Hawaii Workforce Development Council Members

For more information on how to serve on this board, please visit hawaii.gov/gov/team/boardscommissions. 

PRIVATE SECTOR

Gregg Yamanaka

President- The LearningBiz Group

WDC Chair

Todd Apo

Vice President-Ko Olina Community Association

Sananda “Sandy” Baz

Executive Director- Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.

Chair, Maui Workforce Investment Board

Jonathan Chun

Attorney- Belles Graham Proudfoot & Wilson

Allen Chung

President- C Three Consulting LLC

Signe Godfrey

President-Olsten Staffing Services

Erwin Hudelist

President-Hagadone Printing

Chair, WDC Youth Committee

Corianne Lau

Attorney- Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing

Michael Gleason

CEO Arc of Hilo

Chair, Big Island Workforce Investment Board

Lester Muraoka

Senior Project Manager- Kamehameha Schools Project Management Office

Randall Francisco

President-Kauai Chamber of Commerce

Chair, Kauai Workforce Investment Board

James Tollefson

President and Chief Executive Officer-Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii

Chair, Oahu Workforce Investment Board

Robert Tom

Owner- Kona Paradise Candies, Culinary Arts Instructor-Hawaii Job Corps Center

Lance Wilhelm

Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kiewit Building Group, Inc.

Raynard Shayne Chung

Service Representative-Hawaii Carpenters Union

Labor Organization

Carla Kurokawa

Employment and Training Manager, ALU LIKE, Inc.

Community-based Hawaiian Organization

PUBLIC SECTOR

Linda Lingle

Governor-State of Hawaii

Designee: Jill Cooper, Policy Analyst

Mufi Hannemann

 Mayor- City and County of Honolulu                

Designee: Deborah Kim Morikawa, Director- Dept. of Community Services  

Charmaine Tavares                                        

Mayor- County of Maui

Designee: JoAnn Inamasu, Economic Development Specialist

Will Espero

State Senator

Norman Sakamoto

State Senator

Alex Sonson

State Representative

Ryan Yamane

State Representative

Darwin Ching

Director- Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR)

Patricia Hamamoto

Superintendent- Department of Education (DOE)

Designee: Daniel Hamada, Assistant Superintendent –Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Support Services  (OCISS)

Lillian Koller

Director-Department of Human Services (DHS)          

Designee: Henry Oliva, Deputy Director

Ted Liu

 Director-Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT)  

Designee: Steven R. Lee, Business Development Manager- Strategic Marketing and Support Division, Co-Chair -WDC Planning Committee

David McClain, Ph.D.

President-University of Hawaii System

Designee: Michael Rota, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs –Community Colleges, Chair -WDC Planning Committee

Updated September 10,2008