Meet Our Awesome Team!

AccesSurf Staff & Board Members
  • Eddie Murai
    Eddie Murai Board Chairman

    Parts Manager
    Pacific Honda

  • Thomas Foti
    Thomas Foti Board President

    Biplex General Manager
    Moana Surfrider & Sheraton Princess Kaiulani

  • Ted Jung
    Ted Jung Board Vice President

    Entrepreneur & Business Development
    Retired Media Executive

  • Christina Klemme
    Christina Klemme Board Treasurer

    Chief Financial Officer
    Consuelo Foundation

  • Charlie Teixeira
    Charlie Teixeira Board Secretary

    President
    North Shore Embroidery, Inc. & Route 99 Hawai’i

  • Jonah Kogen
    Jonah Kogen Board Member

    CEO
    Hillside Development

  • Breana Grosz
    Breana Grosz Board Member

    General Manager
    Shorthills

  • Stephanie Nadolny
    Stephanie Nadolny Board Member

    President & CEO
    REHAB Hospital of the Pacific

  • Eric Welton
    Eric Welton Board Member

    Owner
    North Shore Prosthetics & Orthotics

  • Kelly Knox
    Kelly Knox Board Member

    Community Outreach
    Southwest Airlines

  • Trevor Abarzua
    Trevor Abarzua Board Member

    President & Executive Director
    Waikiki Business Improvement District

  • Joe Bolton
    Joe Bolton Board Member

    Strategic Solutions Manager
    HEC

  • Shyla Fukushima
    Shyla Fukushima Board Member

    Senior Vice President
    Consumer Products Compliance Manager

  • Keno Knieriem
    Keno Knieriem Board Member

    Owner
    Treehouse Coworking, Honokea

  • Chris Cole
    Chris Cole Board Member

    Partner
    Marr, Jone & Wang LLP

  • Jeff Marcello
    Jeff Marcello Board Member

    General Manager
    LIMELIGHT – Dining & Entertainment

Staff

  • Cara Short
    Cara Short Executive Director
  • Gabe Ruiz
    Gabe Ruiz Program Coordinator
  • Ann Yoshida
    Ann Yoshida Training & Innovation Specialist
  • Russ Kim
    Russ Kim Manager of Program Administration
    AKA No Fuss Russ
  • Simone Schmid
    Simone Schmid Director Grants & Program Evaluation
  • Shaina Bachstein
    Shaina Bachstein Creative & Communications Coordinator
    AKA Inspiration Coordinator
  • Carmen Bell
    Carmen Bell Executive Marketing & Partnerships Manager
  • Meggan Hoff
    Meggan Hoff Executive Manager

Administrative Assistant : Jenn Lynch
Grant & Program Evaluation Assistant: Jon Price
Data & Grant Reporting Assistant: Scott Davis
Special Program & Skillbridge Coordinator: Dan Mitsuda

Founders

  • RICH JULIAN
    RICH JULIAN Co-Founder
  • MARK MARBLE
    MARK MARBLE Co-Founder

Exceptional Community Members

Andrew Rosen HSFCU

Andrew Rosen

CEO

Hawaii State Federal Credit Union

Leadership Committee

 Community members dedicated to giving back.

  • Jim Russell (Chair)
  • Justin Stanford
  • Buster Kawasaki
  • Jon Price
  • Melissa Miller
  • Woodrow Bell
  • Lynette Cantere
  • Carter Parry
  • Devin Minardi
  • Mikey Provost
  • Corey Obungen
  • Carrie Miller
  • Mark Mateja
  • Sam Robinson
  • Lori King
  • Mark Marble
  • Rich Julian
  • Jen Cho
  • Angie Davis

Key Volunteers

Our Volunteers reflect true aloha, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another!

Jessica Simmons, Harold Fujii
Check in, Registration

Dan Mitsuda
Surf Instructor

Angie Atkins
Surf Schedulers

Sam Robinson, Ulises Campa
Transfers

Carrie Miller, Woodrow Bell
Food/Lunch

Jeff Hepfer, Linda Harrington, Tani Kalaukoa
Assisted Swim

Jim Russell, Eddie Murai, Justin Stanford
Water Safety

Tony Lynch, Mikey Provost
Water Support Pushers

Meggan Hoffman
Equipment

Mark Mateja, Lynette Cantere
Profiling