Board of Trustees

Rosemary Fazio is of counsel with the law firm of Ashford + Wriston.  Her law practice of over 40 years focuses on real property and complex commercial litigation and arbitration.  Other community activity includes serving as the volunteer legal assistance lawyer at Kāne‘ohe Marine Base Hawai‘i. Her community service has included serving as a Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Hawai‘i Public Radio and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Waikīkī Improvement Association. Additionally, she has served as a director for the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Child & Family Services, the YWCA (East Oahu), The Outdoor Circle, and Health & Community Services Council.

Vernon Wong joined First Hawaiian Bank in 2005 and serves as Senior Vice President and Regional Business Manager for the Wealth Management Group. Prior to joining FHB, Mr. Wong worked at Ameriprise Financial for 21 years, serving as it’s FVP, leading a team of over 100 Financial Advisors in Hawai‘i. Other community service includes the boards of Catholic Charities Hawai‘i and the Diamond Head Theatre. Vernon has over 36 years of experience in the financial services industry in Hawai‘i. He has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Hawai‘i and an MBA from Chaminade University. He is also a graduate of the Pacific Century Fellows program. He and his wife Carla owns a bungalow built in 1927 in Mānoa.

Greg Pietsch is President of Sunset Ranch Hawai‘i and a Managing Member and the acting President of Pietsch Properties, LLC. A real estate and finance company, Pietsch Properties is involved with several financial advisory, investment banking, real estate development and consulting projects in Hawai‘i and the western region of the continental United States. Previously, Greg was an owner of Eureka Capital Markets, LLC. Greg is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. Born and raised in Honolulu, Greg attended Punahou School. He received his BBA from Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He has served on the Trust for Public Lands’ Hawai‘i Advisory Committee, including a term as Chair.

Wendy Rice Peterson’s roots on Maui go back six generations. She is a general partner for Kaonoulu Ranch in Upcountry Maui. She has been in the real estate industry for over 17 years and was the most productive realtor for Island Sotheby’s International Realty in 2016 and has been in the Top 100 Realtors in the state several times. She serves on the boards of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Hawaiian Mission Houses, Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation, Seabury Hall and UH Maui College Chancellor’s Advisory Committee.