WDC Members
The Workforce Development Council is a 41-member advisory commission comprised of both public and private-sector representatives, selected by the Governor to serve in staggered 4-year terms on the basis of their interest in and knowledge of workforce development programs in Hawaii and ways to support economic development throughout the state. Vacancies are pending appointments by the Governor.
As of August, 2024
Private Sector
Ken Loui
Chair, Workforce Development Council
CEO, Pacific Marine
Cary Miyashiro
Vice Chair, Workforce Development Council
President, Quad D Solutions
Manu Bermudes
Vice President, Human Resources, Hawaii Gas
Jason Brand
President, Brand Industrial Group
Eileen Caldwell
Director of Human Resources, Mariott Hawaii and French Polynesia
Cheryl Cross
Principal Owner, C.A. Cross & Associates, LLC
Keith DeMello
Senior Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, Ulupono Initiative
Rona Fukumoto
President & CEO, Lanakila Pacific
Shelli Ihori
Associate Director, Workforce Development, Hawaii Pacific Health
Derek Kanehira
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Alexander and Baldwin
Sean Knox
President, Hawaii Employment Services, Inc.
Robert Lietzke
Vice President, Indo-Pacific Western Region, Booz Allen Hamilton
Trang Malone
Workforce Initiatives Manager, CVS Health
Kelly Ueoka
President, Pacxa
Local Workforce Development Boards
Jason Chang
Chair, Oahu Workforce Development Board
President, Queen’s Medical Center
Rossella Guardascione
Chair, Hawaii County Workforce Development Board
Director of Human Resources, Kona Beach Hotel
Jackie Kaina
Executive Director, Kauai Economic Development Board
Leslie Wilkins
Chair, Maui County Workforce Development Board
President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
Legislature
Andrew Takuya Garrett
Hawaii State Representative
Donovan M. Dela Cruz
Asst. Vice Chair, Workforce Development Council
State Senator
Labor and Workforce Training Organizations
Scott Collins
Hawaii Island Division Chief, Hawaii Government Employees Association
Dion Dizon
Business Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Carla Kurokawa
Manager, Employment and Training, Alu Like, Inc.
Tui Scanlan
President, International Association of Stage and Theater Employees (IASTE) Mixed Local 665
Lorna Woo
Director, Government Affairs, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 50
Mayors
Richard Bissen
(Designee: Luana Mahi)
Mayor, County of Maui
Rick Blangiardi
(Designee: Andy Kawano)
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
Derek Kawakami
(Designee: Nalani Brun)
Mayor, County of Kauai
Mitch Roth
(Designee: Doug Adams)
Mayor, County of Hawaii
The Governor
Josh Green
(Designee: Blake Oshiro)
Governor, State of Hawaii
Directors
Jade Butay
(Designee: David Rodriguez)
Director, Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Lea Dias
Administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human Services
Keith Hayashi
(Designee: Winston Sakurai)
Superintendent, Department of Education
David Lassner
(Designee: Della Teraoka)
President, University of Hawaii System
James Tokioka
(Designee: Dane Wicker)
Director, Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism