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
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.
Sherry Duong Executive Director, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Fun fact: Sherry loves traveling and comparing other destinations to Maui.
Leanne Pletcher Director of PR & 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!!!
June Pagdilao Director of Sales, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Meagan DeGaia Destination Manager, Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Rachelle Duarte Administrative Specialist
Deanna Isbister Director of Sales, Island of Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau
Fun fact: Has lived in Washington, Oregon, California, West Virginia, Colorado………Hawaiʻi called her back home!
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
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 Convention Services Manager, Meet Hawaiʻi
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!
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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