"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being." -- Goethe

Stuart Holmes Coleman is a writer, consultant and Leadership Instructor at the East-West Center. Originally from Charleston, S.C., Coleman graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College with a BA in English and went on to earn a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at The American University in Washington, D.C. Since moving to Hawaii in 1993, Coleman has taught at Punahou and Iolani Schools, HawaiiPacific University and the East-West Center

For the EWC’s Leadership Certificate, Coleman restructured the program by designing four new courses, setting up a Service Learning & Leadership program and organizing a series of community service programs. He lectures in the Asia Pacific Leadership Program and helped set up their Distinguished Leaders of Hawaii Lecture Series, Hawaiian leadership content and Religious Leadership Forum. Coleman has served as a consultant for educational nonprofits in D.C. and Honolulu and is currently a board member of College Connections Hawaii. He has profiled leaders in the fields of literature, art, film and Polynesian culture for numerous publications, including The Associated Press, The Washington Post, USA Today, Men’s Journal, Charleston Magazine, Spirit of Aloha and Honolulu Magazine.

In 2004, Coleman received the Elliot Cades Award for Literature for his book Eddie Would Go, which also won the Excellence in Writing Nonfiction Award from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association. He has given talks about Eddie Aikau, Nainoa Thompson and their leadership role during the Hawaiian Renaissance at the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History and at schools and book stores around the country. His next book Makaha Means Fierce: The Story of Hawaii’s Wild Westside includes portraits of Native Hawaiian leaders.

Wren Wescoatt, Exec. Dir., College Connections Hawaii. Wren will talk about how he started CCH, how it's evolved since then and how we can get involved. We will be discussing Service Learning in class.

David Nakada, Exec. Dir., The Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii. David will talk about his work with BGCH & how we can get involved.

Olin Lagon, CEO, Hawaiian Homestead Technologies. Olin will talk about bridging the corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Josh Reppun, Service Learning Teacher and Community Activist. Josh will talk about his master's thesis on service learning and his work at local nonprofit organizations.

Margot Schrire, Volunteer Coordinator, Institute for Human Services. Margot will talk about homelessness and poverty in HI and how we can get involved with IHS.

Anne Marie Beck, Exec. Dir., Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. Anne Marie will talk about affordable housing in the US and HI and ways we can get involved locally to help build a home.

Dr. David Bangert, UH Business School and board member of Aloha United Way. David will speak about leadership styles in corporations and nonprofits.

Dr. Geri Marullo, Exec. Dir. Of Child and Family Services. Geri will talk about nonprofit leadership in Hawaii.

Ati Jeffers-Fabro, Educ. Dir., HI Nature Center. Ati will talk about the HNC and ways we can get involved in environmental education.

1. Institute of Human Services (IHS), 546 Ka'aahi St., Hon., HI 96817, www.ihshawaii.org, Lynne Maunakea, Exec. Dir., 845-7150 x235; Margot Schrire, Public Relations and Volunteer Man., x209 (margots@ihs-hawaii.org); Mission statement: "IHS provides emergency temporary shelter, food, clothing, advocacy, support services, and referrals for people who are homeless. IHS is committed to providing quality services with compassion, dignity and respect, recognizing each individual's capacity for change."

2. Honolulu Habitat for Humanity, 98-025 Hekaha St., #201-A, Aiea, HI 96701, www.honoluluhabitat.org, Anne Marie Beck, Exec. Dir., 486-7792 (am_beck@habitat-hawaii.org); Allison Hunter, Volunteer Coord., 384-7187; Mission Statement: "To eliminate poverty housing and homelessness on Oahu by building simple, decent housing."

3. Hawaii Nature Center, 2131 Makiki Heights Dr., Hon., HI 96822; www.hawaiinaturecenter.org; Pauline Kawamata, Volunteer Coord., 955-0100 x18; Ati Jeffers-Fabro, Educ. Dir., x16; Mission Statement: "to foster and promote awareness and appreciation of Hawaii and stewardship of the Islands."

4. Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii, 1704 Waiola St., Hon., HI 96826; www.bgch.com; David Nakada, Exec. Dir., 949-4203 x27; Lei Mahoe, Spalding Clubhouse, 942-5111; Mission Statement: "to inspire young people to become responsible citizens."

5. College Connections Hawaii, 3465 Waialae Ave., Ste. 300B, Hon., HI 96816; www.collegeconnections.org; Wren Wescoatt, Exec. Dir., 737-8955, wren@collegeconnections.org; Mission Statement: "to improve educational opportunities for Hawaii's people."

6.  Mala’Ai’Opio (MA’O) Organic Farm, P.O. Box 441, Wai’anae, Hawaii-96792; 808-696-5596, www.waianaeorganic.com; Gary Maunakea-Forth; Mission Statement: "MA`O is a movement to develop a comprehensive and living local food system, to fight hunger, improve nutrition, strengthen local food security, and empower low-income families to move towards self-sufficiency."