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 July 1, 2022
Private Sector
Alan Hayashi
Chair, Workforce Development Council
Owner/Principal, Consult 808
Sean Knox
Assistant Vice Chair, Workforce Development Council
President, Hawaii Employment Services, Inc.
Shannon Okinaka
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Hawaiian Airlines
Kelly Ueoka
President, Pacxa
Gerald Schmitz
Vice President, Lendlease DOD Communities
Shelli Ihori
Associate Director, Workforce Development, Hawaii Pacific Health
Rona Fukumoto
President & CEO, Lanakila Pacific
Trang Malone
Advisor, Workforce Initiatives, CVS Health
Brian Tatsumura
Owner, Briant808, LLC
Ian Kitajima
Director of Corporate Development, Oceanit
Jason Brand
President, Brand Industrial Group
Kira Higa
Director of Human Resources, Hawaiian Telcom
Cary Miyashiro
President, Quad D Solutions
Ken Loui
Vice President, Pacific Marine
Cheryl Cross
Management Consultant, C.A. Cross & Associates
Keith DeMello
Director of Communications and Community, Ulupono Initiative
Eileen Caldwell
Director of Human Resources, Mariott Hawaii and French Polynesia
Local Workforce Development Boards
Leslie Wilkins
Chair, Maui County Workforce Development Board
Vice President, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
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
Interim Chair, Director of Programs, Kauai Economic Development Board
Legislature
Jackson Sayama
Hawaii State Representative
Stanley Chang
Hawaii State Senator
Labor and Workforce Training Organizations
Brian Lee
Vice Chair, Workforce Development Council
Executive Director, Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund
April Chun Acquavella
Training Coordinator, Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund
Jason Bradshaw
Legislative Representative, Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund
Chuck Shima
Training Coordinator, Plumbers Union Local 675
Winona Whitman
Statewide Director of Employment & Training, Alu Like, Inc.
Scott Collins
Fields Service Officer, Hawaii Government Employees Association
Dion Dizon
Director, Committee on Political Education, AFL-CIO
Lorna Woo
Director, Government Affairs, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 50
Mayors
Mike Victorino
Mayor, County of Maui
Rick Blangiardi
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
Derek Kawakami
Mayor, County of Kauai
Mitch Roth
Mayor, County of Hawaii
The Governor
David Ige
Governor, State of Hawaii
Directors
Maureen Bates
Administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Director, Department of Human Services
Anne Perreira-Eustaquio
Director, Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
Keith Hayashi
Superintendent, Department of Education
David Lassner
President, University of Hawaii System
Mike McCartney
Director, Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism