• 2025 Board of Directors

    The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce is a member organization that exists to provide leadership and advocacy for a successful business environment in West Hawaiʻi. The organization is led by the Board of Directors, a dedicated group of member representatives chosen to supervise the affairs of the chamber, form its policies and develop its strategic direction. The Board also determines the nature and number of committees where KKCC initiatives, activities and programs are carried out. 

     

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  • Chair
    Jen Johansen
    Cyanotech

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  • Chair-Elect
    Farrah-Marie Gomes, Ph.D.
    University of Hawaiʻi

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  • Immediate Past Chair
    Mark Leong
    Lex Brodie's Fast Lube & Big Island Express Car Wash

  • Finance Vice Chair
    Hobbs Lowson
    CU Hawaii Federal Credit Union

     

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  • North Kohala Vice Chair
    Jonathan Mitchell
    Kamehameha Schools

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  • South Kohala Vice Chair
    Samantha Collins
    Fairmont Orchid

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  • North Kona Vice Chair
    Jane Clement
    Kona Community Hospital

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  • South Kona Vice Chair
    Mendy Dant
    Fair Wind Cruises

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  • Board Member
    Nick Adler
    CBRE

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  • Board Member
    Vaughn Cook
    Torkildson Katz, A Law Corporation

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  • Board Member
    Robin Coonen
    Blue Ocean Mariculture

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  • Board Member
    Tane Datta
    Adaptations Inc

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  • Board Member
    Clayton McGhan
    Kona Community Hospital

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  • Board Member
    Doug Simons, Ph.D.
    University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy

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  • President & CEO
    Wendy Laros
    Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce

  • COMMITTEES

    1. Economic Development Committee
    2. Education & Workforce Development Committee
    3. Golf Committee
    4. Government Affairs Committee
    5. Health & Wellness Committee
    6. Housing & Water Development Task Force
    7. Marketing & Membership Committee
    8. Sustainability Committee
    9. Young Professionals Committee

     

    Chamber members are encouraged and welcome to join one or more of these committees. Click here for more details: COMMITTEES.

     

    In addition, the Board of Directors also has an Executive Committee. The officers of the board are the members of this committee.