Board of Directors & Staff
Kauai United Way’s Board of Directors comprises community leaders who serve without compensation out of aloha for our island. They serve three-year, renewable terms. Please contact us if you want to join this elite group.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
President – Michael Contrades
Vice-President & Strategic Planning – Christopher Nii
Secretary & Allocations – Carol Furtado
Treasurer – Clifton Arruda
Campaign – Tiffani Hull
Agency Relations – Jimmy Sone
Special Events – Shelly Gerardo
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Beth Amaro
S. Lani Aranio
Fran Basuel
Lili Bryan-Conant
Stacie Chiba-Miguel
Nicholas Courson
Matthew Duncan
Jodi Higuchi-Sayegusa
Terri Kaniho
Jamie Kimura
Lesah Merritt
Michael Murphy
Maureen Tabura
Timothy Takeshita
Ron Wiley
Pamela Yasay
HONORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tony Faye
Mike Kano
Yoshiko “Dimples” Kano
Mayor Derek Kawakami
Maryanne Kusaka
Barbara Nagamine
Peter Yukimura
KAUAI UNITED WAY STAFF
Lori L. Almarza – Executive Director
Lynnette M. Medrano-Stine – Campaign Development Director
MelissaLynn Ragasa – Special Events & Campaign Coordinator
