Board of Directors & Staff
Kauai United Way’s Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders who serve without compensation out of aloha for our island. They serve three-year, renewable terms. If you are interested in joining this elite group, please contact the Nominations Committee Chair listed below.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
President – Nicholas Courson
Vice-President and Strategic Planning – Michael Contrades
Secretary & Allocations – Carol Furtado
Treasurer – Clifton Arruda
Campaign – Tim Takeshita
Agency Relations – Jimmy Sone
Golf Co-Chairs – Chris Nii & Taylor Shigemoto
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Beth Amaro
S. Lani Aranio
Sarah Blane
Samking Braima
Lili Bryan-Conant
Stacie Chiba-Miguel
Matthew Duncan
Shelly Gerardo
Tiffani Hull
Terri Kaniho
Kai-Yun Kao
Jamie Kimura
Maureen Tabura
Coty “Buffy“ Trujillo
Ron Wiley
HONORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Former Mayor Bernard Carvalho
Tony Faye
Mike Kano
Yoshiko “Dimples” Kano
Mayor Derek Kawakami
Former Mayor Maryanne Kusaka
Barbara Nagamine
David Pratt
Peter Yukimura
KAUAI UNITED WAY STAFF
Lori L. Almarza – Executive Director
Lynnette M. Medrano-Stine – Campaign Development Director
