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OAHU WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD MEMBERS
BRIAN KEALA BENZ (term 2011 – 2012)
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.
HOWARD GARVEL (term 2011 – 2013)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I) and 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
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.
SHANE KAOPUA (term 2011 – 2013)
Membership Cateogory: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(v)
Shane C. K. Kaopua is vice president at Bank of Hawaii. He oversees the proper coordination of financial services and quality customer care for the Bank's institutional client relationships, including corporations, government and Taft-Hartley or union accounts. He provides economic forecasts and investment summaries for multiple clientele. Shane serves as an executive board member for the Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America. His community service includes coaching youth sports leagues, organizing and participating in community service projects and being active in church leadership where he helps to mentor young men and women between the ages of 12 and18 years.
SHAWN MALI`A KANA`IAUPUNI (term 2011 – 2013)
Membership Category: 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 2011 – 2012)
Membership Categoy: 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.
RICHARD KAIPO LUM (term 2011 – 2014)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)
Richard "Kaipo" Lum is the 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)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iv)
Johnny is a thirty year social work veteran in the field of individual, family and child welfare services. She has extensive front line, direct service practice as well as supervisory, program/policy development and administrative experience and training. Johnny also has extensive public relations and community training on behalf of the Department of Human Services statewide in the areas of child protection and child maltreatment and has shared her expertise with a number of organizations involved with child protective services. In addition to her expertise in child protective services, Johnny is also active assisting school children with the creation and implementation of Service Learning Projects so they may experience what community service truly means and achieves. This year, one student driven service learning project raised over $90,000 through the sale of handmade items to help provide backpacks filled with school supplied for foster children. The National Association of Social Workers Hawaii Chapter honored Johnny as their Social Worker of the Year for family and child welfare.
GLENN SEXTON (term 2011 – 2012)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Glenn Sexton is the vice president and general manager of Xerox Corporation for all operations in Hawaii and Micronesia. With Glenn's leadership, Xerox Hawaii has become the most productive Xerox organization with the highest market share in the United States. Xerox Hawaii employs over 250 employees and continues to be one of the corporation's perennial top performers in customer loyalty, employee motivation, revenue, and profit growth. In addition to chairing the Xerox Community Involvement program, Glenn's community support efforts include membership in the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawaii, Rehab Hospital of the Pacific, Rehab Foundation, and the Hawaii Educational Council. He is a graduate of Leilehua High School and the University of Hawaii, where he graduated with honors and a degree in English.
OSWALD STENDER (term 2011 – 2012)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Oswald "Oz" Stender is the Trustee-at-Large for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Oz's board memberships are many and include Hawaiian Electric Industries, Cash Assets and Pacific Capital Funds. His community involvement also includes saving the Honolulu Symphony, serving as a member of the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Kawaiahao Church Advisory Board and the Liliuokalani Trust Advisory Board, Friends of Iolani Place. His top priority is education, and he has been working with the University of Hawai'i to provide financial support for Hawaiians through financial aid and scholarships. He served as a trustee of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate from 1990 until his resignation in 1999. Oz began his business career at Campbell Estate as a property manager, rising through the ranks to CEO. Hawaii Business Magazine calls him the "Hawaiian Superman." Oz is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and received his B.A. in Business at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.
JAMES TOLLEFSON (term 2011 – 2013), Chairperson
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(III)
James C. "Jim" Tollefson is president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. Prior to joining the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Jim was executive vice president at Bank of Hawaii. Jim also held management positions at First Interstate Bank, Sanwa Bank, and Trans World Airlines. Active in community and charity organizations, Jim serves on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Honolulu, the Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau (HVCB) Board, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Board, the Hawaii Economic Development Corp. Board, and the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs Board. Additionally, he has served on various community boards, including the Hawaiian Humane Society, Children's Miracle Network Telethon, and Palama Settlement. Jim was born in Kansas and served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army in Korea and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He holds degrees in psychology and business administration from Kansas State University and successfully completed studies at the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College.
LANE UCHIMURA (term 2011 – 2014)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Lane Uchimura is the senior vice president of DCK Pacific Construction overseeing projects throughout Hawaii, the Pacific and China. DCK Pacific is a part of DCK worldwide and provides program management, construction management, design-build, general construction, and global project development services to corporations, developers, and government entities. Their projects include the largest government construction contract ever awarded in Hawaii (for the Regional Security Operations Center for the Navy), the U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters at Camp Smith, The Honolulu Advertiser production plant in Kapolei and the Honolulu Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Ala Moana Shopping Center Phase V, Bank of Hawaii Kapolei, First Hawaiian Center, Hawaii State Veterans Home, Neiman Marcus, Queen's Medical Center emergency services facility, Target Hawaii, and many others.
