoto, executive vice president and branch division manager for the Bank of Hawaii; Jeffrey Watanabe, retired founding partner of Watanabe Ing LLP; and Jeff Westphal, vice president and district manager of Nordic PCL Construction.

> Hawaii Community Foundation honored four Hawaii nonprofit leaders at its 14th annual Hookele Awards on Aug. 21. The winners received $10,000 each to spend on professional development or personal renewal. Community members nominated the Hookele awardees for their strategic thinking, collaboration and organization, and impact. They are: Richard Taaffe, executive director, West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona; Kepa Maly, co-founder and executive director, Lanai Culture and Heritage Center, Lanai City; Harry Wong III, artistic director, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Honolulu; and Marian Tsuji, president and CEO, Lanakila Pacific, Honolulu.

> Kahilu Theatre Foundation has selected Deborah Goodwin as its executive director. As Kahilu’s executive director, Goodwin will focus on management and the long-term sustainability of the organization, which is based in Waimea, Hawaii.

> Scott Morishige was named the state's new administrator to target homelessness issues by Gov. David Ige on Aug. 10. Morishige was executive director of the health and human services nonprofit PHOCUSED. He assumed his new role, state coordinator on homelessness, on Aug. 24. Morishige will lead the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness, and work directly with the governor's leadership team on homelessness and its interdepartmental stakeholders. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and has a master’s degree in social work, child and family practice, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Morishige has worked for the Hawaii Community Foundation, Helping Hands Hawaii, Alu Like Inc., The Salvation Army and Legal Aid Society of Hawaii. He also serves on the boards of the Susannah Wesley Community Center, Access to Justice Commission, Parents, Inc. and the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service.

> Terrance Muldoon has joined Kaiser Permanente Hawaii as executive director of national facility services and chief energy officer for Kaiser's Hawaii region. He will provide strategic leadership for facility investments, improvements and green initiatives for Moanalua Medical Center and 22 medical clinics statewide.

> Helping Hands Hawaii has hired Margaret “Meg” Gavigan as team leader and Qualified Mental Health Professional of the Hawaii Pathways Project. As team leader, she will be the field-based supervisor of the multi-disciplinary team, oversee clinical operations and coordinate with HIPP sub-contractor Catholic Charities Hawaii. She will provide direct intervention, including case management, crisis intervention, counseling, individual or group psycho-education or other interventions, intake assessment and recovery plan development for clients. Gavigan will also contribute to recovery planning with treatment providers and serve as a liaison with coverage providers and funders. She is responsible for the hiring, training and supervising of HIPP staff and ensuring that HIPP is effective, financially stable and compliant with contractual mandates.

> Patrick Boyce has joined Le Jardin Academy as chief financial officer, responsible for the management of an annual budget that encompasses 840 students and 166 employees. He will also oversee the human resources and accounting departments.

> Hawaiian Islands Land Trust has hired Guy Nakashima to be associate executive director of advancement, heading up HILT’s fundraising department, and Angela Britten as development director. Both grew up on Oahu and have been involved with nonprofit fundraising on the island for many years. Nakashima was most recently president of Grant Works Hawaii. Britten has worked in development for the last 10 years, most recently with Hawaii Theatre Center and before that with Olomana Marketing and Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.

> The Queen’s Medical Center has hired two new directors to lead patient transfer and physician recruitment. Dr. Rick Bruno becomes the medical director for the Transfer Center and Bed Placement. He will manage the transfer center, direct service lines, and consult with the hospital on federal requirements and evaluation. Bruno is a Yale University medical school graduate and has been a Hawaii resident for more than a decade. Gwen Ouye Yokota has been selected as director of physician recruitment, retention and group practice. She has worked for Queen’s for 11 years and will manage The Queen’s Medical Group hospitalists, medical intensivists, acute care surgeons and The Queen’s Referral Line program. Queen's also has named Bernadette Merlino to be vice president of ambulatory services. Merlino will be tasked with addressing the growing need and demand to develop outpatient services. She will be reporting to the executive vice president/chief operating officer.

> Heather Pierucki has been promoted to director of behavioral health at Helping Hands Hawaii, where she previously served as team leader and qualified mental health professional. She will oversee development, management and organization of the nonprofit’s behavioral health programs, set practices in each and survey community needs, government services, service providers and trends in the mental health and substance abuse fields. Pierucki has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Northern Illinois University and a master’s in mental health counseling from Argosy University. She currently serves as secretary of the Hawaii Counselors Association.

