Background & Education
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Experience
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Awards
- 2014 Na Wahine Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Women Leaders of Kauaʻi Haʻupu Award, YWCA of Kauaʻi
- 2011 American Planning Assoc, Hawaii Chapter, Environment/Preservation Award for "Lawai Kai Special Subzone Master Plan & Management Plan," written for National Tropical Botanical Garden
- 2008 Recipient of "Outstanding Urban and Regional Planning Alumni Award," Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- 2007-2009 Recipient of "Outstanding Service to the Keiki of Kapaʻa Elementary School"
Strengthening Community
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Giving Back to Kauaʻi & the State of Hawaiʻi
- Raised over $100,000 in grant funds, and managed Kapa'a Elementary After-School program, "Dolphin Clubs," with 25 classes and serving over 400 students per year, 2006-2010
- Kapa'a Elementary and Middle School Community Council, Chair 2006-2010
- Served as Vice Chair of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority
- Served as Vice Chair of the State Housing Development Corporation of Hawai`i
- Served as Board member of the Hawai`i Community Reinvestment Corporation, a statewide nonprofit organization that provides low-interest loans for affordable rental housing throughout the State of Hawai`i
- Serves as a volunteer board member of Pacific Housing Assistance Corporation, a developer of affordable rental housing