Kauai Economic Development Board (KEDB) Staff & Committees

	Kauai Economic Development Board Staff
	Mattie Yoshioka, President & CEO myoshioka@kedb.com
	Mia Ako, Vice President mako@kedb.com
	Susan Tai Kaneko, Director of Kaua`i Economic Development Plan stai@kedb.com
	Marleen Duarte, Executive Assistant mduarte@kedb.com
	Sandi Gimenez, Finance Officer sgimenez@kedb.com
	West Kauai Technology & Visitor Center Staff

	Aletha G. Kaohi Manager of Phase I & Phase II		Anya K. Kaohi Office Manager
	Natalie K. Kaulula`au Program & Exhibit Coordinator		Kauakea C. A. Mata Assistant Program & Exhibit Coordinator
	Blossom Young Lei Making Instructor

Executive Committee

Steven Kai, Chair
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
Plant Manager

Ed Nakaya, 1st Vice Chair

Kauai Island Utility Coop
Key Accounts Executive

Tom Cooper, 2nd Vice Chair

General Dynamics, AIS
Director of Hawai`i Operations

Wayne Katayama, Treasurer
Kauai Coffee Company
President & General Manager

Marissa Sandblom, Secretary
Grove Farm Company, Inc.
Vice President

Michael Loo, Strategic Planning &

New Business Committee Chair
Princeville at Hanalei
Director of Real Estate & Development

Dave Kane, Education Committee Chair
Trex Enterprises
General Manager – Trex Advanced Materials

Sarah Styan, Science &Technology Committee Chair
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Sue Kanoho, Visitor Industry Committee Chair
Kauai Visitors Bureau
Executive Director

Stu Burley, Membership Committee Chair
Strategic Theories Unlimited, LLC
President

Roger Medd, Renewable Energy Committee Chair

SAIC

Branch Manager

Dean Toyofuku, Property Management Committee Chair
Mokihana Insurance Agency
Vice President

George Costa, Ex-Officio
County of Kauai Office of Economic Development
Director

Jerry Ornellas, Food & Agriculture Committee Chair

At-Large Director

Kauai County Farm Bureau/CTAHR

Helen Cox, At-Large Director

Kaua`i Community College
Chancellor

Committees

Education
Ed Nakaya, Chair

Bill Arakaki
Stewart Burley
Tom Cooper
Cindy Goldstein
Gerald Hill
Dave Kane

Ann Sokei
Beth Tokioka

Dean Toyofuku

Membership
Stewart Burley, Chair

Finance & Audit
Wayne Katayama, Chair
Lynn McCrory

Kathy Miyake
Michael Murakoshi
Marissa Sandblom

Renewable Energy
Roger Medd, Co-Chair

Eric Knutzen, Co-Chair

Jack Benzie

Rodney Corpuz

Howard Greene

Landis Ignacio

Wayne Katayama

Joel Matsunaga

Melissa McFerrin
Gary Nitta

Steve Rymsha

Ronald Sakoda

Glenn Sato
Mike Tresler

Chipper Wichman

Tim Wong

Food & Agriculture
Jerry Ornellas, Co-Chair
Josh Uyehara, Co-Chair

George Costa

Randy Francisco

Jay Furfaro

Bruce Getzan

Laurie Ho

Steven Kai

Arryl Kaneshiro

Wayne Katayama

Derek Kawakami

John Latkiewicz

Laurel Loo

Melissa McFerrin

Mark Oyama

Liz Ronaldson

Property Management
Dean Toyofuku, Chair
Rohit Mehta
Bernie Sakoda

Science & Technology
Tom Cooper, Chair
Sarah Styan, Co-Chair
Stewart Burley
Tom Clements
Jeff Connelly
Richard Kuga

Emily Larocque
Rick Matsumura
Roger Medd
Ed Nakaya

Roger Medd

Wendell Rich

Chuck Ramsey

Basil Scott

Cheryl Shintani

Strategic Planning & New Business
Michael Loo, Chair

Stewart Burley

Tom Cooper

George Costa

Dave Kane

Wayne Katayama

Ed Nakaya

Visitor Industry
Sue Kanoho, Chair