> Honolulu Zoo Society has selected Paul Dyson as the new president of its volunteer board of directors for the next three years. Dyson, who serves as COO at the Battleship Missouri, will run the 21-member board’s efforts, which include supporting volunteers, memberships and fundraising for capital improvements to the Honolulu Zoo. He formerly served as the vice president of the society. Four other officers were appointed, including Vice President Kenneth Kanter, Secretary Ryan Mukai, Treasurer Michael Libertini, and Past-President Jason Ito.

> Billie Takaki Lueder, executive assistant to the chancellor and director of communications and external affairs for Honolulu Community College, and Jan Kaeo, president and CEO of Dale Carnegie Training Hawaii, have been appointed to the Board of Advisors for The Salvation Army--Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division. Advisory board members provide Army leadership with advice, support and advocacy to further the entity's goals and objectives.

> Chenoa Farnsworth, managing Director at Blue Startups LLC and a Women's Fund of Hawaii director, has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Tech Accelerator Leaders worldwide by Hot Topics. Accelerators are the programs that propel many startups to success using a combination of mentoring, experience and capital.

> Omidyar Fellows has selected 15 Hawaii business and nonprofit leaders for the fourth cohort of the program created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The 15-month leadership development program will start in October. The Omidyar Fellows for 2015-16 are: Vince Baldemor, executive athletics director, Hawaii Pacific University; Blair Collis, president and CEO, Bishop Museum; Catherine Awakuni Colon, director of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Pualani Enos, executive director, Hui Malama Learning Center; Scott Higashi, executive vice president, Locations LLC; Pamela Joe, partner, RevoluSun, president, RevoluSun Solar Corp. Inc.; Jack Kittinger, director, Conservation International’s Hawaii program, Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans; Robert Lietzke, principal, Booz Allen Hamilton; Dawn Lippert, director, Energy Excelerator; Sherry Menor-McNamara, president and CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; David Oyadomari, executive vice president, Bank of Hawaii; William Pieper, vice president, Barclaycard US; Joshua Stanbro, program director for environment and sustainability, Hawaii Community Foundation; Jennifer Walker, vice president of legal and business development, Hawaii Medical Service Association; and Beth Whitehead, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, American Savings Bank.

Bernard Ho, who has served as president and CEO of Damien Memorial School for the past eight years, will retire at the end of this school year.

Ho is credited for a campus expansion initiative at Damien called Campaign E Hoopaa, which includes a Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Building opening in December, a new music education building, a new administration building and library, and a refurbished football field and track.

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The head of AlohaCare is set to retire in 2016.

John McComas, president and CEO of AlohaCare for the past two decades, will retire in the second quarter of next year.

During McComas' tenure, AlohaCare grew into a 70,000-member organization — now the third largest health plan in the state.

The AlohaCare board has contracted Leadership Recruiters to develop a succession plan and run an executive search.

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Ruth Fletcher, dean of professional programs at Punahou School, has been named the next head of schools at St. Andrew's Schools in Honolulu, starting with the next school year.

Fletcher will succeed Sandra Theunick, who has led the Honolulu private schools for the past eight years and is set to retire next summer, the school's board announced.

In her new role, Fletcher will oversee three separate schools within the St. Andrew's Schools system, including St. Andrew's Priory School for Girls, the two-year-old St. Andrew's Preparatory School for Boys and the Queen Emma Preschool.

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Kanu Hawaii, a local nonprofit focused on creating a sustainable movement in Hawaii, has a new executive team.

Nicole Brodie has been selected to serve as executive director, and Darcie Scharfenstein will direct operations.

Brodie has 15 years of experience in community organizing and advocacy in areas including child abuse prevention, civic engagement, local food movements, and energy justice.

Scharfenstein has worked for two decades in strategy and communications outreach for nonprofits and will work to engage Hawaii residents in the political process.

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Hawaii medical and social service nonprofit Waikiki Health has hired a new finance chief.

Hawaii native Todd Okamoto, CFO, previously worked at Hawaii Pacific Health and Stanford Hospitals & Clinics.

Okamoto is joining at a time when Waikiki Health is "stabilizing after some explosive growth," he said.

The nonprofit ended 2014 with $13.3 million in total revenue and support.

