Adriane Truluck is an Historical Landscape Architect and Team Leader for Environmental Planning and Permitting, Hawaii-Guam for AECOM Honolulu. She manages historic preservation planning, research, documentation and other preservation projects for the architectural and engineering firm. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture with Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography-Anthropology from Vassar College.
Kenny Stanley is an Investment Analyst for The Queen’s Health Systems, where he provides investment management services for the nonprofit healthcare system’s portfolio. Other financial management roles at Queen’s have included assistant controller, business analytics manager and senior accountant. His prior professional positions included being a financial reporting analyst for Kamehameha Schools and an audit manager at Grant Thornton. Mr. Stanley holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from George Washington University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jonathan Mitchell is Vice President - Land & Asset Management at Parker Ranch Inc. Prior to joining Parker Ranch, Mr. Mitchell worked at Apple Inc. and Janus Capital Group. Originally from Colorado, he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University with a multidisciplinary degree in astronomy, psychology, and systems theory, and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Mitchell is a Pacific Century Fellow, serves on the Board of Directors at the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, the Executive Committee of the Hawai‘i Leeward Planning Conference, and is a fellow of the Consortium for Graduate Study of Management, The Toigo Foundation, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow.
Mike Kraft is Vice President, Pacific for Honolulu Freight Service. He is responsible for overseeing Honolulu Freight’s Hawai‘i operations as well as leading key technology implementations for the entire organization. Prior to joining Honolulu Freight Service Mr. Kraft held the general manager position at Aloha Freight service, Hawai‘i head of IT at Matson, as well as various positions in software startups prior to moving to Hawai‘i in 2014. Mike also serves on the board of directors for the Mō‘ili‘ili Community Center, the VP of fundraising for the Hongwanji Mission School PTO board and Treasurer of Temari Center for Asian & Pacific Arts.
Blaine Gemeno is Vice President, Hawai‘i Area for Sause Bros., Inc. He is responsible for the overall management of the Hawai‘i business unit. He began his career with Chevron and worked in finance and supply chain optimization roles of increasing responsibility for over 15 years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Oregon State University and an MBA from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He currently serves as the Treasurer for the Hawai‘i Harbors Users Group.
Ricky Ching has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hawaii National Bank since May 2016, where he oversees the finance, accounting, business analytics, IT, property management and security departments. He has more than 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management, joining Hawaii National Bank in 2006. Prior to being appointed CFO, he served as the bank’s Vice President and Controller. He previously worked as Manager of Finance and Business Affairs at University Clinical, Education & Research Associates and as a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University in California and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Cord Anderson is Vice President of Development at Ward Village for Howard Hughes Co. In the industry for more than 20 years, his professional career began working for his family’s development company which focused on commercial centers, agricultural zoned subdivisions, restaurants and hotels. Originally from the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Mr. Anderson attended ʻIolani School in Honolulu, then went onto Santa Clara University to major in Economics. For the last 10 years, Cord served on the Honolulu City & County’s Planning Commission. He coaches Varsity basketball at ‘Iolani School.
Katie Stephens is a Senior Associate and Historic Architect at AHL (Architects Hawai‘i Ltd.). Ms. Stephens was always interested in history and the way the built environment tells a story of culture, environment, craftsmanship and artistry. She embraced her passion for history and art by studying architecture and historic preservation and is now one of Hawaii’s most respected historic architects with over 29 years of experience. Through understanding significant aspects of historic architecture, Katie aspires to preserve, restore and celebrate these valuable resources. She is trained to identify character defining features of historic buildings to ultimately determine their significance and to help others understand the value of the structures as well. She holds a Master of Architecture and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder. She is currently Chair of the State of Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board and also a member of the board of directors for Docomomo Hawai‘i Chapter.
Vincent Shigekuni is Senior Vice President at PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc. With 42 years of professional planning experience, Mr. Shigekuni has been involved with master planning projects requiring extensive community outreach across the State including Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s (HTA’s) Tourism Strategic Plan, and the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Vince has worked on plans and land use projects ranging in scale and complexity from statewide and island-wide to towns, campuses and parks. Vince worked award-winning plans for several historic and culturally-significant areas, including the Kahoʻolawe Island Use Plan, the Diamond Head Master Plan, and the Waipahu Town Heritage Area Plan. Vince has been a volunteer with HTA for many years by assisting in reviewing Aloha ʻĀina applications for annual funding grants. Vince has a personal interest in interpretive planning and follows the National Association for Interpretation.
Trinette Kaui is the Director of Land Assets for McBryde Resources and Kukui‘ula Realty Group. She was previously Kaua‘i Area Manager and Broker in Charge for Alexander & Baldwin Properties Hawai‘i. Ms. Kaui was born and raised on Kaua‘i, growing up in the Waimea Sugar Plantation camps. She has represented A&B in the Kaua‘i community for almost 40 years, with a vast array of community services. She serves on the boards of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, Wilcox Hospital Foundation, Kaua‘i Board of Realtors, Contractor’s Association of Kaua‘i, Friends of Kaua‘i Community College, Kukuiolono Park Trust, KIUC Charitable Foundation, Child & Family Services and Boy Scouts of America Friends of Scouting. A licensed real estate broker, Ms. Kaui previously attended University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Kaua‘i Community College. She is presently enrolled in University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu pursuing a degree in Business Administration. Trinette was named the Realtor of the Year 2009 by the Kaua‘i Board of Realtors and the Kaua‘i Volunteer of the Year in 2013 by the Boy Scouts of America. She was named Hawai‘i’s 2001 Mother of the Year to her two sons, Kale and Kawika.
