Board of Directors

2025-2027 Board of Directors

The new term for the president and the board of directors is July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027. All are volunteers and serve without compensation.

President 

Ginet Hayes, Oahu
SNAP Administrator
State Dept. of Human Services
Benefit, Employment & Support Services Division

   

Vice President

James Sunday, Oahu
Principal
State Dept. of Education
Central District

   

Secretary 

Jojo Kawana, Oahu
Registered Nurse
State Dept. of Health
Adult Mental Health Division

   

Treasurer 

Bennett Yap, Oahu
IT Manager
State Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations

 

 

 

Oahu Director-at-Large

Derek Minakami, Oahu
Principal
State Dept. of Education
Windward District
 

 

 

Hawaii Director-at-Large

Kaloa Robinson, Hawaii
Housing Specialist
Hawaii Office of Housing & Community Development
Community Development and Planning

Kauai Director-at-Large

Bronson Carvalho, Kauai
Assistant Program Coordinator
Kauai County Parks and Recreation
Recreation Division
 

 

 

Maui Director-at-Large

Cameron Dexter, Maui
Social Worker IV
Judiciary
Maui Drug Court
 

 

 

Retirees Unit President 

Ethel Fleming, Oahu
Retirees Unit
State President

 

 

 

Unit 2 Director

Jaclyn Andrade, Hawaii
School Food Services Manager
State Dept. of Education
Hawaii District
 

 

 

Unit 3 Directors

Helena Brown, Maui
Educational Assistant III
State Dept. of Education
Special Education
 

 

 

Darleen Hoshida, Oahu
Account Clerk IV
State Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Administrative Services Office
   
Joy Ring-Gadow, Oahu
Educational Assistant
State Dept. of Education
Central District
   
Lakea Tjomsland, Oahu
Communications Officer II
Honolulu Police Dept.
Communications Division
   
Janet Valdez, Oahu
Office Assistant IV
State Dept. of the Attorney General 
Child Support Enforcement Agency
   

Unit 4 Director

Leila Kim, Kauai
Staff Services Supervisor
Kauai Dept. of Planning
 

 

 

Unit 8 Director

Jaret Leong, Oahu
Director
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Manoa Academy and Academic Pathways
 

 

 

Unit 13 Directors

Amanda Lowrey, Oahu
Food Safety Specialist IV
State Dept. of Health
Environmental Health Administration
 

 

 

Cheryl Pokipala, Maui
Case Manager
State Dept. of Health
Adult Mental Health Division
   

Unit 14 Director

Robert Umiamaka, Oahu
Deputy Sheriff II
State Dept. of Law Enforcement
Sheriff Division
 

 

 

Unit 15 Director

Chad Listman, Kauai
Ocean Safety Officer III
Kauai County Fire Dept.
Ocean Safety Division