Board of Directors

Island of Hawaii YMCA Board of Directors are community volunteers who solicit financial assistance, write grants and assist the CEO for driving decisions for the YMCA.

Contact Board of Directors

If you are interested in contacting a board member or becoming a member of the Board of Directors, please email your resume to: ymca.board@islandofhawaiiymca.org

Officers

Steven Sylvester - Chair/Chief Volunteer Officer
Malia Kekai - 1st Vice Chair
Debbie Watson-Correa - 2nd Vice Chair
Belinda Hughes - Secretary
Loren Tsugawa - Treasurer
Wendy Botelho* - President/Chief Executive Officer

Directors

Wendy Botelho* - Island of Hawai‘i YMCA
Zack Pacleb - State Farm
Steven Sylvester - Bank of Hawai'i
Malia Kekai -
Debbie Watson-Correa - Hawaiian Electric
Belinda Hughes - Attorney at Law
Loren Tsugawa - Isemoto Contracting Co., Ltd.
Aaron Castillo - Matson Navigation
Andrew Chun - KTA Super Stores
Dave DeLuz Jr. - Big Island Toyota
Aaron Esparza - Independent Contractor
Stacy Haumea - Halau Mauli'Ola Medical LLC
Shane Isagawa - Maui Varieties Investments
Leslie Isemoto - Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd.
Daniel Kea - Prince Kuhio Plaza / Brookfield Properties Retail
Larry Lau - American Savings Bank
Michael Miyahara - Business Strategies
Elizabeth Murph - Catholic Charities
Lance Niimi - Y’s Men & Women’s Club

*Indicates non-voting member of the board.

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Wendy Botelho*

President/Chief Executive Officer
Island of Hawai‘i YMCA

Zack Pacleb

Director
State Farm

Steven Sylvester

Chair & Chief Volunteer Officer & Director
Bank of Hawai'i

Malia Kekai

First Vice Chair & Director

Debbie Watson-Correa

Second Vice Chair & Director
Hawaiian Electric
Belinda Hughes

Belinda Hughes

Secretary & Director
Attorney at Law

Loren Tsugawa

Treasurer & Director
Isemoto Contracting Co., Ltd.

Aaron Castillo

Director – Special Projects
Matson Navigation

Andrew Chun

Director
KTA Super Stores
Dave DeLuz Jr.

Dave DeLuz Jr.

Director - Development
Big Island Toyota

Aaron Esparza

Director
Independent Contractor

Stacy Haumea

Director
Halau Mauli'Ola Medical LLC
Owner, Nutrition Provider & Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Shane Isagawa

Shane Isagawa

Director
Maui Varieties Investments

Leslie Isemoto

Director
Isemoto Contracting Co. Ltd.

Daniel Kea

Director
Prince Kuhio Plaza / Brookfield Properties Retail
General Manager

Larry Lau

Director
American Savings Bank
VP / Executive Residential Loan Officer

Michael Miyahara

Director, Special Projects & Grants
Business Strategies
Principal

Elizabeth Murph

Director
Catholic Charities

Lance Niimi

Director
Y’s Men & Women’s Club