Work Experience
Owned and Operated a Small Business
Malama Surf Shop, 2012-2019, Owner/Operator
- Conducted all tasks and functions of day to day business operations
- Prepared and filed all taxes
- Managed accounting and inventory, and prepared reports
- Provided friendly and happy customer service
- Focused on serving local residents through discounted pricing
Professional Experience in Non-Profit and Conservation Work
2018-present: Molokai Maui Invasive Species Committee, Outreach Assistant
- Create and distribute informational products related to invasive species identification, impacts, management, reporting, and control
- Prepare quarterly and annual reports
- Manage MoMISC website
- Organized a multi-agency cultural training for conservation workers on Molokai
- Draft, Submit, and Manage grants
- Draft, execute, and manage contracts
- Participate in project and program planning and strategic direction
- Manage a hawksbill turtle monitoring and conservation project in an isolated coastal community
- Coordinate all aspects of research and data collection, including track identification and counts, hatchling rescue, and compiled data for a final project report
- Create, direct, and ensure adherence to work schedule
- Interact and share information with community members
Professional Experience in Government
2021-present: County of Maui - Legislative Analyst
- Track changes in legislation
- Conduct research and compile findings
- Assist in preparing new legislation
- Prepare committee notes
- Review committee minutes
- Disseminate information to the community
- Worked closely on the FY ’22 & FY ’23 County budget’s during the Council review processes.
Education
Bachelors Degree - Public Administration - University of Hawaii, West Oahu
Kuleana Academy - HAPA Leadership Development Program - Cohort 5 Graduate
Kuleana Academy - HAPA Leadership Development Program - Cohort 5 Graduate
Community Experience
‘Aha Kiole, Member, 2018-current
- Mana’e moku representative
- Cultural and environmentally based decision making
Conservation Planning Committee, 2021-Present
- Molokai member of the Maui County Conservation Planning Committee
- Provides advisement to the Mayor regarding conservation planning and land acquisition
- Oversees a green printing process
Hoahu Renewable Energy Co-op, Member, 2020-current
- Energy equity and community ownership of energy resources
- Drafted the mission and vision for the Co-op
- Member of the Bylaws committee, currently in draft form
- Member of the PR & Outreach Committee
- Participated in CBRE proposal process including site and developer partner selection
Kia’i Kanaloa, 2018-Present
- Marine mammal response and advocacy
- Work with DLNR, DOCARE, NOAA to respond to stranding’s and other events
- Monitor onsite field necropsies
- Monitor corpse decomposition
- Communicate with agencies to follow up on findings and return of remains
Kuaaina Ulu Auamo, Participant, 2019-current
- Member of Lawai’a Pono group
- Member of Loko I’a group
Kupeke Ahupua’a, Founder and Board President, 2020-current
- Environmental protection and cultural preservation
- Grant writing and reporting, accounting, tax filing
- Organize and chair board meetings
- Volunteer mangrove puller, native seed collector, kilo conductor
- Project conceptualization, development, and execution
- Fishpond restoration
Molokai Community Health Center, Board Vice President, 2018-current
- Chair of Policy Committee
- Review, amend, approve policies
- Monitor and ensure compliance with all applicable Federal and State requirements
- Administer CEO oversight
- Oversee implementation of strategic plan and direction
- Ensure organizational alignment and service to the mission
Molokai Solid Waste Task Force, Member, 2018-current
- Conducted a site visit and evaluation of Molokai’s Naiwa Landfill and Recycling center
- Advocated for the successful funding of additional personnel positions
- Currently seeking partners for incinerator pilot project
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Grant Reviewer, 2021
- Served as a volunteer grant reviewer
- Utilized scoring criteria and metric to independently and objectively score applications
Pane Huli Au - Molokai Climate Change Task Force, Member, 2018-current
- Planned and organized the 2019 Molokai Climate Resiliency Summit, hosting numerous
- Advocated at the Maui County Council for the successful funding of $500,000 for a Molokai climate change plan
Sustainable Coastlines, Volunteer, 2019-current
- Volunteer at beach clean up events
The Nature Conservancy, Volunteer, 2019-current
- April 2019, “Bird Grabber” for Shearwater banding at Mo’omomi
- October 2019, “Data Recorder” for Shearwater chick banding at Mo’omomi
GO Gorilla Ogo Hui 2021
- Invasive limu removal work days at Kaunakakai Wharf
Civic Engagement
- Molokai Planning Commission - Regular attendee and testifier
- Molokai Burial Council meetings - Attendee and occasionally provide testimony
- Commission on Water Resources Management - Track agendas and occasionally provide testimony
- Division of Aquatic Resources - Regular participant in public scoping and hearings
- Maui County Council committee and council meetings - regular attendee and occasional testifier
- Authored and circulated multiple petitions including “ZERO Short Term Vacation Rentals on Molokai” and “Oppose U.S. Navy Training Exercises in the Nearshore Waters of Molokai”
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