
Meet Our Awesome Team!
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Cara Short Executive Director
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Eddie Murai Board Chairman
Parts Manager
Pacific Honda -
Breana Grosz Board President & Secretary
General Manager
International Market Place -
Ted Jung Board Vice President
Entrepreneur & Business Development
Retired Media Executive -
Christina Klemme Board Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Consuelo Foundation -
Jonah Kogen Board Member
CEO
Hillside Development -
Emily Kuraoka Board Member
EVP/COO
ABC Corporation/Hawaii Soap Factory -
Edmund Pang Board Member
CFO
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union -
David Banks Board Member
Partner
Cades Schutte -
Christine Yasuma Board Member
Custom Content Specialist
Hawaii News Now -
Eric Welton Board Member
Owner
North Shore Prosthetics & Orthotics -
Kelly Knox Board Member
Community Outreach
Southwest Airlines
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Andrea Kanno Board Member
Marketing Director
Kamehameha Schools
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Angie Atkins Operations Director
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Ann Yoshida Training & Innovation Specialist
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Russ Kim Program Administrator
AKA Everything Else Guy -
Simone Schmid Grant Writer & Program Evaluator
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Shaina Bachstein Communications and Programs Coordinator
AKA Inspiration Coordinator
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RICH JULIAN Co-Founder
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MARK MARBLE Co-Founder
Leadership Committee
Community members dedicated to giving back.
- Jim Russell (Chair)
- Deborah Eveland (Secretary)
- Angela Atkins
- Jeffrey Hepfer
- Lynette Cantere
- Melanie Chun
- Kristen Kelly
- Ryan Kohara
- Nathan Quigley
- Gabriel Ruiz
- Susan Wilkinson
- Mark Marble
- Tani Kalaukoa
- Tony Lynch
- Justin Stanford
Key Volunteers
Our Volunteers reflect true aloha, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another!
Deb Eveland, Harold Fujii
Check in, Merchandise, and Registration
Jeff Hepfer, Linda Harrington, Tani Kalaukoa
Assisted Swim
Beau Hodge, Kristen Kelly
Surf Instructor
Jim Russell, Eddie Murai, Ryan Kohara
Water Safety
Angie Atkins, Tom Powers
Surf Schedulers
Tony Lynch
Water Support Pushers
Amy Rauch
Transfers
Lynette Cantere, Kitty Powers
Equipment
Susan Wilkinson
Volunteer Coordinator
Tim and Dylan Smith
Set Up/Tear Down