Board of Directors

Chair
Dennis Boyd
West Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center

Chair-Elect
Jen Johansen
Cyanotech

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

Finance Vice Chair
Hobbs Lowson
Bank of Hawaii

North Kona Vice Chair
Sharon Sakai
Communications Consultant

South Kona Vice Chair
Pam Latinis
Venture Sothebyʻs International Realty

North Kohala Vice Chair
Jonathan Mitchell
Parker Ranch

South Kona Vice Chair
Samantha Collins
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

Board Member
Jane Clement
Hawaiʻi County - Mayor's Office

Board Member
Vaughn Cook
Torkildson Katz, A Law Corporation

Board Member
Mendy Dant
Fair Wind

Board Member
Tane Datta
Adaptations Inc

Board Member
Farrah-Marie Gomes, Ph.D.
University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo

Board Member
Clayton McGhan
Kona Community Hospital

Board Member
Nancy Sakamoto
Kona Commons

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

President & CEO
Wendy Laros
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce