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-Cortez* - Island of Hawai‘i YMCA
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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Make a donation to the support the YMCA and our community programs.
Wendy Botelho-Cortez*
President/Chief Executive Officer
Island of Hawai‘i YMCA
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
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.
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
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