About
Board of Directors
From a variety of backgrounds, the women and men on Hawai‘i Foodbank’s Board of Directors all share a commitment to nourish our ‘ohana and eliminate hunger in Hawai‘i.
Board Officers
Christina Hause,
Chair
Kaiser Permanente
Kathryn Ellman,
First Vice Chair
Community Volunteer
Jeff Vigilla,
Second Vice Chair
Chef Point of View
Craig K. Shikuma,
Secretary
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda, LLP
Darin Shigeta,
Treasurer
American Savings Bank
Amy Miller,
President & CEO
Hawaiʻi Foodbank
Board of Directors
Jeremiah ‘Jay’ Ana
Young Brothers LLC
T. Kimo Blaisdell
Empower Financial Services
Jason Brand
Brand Industrial Group
Diana Brown
Servco Pacific Inc.
Dean Duque
First Hawaiian Bank
William Froelich
Colliers Hawai‘i
Rona Fukumoto
Lanakila Pacific
Scott Gamble
LH Gamble Co.
Elizabeth Rice Grossman
Community Volunteer
Peter Heilmann
Matson Inc.
Joseph Keawe’aimoku
Kaholokula, PhD
University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa, John A. Burns
School of Medicine
Jennifer Lam
Bank of Hawai‘i
Myles Shibata
MSS Consulting Inc.
Larry “Keola” Siafuafu
Hawaiian Electric Co.
Toby Tamaye
AT Marketing LLC
Joyce Torrey
Educator / Former PR Executive
Jennifer Walker
HMSA
James Wataru
United Public Workers Union,
AFSCME Local 646
Jason Wong
Sysco Hawai‘i
Denise Hayashi
Yamaguchi
Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival
Jodi Yamamoto
Yamamoto Caliboso
Hetherington LLC
Laurie Yoshida
Corteva Agriscience
Lauren Zirbel
Hawai‘i Food Industry
Association
Executive Partners Board
Chuck Cotton
iHeartMedia
Dennis Francis
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
D.K. Kodama
D.K. Kodama
D.K. Restaurants
Katie Pickman
Hawaii News Now
Emeritus Advisory Board
Cindy Bauer
Surfing the Nations
Jade Moon
Community Volunteer
Ali Nikkhoo
Community Volunteer
Sheri Rolf
Rolf Advertising
Daryl Sato
Community Volunteer
Kaua‘i Advisory Board
Laurie Yoshida,
Lead Representative
Corteva Agriscience
Beth Amaro
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative
Dr. Addison Bulosan
Kaua‘i County Councilman
Stephanie Iona
Civil Engagement Consultant
Charlie King
KAC Land Inc.
Lesah Merritt
Safeway Inc.
Ashley Nagaoka
Hawai‘i News Now
Patrick Ono
Matson Inc.
Tim Takeshita
Enterprise Holdings
Sonia Topenio
Community Volunteer