CADE WATANABE (term 2011 – 2013)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(iii)
Cade Watanabe is the spokesperson for Unite Here! Local 5 Hawaii. He was born and raised on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, and has been a resident of the City and County of Honolulu for the past 11 years. Cade graduated with a B.A. and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is currently employed by UNITE HERE Local 5, a local labor organization representing more than 10,500 hotel, health care and food service workers throughout the State, as a community/political organizer.
EMMET WHITE (term 2011 – 2014)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Emmet White is Arcadia's president and chief executive officer. Prior to Arcadia, he practiced law for 23 years in Honolulu. He is also a Nursing Home Administrator. Emmet received his Bachelor of Arts from Lafayette College and his Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary. He has served Central Union as a Moderator, Trustee, and Deacon, and is a member of the Hawaii Long Term Care Association. He also serves on the Honolulu Subarea Health Planning Council for the State Health, Planning and Development Agency. A retired Army Reserve Colonel, he is an Ombudsman for the Department of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program.
TIM WONG (term 2011 – 2012)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Tim Wong, vice president and general manager for Sopogy of the Hawaii Market, is responsible for long range planning, execution on immediate term goals, policy, and special projects in Hawaii. Between 2003-2007, he was a securities administrator with Hawaiian Electric (NYSE: HE) where he participated in a $265 million bond issuance and was responsible for the implementation of the company's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program. Previous positions include assistant controller for Spirent Communications Inc. (LSE: SPT) during the company's Initial Public Offering, assistant vice president for Central Pacific Bank (NYSE: CPF) and he began his career at KPMG, LLP in 1990, where he achieved the title of senior auditor and earned his CPA. He is a certified real property administrator and earned his B.B.A. in Accounting and B.B.A. in Management Information Systems from the University of Hawaii.
JOHN YAMAMOTO (term 2011 – 2014)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I) and WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(III)
John Yamamoto is the IEHA (International Executive Housekeepers Association) Hawaii Chapter - President, and has been at the Park Shore Waikiki Hotel as the Director of Housekeeping and Laundry for the past 10 years. Prior to that, he was at the Ilikai Hotel for over 20 years and managed in many different areas of the property. Earlier in his career, he also worked for the San Francisco Hilton & Towers and in the airline industry for Eastern Airlines Operations at San Francisco International Airport, and for some major retail organizations, the Emporium and Macy's. He was also a cook at Kobe in San Francisco as well. He has a BS degree from San Francisco State University in the field of Marketing – concentration in advertising.
PAUL YOKOTA (term 2011 – 2014)
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(I)
Paul Yokota is the chief operating officer for FCH Enterprises, Inc. FCH Enterprises, Inc is one of Hawaii's largest, local grown companies employing over 2,500 people in over 60 different positions within the Company. It operates 25 Zippy's Restaurants, Napoleon's Bakery, Osaka Okazuya, A Catered Experience, Food Solutions International, Kahala Sushi, Pearl City Sushi and ACE Express. Prior to joining FCH, Paul worked for Prince Resorts, Inc as its senior vice president of operations/chief operating officers responsible for four hotels and golf courses on three islands. He also was the general manager for Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki & Golf Club, the general manager for the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, the general manager for the Maui Prince Hotel as well as management positions with hotels in Georgia and Utah. He was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni from the University of Hawaii, School of Travel Industry Management. His community activities include the Tourism Workforce Advisory Council, the UH Almuni Association Board of Directors, the Executive Board of the Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association, and the Rehab Hospital Golf Tournament.
MANDATORY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:
Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(vi)
In addition to the above members, the Federal Workforce Investment Act requires all of the One-Stops' mandatory partner organizations to be board members. While the individual named as their representative does change over time, the organization's membership slot remains constant on the board. Below is the list of these mandatory organizations along with the name of the individul who currently represents the organization:
· City and County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services (Sam Moku, Director)
Mission statement: We are a community partner creating opportunities to improve the quality of life for the people of O`ahu.
The Department of Community Services, (a) develops and administers projects, programs, and plans of action for human resources, human services, and housing programs; (b) develops and administers projects, programs, and plans of action designed to achieve sound community development, provided that such projects, programs and plans of action conform to and implement the general plan and development plans; and (c) acts as the local public officer for the purpose of implementing federally aided and state-aided human resources, human services, housing, urban renewal, and community development programs. [Chapter 3, Section 6-302, Revised Charter of Honolulu]
· State of Hawaii, Department of Education:
(Superintendant Kathyn Matayoshi, represented by John Vannatta)
Additional Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(ii)
Mission Statement: The Hawaii Department of Education, in partnership with the family and the community, is committed to having all public school graduates achieve the General Learner Outcomes and content and performance standards in order to realize their individual goals and aspirations.