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It is with mixed sentiments that I announce a major staff transition for our organization. After almost 13 years with AIA and 25+ years as a Hawaii resident, Amy Blagriff, Hon. AIA will be moving on from her position as Executive Vice President of AIA Honolulu, our Center for Architecture, and the AIA Hawaii State Council to resettle with her husband on the mainland. Amy is committed to staying here in Hawaii through the end of this year and will continue to assist remotely during the transition to a new Executive Vice President- anticipated to be filled in the first quarter of 2016.

Executive Search Process: To assist our Executive Committee and Board of Directors in selecting a qualified candidate, the Honolulu executive search firm of Inkinen & Associates has been contracted to handle the executive search on behalf of AIA Honolulu. Kathy Inkinen, President & Owner, will be our direct contact. As President of AIA Honolulu, I have worked with the Executive Committee to appoint a search committee including the current Executive Committee and AIA Honolulu past presidents, John Fullmer, AIA (2003), Pip White (2012), AIA and Louis Fung, AIA (2013). Working with Kathy, the search committee will be responsible for reviewing the list of qualified candidates, fully participating in the interview process, and making a final recommendation for approval by the Board of Directors.

Timeline: Our timeline anticipates proactive recruitment of qualified candidates from now through December 11, 2015 for submission of resumes. Due to the approaching holiday season, we anticipate that interviews will be scheduled beginning the first week of January, 2016 with board approval of the candidate at the January meeting of the Board of Directors. We hope to have a new executive in place no later than March 1, 2016.

In terms of interim arrangements, our consultant has suggested that we focus all of our efforts on finding a new EVP/CEO. During the next two months, Amy will be working with the Executive Committee and key consultants to insure that key accounting, programming and media/outreach functions will not lapse. Camilla Nicholas will continue to keep our calendar and web content up to date, and continue with membership, coordinate access to the Center and program support. We will use the Island Architect Weekly to appraise the membership of any key updates to the process, and to insure continued member service.

Inquiries/Submittals: If you have any questions regarding the executive search process, please feel free to contact Kathy Inkinen, President of Inkinen and Associates. Kathy's direct line is 808-380-4177 of your own interest, with any suggestions of qualified candidates or with questions regarding the position. A notice of opportunity will be placed on our AIA and trade/industry websites. A detailed position description is also available for viewing at www.aiahonolulu.org

Amy has made significant contributions to the AIA in Hawaii, and we'll be taking the opportunity as the upcoming Annual Business Meeting and as the year draws to a close to recognize her many accomplishments on the local, state, regional and national levels. I look forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Hawaii Convention Center for the Pacific Building Trade Expo and annual meeting and elections, scheduled from 11:30 - 1:00 pm.

Sincerely,

Scott R. Wilson, AIA, 2015 President, AIA

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Michael Titterton, who has been the president, general manager and voice ofHawaii Public Radio for 16 years, said Thursday that he will step down from his post in June.

“HPR has been a large part of my life for over a decade and a half now, and will be a part of me always,” he said in an email to HPR members. “These years have been high among the most rewarding of my life. While I have no immediate professional plans following my departure, I feel strongly that it is time for me to move on.

"I do so with optimism and a great deal of gratitude to the many people who have helped with the growth and maturation of HPR into an important resource to this wonderful community,” he said.

Since his arrival in early 1999, the station has expanded to a 13-frequency network and grown from 7,000 members to 13,000 members.

The nonprofit's annual operating budget has grown to $4.8 million compared to $1.6 million a decade and a half ago.

“Replacing Michael will be one of the biggest challenges that HPR has faced,” said Dr.Tyrie Jenkins, chair of HPR’s board of directors. “He has brought vibrancy to this organization and positioned it for future success. Always the sophisticated, clever voice of HPR, he has put Hawaii on the map of public radio stations nationwide. We will miss his day-to-day presence, but are sure his vision will remain intrinsic to HPR.”

JudgeRichard R. Clifton, a former HPR board member, said Titterton's service has been nothing short of extraordinary.”

“HPR was cash-strapped when he arrived, having suffered from several annual deficits during the difficult 1990's, and it is now nationally recognized among nonprofit organizations for its financial responsibility," Clifton said. "We had aspirations of statewide delivery of two program streams, and he led us down a long and winding path to achieve that goal. It would be fair to say that his performance exceeded not only our expectations but also our dreams. He will be a tough act to follow, but he has put HPR in a good position for his successor to serve our community for years to come.”

Baltimore-based Livingston Associates is conducting an executive search for his replacement.

