An experienced manager with a unique blend of leadership and management skills, Pam began her career at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort in California working in the ticket office and rose to become the first female general manager of a major ski resort in the country.

An attorney by training, Angie has worked as a child and family advocate in both the nonprofit and legal sectors. As a partner with the Illinois law firm of Holstrom & Kennedy, she had a diverse practice representing commercial and individual clients within multiple practice areas.

Committed to driving lasting community impact, Jen brings more than 17 years of experience in program management, multi-stakeholder negotiations, fundraising and land management to her current role as the COO of Common Ground in Kīlauea.

Mālia was born on O‘ahu and raised on the south side of Kaua‘i, where she currently lives in Keālia with her ‘ohana. She has been a teacher at Kawaikini Public Charter School in Puhi since the school opened in 2008.

Jonathan retired in 2019 after nearly 30 years as a successful financial adviser in Hawai‘i , first with Merrill Lynch and then with Morgan Stanley. In 2008, he was ranked the No. 1 retail financial advisor in Hawai‘i by Hawai‘i Business magazine.

Anuhea’s entire professional career has been spent in academia, working to educate and serve the Native Hawaiian population. Currently, she works for the University of Hawaiʻi as a Distance Education Academic Support Specialist at Kauaʻi Community College.

Marion, newly retired, was most recently president of Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance (KPAA). KPAA’s flagship program was Keiki to Career Kaua’i, an island-wide collective impact initiative to create great futures for all of Kaua‘i’s youth.

Mehana is an environmental social scientist whose work focuses on indigenous and community-based natural resource management. She comes from Namahana and Kalihiwai Kaua‘i, at the intersection of Halele‘a and Ko‘olau.

Lei is the Director of the Limahuli Garden and Preserve, part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kaua‘i, and in this position, she follows the path of her ancestors who were the historical resource managers of the Limahuli Valley for a millennium.