WDC 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
Signe Godfrey
President-Olsten Staffing Services
WDC Vice Chair
Todd Apo
Vice President-Ko Olina Community Association
Ronald Nelson
Human Resource Manager-Macy's
Acting Chair, Maui Workforce Investment Board
Jonathan Chun
Attorney- Belles Graham Proudfoot & Wilson
Allen Chung
President- C Three Consulting LLC
Michael Gleason
CEO Arc of Hilo
Chair, Big Island Workforce Investment Board
Carl Hinson
Director, Workforce Development
Hawaii Pacific Health
Randall Francisco
President-Kauai Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Kauai Workforce Investment Board
Nani Medeiros
Public Affairs and Advocacy Director
Hawaii Primary Care Association
Marcia Taira
Director-Human Resources, Oceanic Time Warner Cable
Chris Tatum
General Manager- Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa
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
Karl Rhoads
State Representative
Ryan Yamane
State Representative
Darwin Ching
Director- Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR)
Designee: Ryan Markham, Special Assistant to the Director
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
David McClain, Ph.D.
President-University of Hawaii System
Designee: Peter Quigley, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Community Colleges
October 21, 2009