W. Michael Lee, an executive transition management consultant, has been named President/CEO of Responsive Caregivers of Hawaiʻi (RCH), where he has served as interim executive director since 2014. RCH is a nonprofit organization that has provided adult day health and residential services for adults with developmental disabilities for the past 40 years.

During his time as interim director of RCH, Lee led a successful financial turnaround and achieved the organization’s first operating surplus since 2010, secured a $10,000 grant from the Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation and positioned the organization for $356,000 in programmatic grants.

“I’ve become enamored with the mission of RCH and serving people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is a true honor and a privilege to be able to make a difference in the daily lives of people not with disabilities but rather, people with unique gifts and abilities,” Lee said.

Lee has more than 30 years of experience as a chief executive and executive transition management consultant both in Hawaiʻi and on the mainland, building public-private partnerships, high-performing management teams and improving financial performance for community-benefit organizations.

“As a consultant, Mike gave us a fresh perspective about our organization, breathing new life into the organization’s mission and operations,” said Tami Ho, chair of RCH’s board of directors. “With the impending shift of our industry to facilitate greater client independence, participant-centered choice and community integration, Mike’s expertise will be invaluable as we usher in a new and exciting chapter in our history.”

Prior to joining RCH, he held positions at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance and Foundation, the Waikīkī Community Center, the Hawaiʻi Nature Center and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation. As Director of Community Programs for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, he oversaw its volunteer, educational and community engagement initiatives. Previously, Lee held instructional, directorship and CEO roles for the Yosemite National Institutes (now “Nature Bridge”) where his leadership contributed to the expansion of private educational institutes in Yosemite, Golden Gate and Olympic national parks. Lee is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Catholic Charities Hawaii has selected Terrence "Terry" Walsh, a leader with more than 20 years of experience in social services from local to global platforms, as its new CEO and president. Walsh will take over as head of the organization on Nov. 1. He will succeed outgoing CCH CEO and president Jerry Rauckhorst, who will retire at the end of 2016 following 20 years of service leading the local organization.

Walsh is currently president and CEO of Catholic Charities West Michigan. His personal ties to Hawaii include attending and earning his bachelor's degree in behavioral science at Chaminade University, serving as a teacher for special needs students at Washington Intermediate School in Honolulu, and as counselor for troubled teens at Hale Kipa.

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David Hipp has joined Liliʻuokalani Trust as its systems change manager, according to Nalei Akina, vice president and chief program officer.

Mr. Hipp will support the trust’s new strategic plan – to serve the most disadvantaged kamaliʻi (trust beneficiaries) and to begin addressing root causes of poverty and stimulating systems change – by facilitating collaborative work and partnerships at a statewide level with state and county agencies and private sector entities.

Mr. Hipp has been a leader in juvenile justice reform in the State of Hawaiʻi and has been working with at-risk youth for 38 years. He previously worked as executive director with The Salvation Army – Family Intervention Services where he administered and managed an array of services for troubled youth and their families in Hawaiʻi and Maui counties including outreach, diversion, intervention, shelter and residential programs on behalf of those most in need. Prior to Family Intervention Services, David worked in both the Lingle and Abercrombie administrations as executive director at the Hawaii Office of Youth Services, the state’s juvenile justice agency. His accomplishments there include developing and implementing the strategy to end five years of federal oversight at the Hawaiʻi Youth Correctional Facility for civil rights violations; overseeing programs for youth at-risk and reducing the incidence of recidivism through prevention, rehabilitation and treatment services; and developing strong working relationships to foster greater collaborative efforts with numerous entities and agencies within both county and state governments and in the private/non-profit sectors to ensure optimum services for at-risk youth statewide.

Mr. Hipp further spearheaded the passage of Act 201 – Relating to Juvenile Justice in 2014, which contributed to Hawaiʻi being one of only three states recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice as “Smart on Juvenile Justice.” In 2015, he was honored by Mental Health America as the state’s Outstanding Government Leader.

Prior to the Hawaii Office of Youth Services, Mr. Hipp served in numerous capacities during his 15-year career with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice: first as superintendent, then as a training specialist, senior management analyst, regional director, and finally as the director of policy development at their headquarters in Tallahassee.

Mr. Hipp received his bachelor of arts with a concentration in social sciences from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York; he attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, and Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale for graduate work in both education and administration.

Mr. Hipp’s position was created as a part of the trust’s recent organizational restructuring and the unveiling of its new strategic direction to serve the most disadvantaged kamaliʻi (trust beneficiaries), and to begin addressing root causes of poverty and stimulating systems change.