HVCB Staff Directory
Tom Mullen Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Jay Talwar Senior Vice President of Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer
John Reyes Senior Vice President, Chief MCI Sales Officer
Corporate and Financial Services
Donna Valenciano Controller
Andrew Bailey Corporate Services Coordinator
Sa Taʻala Executive Assistant to J. Monahan & T. Mullen - Board Corporate Secretary
Shari Lee Director, Human Resources
Brandon Goda Compliance Analyst
Island Chapters
Sue Kanoho Executive Director, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Maile Brown Director of Marketing, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Originally from Hilo.
Lani Pascua-Kaui Coordinator, Sales, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Loves ice cream, dark chocolate and volleyball!
Christy Lagundino Office Assistant, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Former Future Farmers of America (FFA) member.
Patricia Ornellas Destination Manager, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Becky Sadamitsu Administrative Assistant, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau
Noelani Schilling-Wheeler Executive Director, Oʻahu Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Grew up around beer breweries, is a Master Brewer’s daughter and comes from a brewing family.
Karishma Chowfin Director of Sales, Oʻahu Visitors Bureau
Taryn Pascua County Enrichment Program (CEP) Manager
Fun fact: Danced for a large part of her life and danced with the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warrior Dance Team (Go Bows!)
Catherine Orlans Oʻahu Destination Manager, Oʻahu Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Loves thrifting and sees it as an easy sustainable practice that gives back to our local community.
Joselyn Vasquez Administrative Coordinator
Sherry Duong Executive Director, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Fun fact: Sherry loves traveling and comparing other destinations to Maui.
Leanne Pletcher Director of Public Relations & Marketing, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Fun fact: Leanne loves to share her Grandma’s Coffee Cake recipe and has been baking it for family and friends since she was a little girl.
Janet Kuwahara Senior Manager of Operations, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Fun fact: Loves to travel and shop!!!
Rachelle Duarte Administrative Specialist
June Pagdilao Director of Sales, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Meagan DeGaia Destination Manager, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Sumithra Balraj Community Enrichment Program Project Manager, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Fun fact: Born and raised in Penang, ventured into hospitality in Langkawi, made first international move to O‘ahu, currently reside in Maui, and never learned to swim despite living on islands most of my life.
Deanna Isbister Director of Sales, Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Michelle Hiʻilani Pope County Enrichment Program (CEP) Manager
Fun fact: Has met two living U.S. Presidents.
Donna Kimura Director, Marketing, Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Rachel Kaiama Destination Manager - Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Market Insights & Customer Relationship Management
Barbara Okamoto Senior Vice President Market Insights & Customer Relationship Management
Jeffrey Eslinger Senior Director, Market Insights
Roxanne Relles Manager, Customer Relationship Management
Marketing
Gina Chun Senior Director, Advertising and Marketing Programs
Darlene Morikawa Senior Director, Public Relations and Destination Management Support
Lei-Ann Field Director, Public Relations and Destination Management Support
Christy Calabrese Community Enrichment Program (CEP) Project Manager
Kara Imai Senior Director, Digital Marketing
Kainoa Daines Senior Director, Brand
Fun fact: Recognized as one of Hawaiʻi's best and brightest young business leaders with Pacific Business News' signature 40 Under 40 award in 2018.
Heidi Fujimoto Executive Assistant, Marketing
Meet Hawaiʻi
Adele Tasaka Senior Director of Sales
Lynn Whitehead Senior Director, Citywide Sales
Meredith Parkins Regional Director of Sales, Eastern Region
Lee Conching Director, Client Services
Autumn Armijo Sales Coordinator
Adrienne Nudo Senior Director, Citywide Sales
Kathy Dever Regional Director of Sales, Midwest Region
Trevor Newman Director, Citywide Sales, Business Development
Josette Murai Manager, Sales Administration
Membership
Karen Wataru Nakaoka Sr. Director, Member and Community Engagement
Fun fact: Absolutely obsessed with her recently adopted rescue dog, Luca.
Bill Kennedy Manager, Membership Services and Operations
Fun fact: Long time fan of University of Hawaiʻi Men's and Wahine Volleyball. Go Bows!
Eric Mok Manager, Membership Communications and Events
Fun fact: Loves to upcycle clothes by thrifting and reconstructing garments. Can speak three different languages conversationally (English, Chinese, and Japanese).
Armida York Manager, Membership Development and Engagement
Fun fact: Loves to watch sports and blogging about her dog.
Travel Trade
Robyn Basso Senior Director, Travel Industry Partnerships
Erica Neves Manager, Travel Industry Partnerships
Knowledge Bank Image Gallery
Digital Asset Management
HVCB Consumer Web Site
https://www.gohawaii.com
HVCB Meetings and Convention Web Site
https://www.meethawaii.com
HVCB Travel Agent Web Site
https://agents.gohawaii.com
HVCB Corporate Web Site
http://www.hvcb.org
Destination Information
1-800-GOHAWAII
Corporate Phone Number
(808) 923-1811
HVCB Email
info@hvcb.org
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