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EWCA - HAWAI'I CHAPTER

City:  Honolulu
State:  Hawai'i
Country:  United States

CHAPTER CONTACT

Chapter Leader

Dr. Carl Hefner
(ICC 79-84, ASDP 97)
Honolulu, HI

EWCA Hawaii Chapter's Mailing Address

EWCA-Hawaii Chapter
P.O. Box 240604
Honolulu, Hawaii 96824

BOARD MEMBERS

Officers

Dr. Carl Hefner, President
Mr. Keric Chin, Vice President for Fundraising
Mr. Greg Knudsen, Vice President for Networking
Dr. Azeema Faizunnisa Vogeler, Vice President for Participant Activities
Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry, Treasurer
Dr. Ann Auman, Secretary

Board Members

Ms. Annalisa Burgos
Ms. Susan Heftel-Liquido
Dr. Joseph L. Overton
Ms. Marlene Patton
Ms. Itsuko Masuda Suzuki
Ms. Margo Vitarelli
 

EWCPA Representative (2022-2023)

Mr. Robert Parke

CHAPTER INFORMATION

Goals for the Chapter
  • To support the mission of the East-West Center
  • To increase active membership in the Chapter
  • To support the Center through networking and fundraising activities

The Chapter has aimed to achieve its goals through various activities:

  • Hosting an Annual Membership Meeting and Social is held usually each Fall, where the chapter's Outstanding Service Award, with a monetary gift, is presented to an EWCA-HI alumnus who has served the Center and the Association above and beyond.
  • Creating the Professional Linkage Program (ProLink), which provides EWC participants, an opportunity to "shadow" relevant Center alumni in order to get first-hand experience of the everyday work environment and work culture. Each semester the ProLink Committee, made up of both alumni and participants, host a social for alumni and participants to meet "their match."
  • Hosting current EWC participants on various socials and field trips to encourage alumni and participants to interact; cultivate current participants (future alumni); and offer the participants a chance to see more of Hawaii than the University campus. Past excursions have included a tour of Waimea Valley, a drum Pacific Drum Festival, and sponsorship to attend the annual meeting/social.
EWCA Hawaii Chapter Outstanding Service Award

Each year at its Annual Meeting, the EWCA Hawaii Chapter presents the Outstanding Service Award to an EWC Associate who has provided outstanding service to the East-West Center, the East-West Center Association, and/or to the local community.

Past Awardees (since 2018)

2020 - Trudy Schandler-Wong, Former President, Friends of East-West Center

2018 - Mary Hammond, Former Dean of Education, East-West Center

EWCA - HAWAI'I CHAPTER

City:  Honolulu
State:  Hawai'i
Country:  United States

CHAPTER CONTACT

Chapter Leader

Dr. Carl Hefner
(ICC 79-84, ASDP 97)
Honolulu, HI

EWCA Hawaii Chapter's Mailing Address

EWCA-Hawaii Chapter
P.O. Box 240604
Honolulu, Hawaii 96824

BOARD MEMBERS

Officers

Dr. Carl Hefner, President
Mr. Keric Chin, Vice President for Fundraising
Mr. Greg Knudsen, Vice President for Networking
Dr. Azeema Faizunnisa Vogeler, Vice President for Participant Activities
Dr. Chhany Sak-Humphry, Treasurer
Dr. Ann Auman, Secretary

Board Members

Ms. Annalisa Burgos
Ms. Susan Heftel-Liquido
Dr. Joseph L. Overton
Ms. Marlene Patton
Ms. Itsuko Masuda Suzuki
Ms. Margo Vitarelli
 

EWCPA Representative (2022-2023)

Mr. Robert Parke

CHAPTER INFORMATION

Goals for the Chapter
  • To support the mission of the East-West Center
  • To increase active membership in the Chapter
  • To support the Center through networking and fundraising activities

The Chapter has aimed to achieve its goals through various activities:

  • Hosting an Annual Membership Meeting and Social is held usually each Fall, where the chapter's Outstanding Service Award, with a monetary gift, is presented to an EWCA-HI alumnus who has served the Center and the Association above and beyond.
  • Creating the Professional Linkage Program (ProLink), which provides EWC participants, an opportunity to "shadow" relevant Center alumni in order to get first-hand experience of the everyday work environment and work culture. Each semester the ProLink Committee, made up of both alumni and participants, host a social for alumni and participants to meet "their match."
  • Hosting current EWC participants on various socials and field trips to encourage alumni and participants to interact; cultivate current participants (future alumni); and offer the participants a chance to see more of Hawaii than the University campus. Past excursions have included a tour of Waimea Valley, a drum Pacific Drum Festival, and sponsorship to attend the annual meeting/social.
EWCA Hawaii Chapter Outstanding Service Award

Each year at its Annual Meeting, the EWCA Hawaii Chapter presents the Outstanding Service Award to an EWC Associate who has provided outstanding service to the East-West Center, the East-West Center Association, and/or to the local community.

Past Awardees (since 2018)

2020 - Trudy Schandler-Wong, Former President, Friends of East-West Center

2018 - Mary Hammond, Former Dean of Education, East-West Center