Senior Staff:
Matthews M. Hamabata, Ph.D.
Executive Director
mhamabata@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Elizabeth Cleary Cole, Ed.D.
Deputy Director
cole@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Gregory Smitman, M.S. Forestry
Associate Director & Chief Financial Officer
gsmitman@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Staff:
Samantha Birch, M.S. Protected Area Management
Field Educator and Program Leader
sbirch@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Debera Crosson
Events Planner
dcrosson@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Sue Drechsel
Archivist
sdrechsel@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Kathy Ednie
Editor
kednie@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Cortney Hoffman
Assistant Director
Finance and Administration
choffman@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Molly Hui
Receptionist
mhui@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Jeremy Kwock
Food Systems Project Director
jkwock@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-430-3489
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Cindi Punihaole
Public Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
cpunihaole@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-895-1010
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Caroline Neary
Assistant Public Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
cneary@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-345-0238
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Nancy Redfeather
Hawaiʻi Island School Gardens Network Project Director
nredfeather@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-322-2801
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Jan Stenberg
Executive Assistant
jstenberg@kohalacenter.org
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Jacqueline Van Blarcom
School Gardens Project Coordinator
jvanblarcom@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-258-4358
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Janis Wong
Media Relations Consultant
jwong@kohalacenter.org
Dir: 808-325-1114
Tel: 808-887-6411
Fax: 808-885-6707
Kohala Watershed Partnership
Melora Purell, M.S.
Coordinator
Melora@Purells.net
Dir: 808-333-0976
Fax: 808-885-6707
Bradley Lau
Field Operations Leader
Dir: 808-430-2423
Fax: 808-885-6707