Mahalo To Our Board

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii’s Board of Directors is made up of community and business leaders dedicated to helping young people succeed.

The Board of Directors provides fiscal management and resources, strategic direction, and, in addition, helps build a network of like-minded community members and organizations that can help BGCH achieve its mission.

Board Chair
Jeff Pauker, Kamehameha Schools

Vice Chair
Bonnie Pang, Willis Towers Watson

Treasurer
Ryan Kuniyuki, Bank of Hawaii

Secretary
Liz Makarra, Waikiki Health

Past Board Chair
Peter Hirano, Servco Pacific Inc.

Directors

Danielle Aiu, American Savings Bank
Coby Barbata, First Hawaiian Bank
William Chen, Prospac Holdings Group, LLC
Dylan Ching, T.S. Restaurants
Scott Choi, Locations Hawaii
Dan Cooke, Real Select International
Danny Cup Choy, Hawaii Public Policy Advocates
Francoise Culley-Trotman, AlohaCare
Glenn Dela Cruz, Jack in the Box Hawaii – PARS Group LLC
Robert Field, Island Pacific Distributors
Walter Guild, Heyer & Associates
Sarah Guay, Hawaii Employers Council
Chip Hammond, Carlson Hammond
Jeff Haughey, Enterprise Holdings Hawaii
Keslie Hui, HNL Development LLC
Kisan Jo, Central Pacific Bank
Andrew Kamikawa, Gentry Homes Ltd.
John Katahira, Community Volunteer
Dionicia Lagapa, Kaiser Permanente
Lina Le, Hawaii Employers Council
Peter Lewis, Hawai’i Pacific Health
Gladys Quinto Marrone, Nareit Hawaii
Daniel Nishikawa, West Wai Capital LLC
Shannon Nishio, Edward Jones
Nathan Okubo, Cades Schutte LLP
Michal-Anne Rogondino, Rocket Communications
Regiane Santos, Southwest Airlines
Brian Smith, Howard Hughes Corporation
Michelle Taketa, StarCom Builders, Inc.
Judge Michael A. Town, (Retired 2010)
Pam Yagi, Hilton Grand Vacations
Donna Yano, Community Volunteer

The Alliance Young Professional Board is a dynamic, talented, and caring group of young professionals dedicated to providing program support, mentoring services, fundraising capabilities, and community liaison for BGCH. The Alliance Board is critical to the success of BGCH’s Youth of the Year program.

President

Lance Hirai, G70

Vice-President

Monica Kirst, Coursera

Treasurer

Brysson Morita, Central Pacific Bank

Secretary

Jeffrey Jones, City & Country of Honolulu – Mayor’s Office

Board Liaison

Grant Fukuda, ʻIolani School
Allie Talavera, Goldman Sachs

Past President

Jason Burks, Law Office of Jason R Burks

Directors

Brad Russell, D. Bradley Russell, AAL, LLC
Brandi-Lei Smith, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
Canaan Shon, Hawaii Geophysical Services, LLC
Charlie Toedt, Banyan Recruitment
Christilei Hessler, Case Lombardi
Daniel Kawamoto, Law Office of Daniel Kawamoto
Gigi Tang, McDonald’s Hawaii
Jordan Takahashi, Kiewit Building Group
Lori Bettencourt, Central Pacific Bank
Libby Defries, Kaiser Permanente
Marian Kang, PLS Power LLC
Mark Nishimura, HMSA
Robert Washington, Anthology
Suzie Park, Anthology
Taylor Igarashi, Servco Pacific Inc

Branch Advisory Board members are highly valued volunteers of BGCH. While the Branch Advisory Boards’ main function is to increase resources and fundraise, they provide input, advice, and suggestions to the Board of Directors and Clubhouse Director. These distinguished and dedicated individuals are critical to achieving the short and long term goals of their community Boys & Girls Club.

Branch Board Representatives – O’ahu

Charles C. Spalding – Honolulu
Ronald C.M. Chang, Bank of Hawaii

Windward – Kailua
Kathy Bryant, Community Volunteer

Hale Pono – Ewa Beach
Nathaniel Rhodes, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

NFL YET Hawaii – Nanakuli
Ray Higa, Hawaiian Electric

Waianae
Mark Suiso, First Hawaiian Bank

Kauai Board Chair President:
Jim Braman, Cliffs at Princeville

Robert A. Alm, Community Volunteer
H. Mitchell D’Olier, Community Volunteer
Richard Gushman II, DGM Group, Inc.
Kevin J Leary, VPNE Parking Solutions
Mary Lou Lewis, HNL Travel Associates, Community Volunteer
Ron Schmid, Community Volunteer
Cynthia Schnack Lee, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Ron Ward, Colliers Monroe Friedlander gg
Aaron Young, Pacific Youth Foundation