OWIB Members Orientation Materials - updated Feb 8, 2013

BRIAN KEALA BENZ  (term 2012 – 2015)

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)

Brian Keala Benz is the President of Team Clean.  A proud Kamehameha School graduate, Keala began his career as a project manager at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in 1999.  Rising quickly through the ranks at Team Clean, Keala took the reigns as vice-president in 2004 and became the president of the company in 2006. His passion for cleaning fuels his incomparable work ethic and professional mission to enhance the lives of people. Using Team Clean as the vehicle for this purpose, Keala believes that interacting with people through the professional cleaning services industry gives him the opportunity to improve the lives of those around him and the world in which he lives. It is Keala's vision to educate the people of Hawaii about the principles of cleaning for health and to provide this service to the local business community.

NANI DANIELS (term 2012 to 2014)

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)

Nani Daniels is the Apple Inc. Area Manager, K20 Education, State of Hawaii. After working and living in Silicon Valley during the boom and bubble bursting days, Nani returned to Hawai'i with her family to work for Apple – again. Nani was at Apple in the late 80's and 90s before going to a start up called Netscape. Wanting to try her hand at another start up, she then worked at a DSL company when dial-up connections were de riguer. Fulfilling a goal of returning to Hawai'i to work for a high tech company while doing something meaningful, Nani is back with Apple working with Educators on ways to integrate technology into teaching and learning for the benefit of Hawai'i's 21st century keiki!

HOWARD GARVAL (term 2011 – 2013)

Board Membership Categories:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iv)

Howard S. Garval, MSW, is the CEO of Child & Family Service.  Howard has spent 31 years in the human services field, most recently as president and CEO of The Village for Families & Children, Inc., a Hartford, Connecticut-based agency that serves more than 5,000 children and families annually.  Before that, Howard was a district director for Family Service of Greater Boston.  Howard holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan.  In Connecticut, Howard was chair of the Board of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies. He was also very active with the National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut.

KALEI INN (term 2011 – 2014), Vice Chairperson

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)

Kalei Inn is the Principal Consultant of Kalei Inn, PhD and Associates.  She is an educational sociologist with a PhD from Stanford, and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College.  Kalei has 25 years of management, coaching, consulting and research experience in universities, businesses and nonprofit organizations in Hawaii, California, and Hong Kong.   She has appeared on "Emme's Island Moments" and the Channel 2 Morning News to speak on how to achieve personal and professional success.  Born in Shanghai, China, Kalei speaks English and Chinese.  She is a past program chair of the Rotary Club of Waikiki, and a past president of the Stanford Hawaii Chapter.  Kalei is an active member of Society for Human Resources Management Hawaii (SHRM) and American Society of Training Development Hawaii. 

BRENT KAKESAKO (2012 to 2013)

Board Membership Categories:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I), WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iv) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(v)

Brent Kakesako is the COO of the Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED).  HACBED's mission is to address social, economic, and environmental justice in Hawaii through community-based economic development. Brent is a licensed attorney who has a background in exploring legal entity structures for businesses, community organizing and coordination, planning and program development; developing and maintaining communication links with community based partners and constituents; and coaching.  He is also the co-founder of Cultivating Collaboration & Collective Change (C4), a company that focuses on infusing community back into businesses through innovative partnerships and collaborative projects.  He has an undergraduate degree, cum laude from Harvard University after writing a thesis focused on the leadership of teams and a Juris Doctorate from UH's William S. Richardson School of Law. He is the recipient of Salvation Army's Outstanding Partners in Community Service Award on behalf of Kanu Hawaii (March 18, 2011) and the recipient of Kanu Kuleana Award (February 28, 2010).

SHAWN  MALI'A  KANA'IAUPUNI (term 2011 – 2013)

Board Membership Categories:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(ii)

Shawn Mali`a Kana`iaupuni, PhD, is the Director of Policy Analysis & System Evaluation (PASE), the research arm of Kamehameha Schools.  A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Shawn received her BA degree from the University of Denver. She received her master's and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago, and was a National Services Research Award recipient as a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow.  Shawn is also on the clinical faculty of Public Health Sciences & Epidemiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a member of the affiliate graduate faculty of the Department of Sociology at UH-Manoa.  She taught at the universities of Wisconsin and Chicago, has been the recipient of 27 post graduate grants, awards, and fellowships, is the author or co-author of 18 scholarly publications in the field of demography, has presented more than 25 invited papers/talks to professional audiences, and has held the position of principal investigator on nearly a dozen professional studies, all within the last decade.

JOANNE KEALOHA (term 2012 – 2015)

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iii)

Joanne Kealoha serves as the Social Services Coordinator at the ILWU Local 142.  As the Social Services Coordinator for the ILWU, Local 142, Joanne coordinates assistance for its 22,000 members.  The ILWU is the largest private sector union in Hawaii. As Hawaii's economy grew and diversified, so did the ILWU.  The ILWU has grown by organizing wherever workers needed the benefit of unionism. Its members work in many different industries including longshore, tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, supermarkets, and health care.  Joanne holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Master's degree in Social Work from UCLA.  In addition to her volunteerism with the Oahu Workforce Investment Board, she also sits on the board for Hawaii Meals on Wheels.