High school students will have opportunities, not limited by time, for college-level coursework and program endorsements to prepare them to be successful in a global society.
Therefore, all graduates will be fully prepared for post-secondary education and/or careers and their role as a responsible citizen.
· State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Workforce Development Division
(Norma McDonald, Division Chief)
The Workforce Development Division (WDD) is a customer-driven workforce development system that assists job seekers, workers and industries. WDD provides a free referral and placement service that links qualified job seekers with employers. The WDD develops and maintains various partnerships with the private sector to identify emerging employment trends, technological advances, declining industries and economic issues. The division develops grant proposals in coordination with other agencies to carry out employment and training program activities and services such as the School to Work Opportunities Grant and One-Stop Career Centers. The division works with educators, employers and labor unions to identify basic skills and qualifications of all workforce entrants. Together they build career-based learning and industry skill standards in targeted industries. They are also involved in strategically planning for economic dislocations of workers in declining industries, making appropriate services available to dislocated workers.
· State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Unemployment Insurance Division
(Tanya Lee, Director)
Manages the State of Hawaii's Unemployment Insurance System and claims management processes. The division provides information about worker/benefits information and employer/tax information.
· State of Hawaii – University of Hawaii, Community Colleges
(Scott Murakami, Director, Workforce Development)
Additional Membership Category: WIA Section 117(2)(A)(ii)
This office is responsible for the strategic coordination, planning and development of training programs that support Hawai'i's economy as it relates to advancing UHCC's mission, goals and major initiatives. This includes serving as the UHCC liaison with state agencies and private industries in developing cooperative partnerships to support economic and workforce development programs and initiatives in the state of Hawai'i.
· ALU LIKE
(Nanea Sai, employment and training manager)
Additional Membership Category: Section 117(2)(A)(iv)
Our mission is to kôkua Hawaiian Natives who are committed to achieving their potential for themselves, their families and communities.
ALU LIKE means "striving (working) together". We received our name from Kupuna Mary Kawena Pukui, and our motto: "E alu like mai kâkou, e nâ`ôiwi o Hawai`i" "Let us work together natives of Hawai`i" from Kupuna Edith Kanakaole.
ALU LIKE, Inc. is fully committed to providing clients with the tools they need to achieve and maintain success. This success can only be accomplished if ALU LIKE, Inc. remains committed to the development and funding of programs that demonstrate high achievement and community collaboration.
Although our methods of delivery must continually change to remain on the cutting edge of service delivery, ALU LIKE, Inc. remains committed to our founders' mission and vision to make Hawai'i, our special island home, healthy, safe, productive, and guided by the shared values of all its people.
· Hawaii Job Corps
(Julie Dugan, Business and Community liaison)
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the US Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit our website.
At Hawaii Job Corps Center, we support the Job Corps program's mission of teaching eligible young people the skills they need to become employable and independent and placing them in meaningful jobs or further education.
Hawaii Job Corps Center is overseen by the San Francisco Regional Office of Job Corps and is operated by Management and Training Corporation.
· Honolulu Community Action Program
(Robert Piper, Executive Director)
Additional Membership Category: Section 117(2)(A)(iv)
Our Mission is: POI: Providing Opportunities and Inspiration to enable low-income individuals or families to achieve self-reliance. The Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc. (HCAP) is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has been serving O'ahu's needy population since 1965. It is our belief and philosophy that no individual should be denied the opportunity to share and contribute fully to the best of his/her capabilities in the social and economic well being and prosperity of our society. Hence, HCAP is committed to alleviating the conditions of poverty on O'ahu by promoting opportunities for the economically disadvantaged to attain greater social and economic mobility.
The purpose of HCAP has remained unchanged since the community action network was created by Congress in 1964 via the Economic Opportunity Act -- HCAP must "provide a wide range of services to reduce poverty, assist in revitalizing low-income communities, and empower low-income families and individuals to become fully self-sufficient." HCAP carries out its mission through multi-varied community programs throughout O'ahu. Annually, HCAP serves over 11,000 low-income clients with as many as 23 programs in areas of job preparation, placement and follow-up; education and child care services; family assistance and development; community involvement, advocacy, coordination and resource mobilization.
NOTE: All members (business & non-profit sectors) also fulfill the federal membership mandatory category of WIA Section 117(2)(A)(i)(II)
The Federal Membership requirements: 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).
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