MATT LORIN (2012 to 2015)

Board Membership Categories:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I), WIA Section 117 (2)(A)(ii) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iv)

Matt Lorin is Vice President of The Learning Coalition where he is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation and day-to-day operations of the organization. Formerly, he was Education Program Officer for the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation. Before joining the Foundation, he was a member of the Senior Management Team at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) where he was Director for Planning, Research, Evaluation and Grants. Matt also served as Director on President Clinton's National Security Council Staff in the Office of Multi-lateral and Humanitarian Affairs. Before accepting his appointment in the White House, Matt was Founder and Executive Director of SHARE, the Student Human Rights Exchange — a pioneering non-profit organization that put information and communication technologies to work to promote civil society in countries undergoing political transition.  He serves on several boards including the Board of Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship at Tufts University and is a Leadership Fellow at the Institute for Global Leadership. He is a member of the National Policy Roundtable. He sits on the boards of various local not-for-profits including Hawaii Education Matters, Our Public School and the Hakipu'u Learning Center.  Matt is a graduate of Tufts University and the Kennedy School of Government.

RICHARD KAIPO LUM (term 2011 – 2014)

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)

Richard "Kaipo" Lum is the CEO and Founder of Vision Foresight Strategy LLC.  He advises domestic and international corporations on forecasting and strategy formation. As a professionally trained futurist, his professional specialties include the futures of governance, global conflict, health care, energy, and industrialism. He delivers speeches and presentations at seminars sponsored by organizations such as the World Future Society, private corporations and universities.  His papers have been published in the Journal of Futures Studies and the journal Futures.   He served for several years as the Strategic Planner for the Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) and served on the boards of organizations such as People Attentive to Children (PATCH) and the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as the board president of I Ola Lahui. He is a Salzburg Global Seminar fellow.  He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, has a Masters degree in Political Science with a specialization in Alternative Futures from the University of Hawai'i at Mânoa, and holds a PhD in Political Science focusing on the issue of designing governance systems.

JOHNNY PAPA (term 2011 – 2013)

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iv)

Johnny is the Supervisor of the Statewide Child Welfare Intake Program of the Hawaii State Department of Human Services.  She oversees the 24 hour operations for the Hawaii Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Line and is an expert in difficult and complex child welfare service delivery, practice and issues.  In 2005, she was recognized by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) as their Social Worker of the Year in Family and Child Welfare.  Johnny is also the recipient of the Governor's Distinguished Service Award, the Employee of the Year Award and many others.  Her community involvement activities are numerous and include on-going consultation for the SHAKA electronic web based data system, coordination for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) plan for child welfare with law enforcement, interagency coordination of Disaster Preparedness response for reports of child abuse and neglect, and member of the Hui Hanai Board of Directors of the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Trust.  She is a founding member of the Felony Child Abuse Task Force, is active in research with the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the National Research Foundation regarding drug exposed infants, and served on the Native Hawaiian Child Welfare Act Task Force Committee.   

Board Membership Category:  WIA Section 117(2)(A)(vi)

SEC. 117. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Establishment.--There shall be established in each local area

    of a State, and certified by the Governor of the State, a local

    workforce investment board, to set policy for the portion of the

    statewide workforce investment system within the local area (referred

    to in this title as a ``local workforce investment system'').

    (b) Membership.--

       (1) State criteria.--The Governor of the State, in partnership

    with the State board, shall establish criteria for use by chief

    elected officials in the local areas for appointment of members of

    the local boards in such local areas in accordance with the

    requirements of paragraph (2).

        (2) Composition.--Such criteria shall require, at a minimum,

    that the membership of each local board--

            (A) shall include--

                (i) representatives of business in the local area, who--

                    (I) are owners of businesses, chief executives or

                     operating officers of businesses, and other business

                     executives or employers with optimum policymaking or

                     hiring authority;

                    (II) represent businesses with employment

                     opportunities that reflect the employment opportunities

                     of the local area; and

                    (III) are appointed from among individuals

                     nominated by local business organizations and business

                     trade associations;

            (ii) representatives of local educational entities,

            including representatives of local educational agencies,

            local school boards, entities providing adult education and

            literacy activities, and postsecondary educational

            institutions (including representatives of community

            colleges, where such entities exist), selected from among

            individuals nominated by regional or local educational

            agencies, institutions, or organizations representing such

            local educational entities;

            (iii) representatives of labor organizations (for a

            local area in which employees are represented by labor

            organizations), nominated by local labor federations, or

            (for a local area in which no employees are represented by

            such organizations), other representatives of employees;

            (iv) representatives of community-based organizations

            (including organizations representing individuals with

            disabilities and veterans, for a local area in which such

            organizations are present);

            (v) representatives of economic development agencies,

            including private sector economic development entities; and

            (vi) representatives of each of the one-stop partners; and

            (B) may include such other individuals or representatives

        of entities as the chief elected official in the local area may

        determine to be appropriate.

        (3) Authority of board members.--Members of the board that

    represent organizations, agencies, or other entities shall be

    individuals with optimum policymaking authority within the

    organizations, agencies, or entities.

        (4) Majority.--A majority of the members of the local board

    shall be representatives described in paragraph (2)(A)(i).

        (5) Chairperson.--The local board shall elect a chairperson for

    the local board from among the representatives described in

    paragraph (2)(A)(i).