Leadership Directory
PRiMO is an ‘ohana, or extended family, comprising local, national, and regional organizations. The membership is purposely broad, because risk management involves a diverse set of challenges, requiring a diverse set of collaborators to make a difference. The effort is led by an executive director and the Navigators Council. PRiMO members are broken into six different hui or working groups. Each working group is led by a steerperson.
Executive Director -
Adam Stein,
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Navigators Council
Chair
Raymond Tanabe
NOAA National Weather ServiceSecretary
Jeff Payne
NOAA Office for Coastal ManagementMichael Bruno
University of Hawai'i at MānoaChris Chiesa
Pacific Disaster CenterDavid Helweg
U.S. Geological SurveyKristina Kekuewa
NOAA Office of National Marine SanctuariesKarl Kim
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterJohn Marra
NOAA National Climatic Data CenterJim Newberry
Island InsuranceColby Stanton
Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive BoardJean Tanimoto
NOAA Office for Coastal Management – Pacific IslandsSally Ziolkowski
Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Preparedness DivisionSenior Advisors
Cheryl Anderson
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Social Science Research InstituteStanley Boc
U.S. Army Corps of EngineersMargaret Davidson
NOAA(1950 - 2017)
Victoria Keener
East-West Center, Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and AssessmentsJohn McCarroll
Environmental Protection AgencyPenehuro (Pene) Lefale
Joint Center for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington, NZMichael Shulters
Retired from U.S. Geological SurveyBill Thomas
NOAA Office for Coastal Management ‒ Pacific IslandsEd Young
NOAA National Weather ServiceHui Steerpersons
Communications
H. Ginger Porter
University of Hawai'iHealth Security
Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola
American Samoa Community CollegeIndigenous Knowledge and the Environment
Ramsay Taum
Life Enhancement Institute of the PacificInformation Access and Geospatial Technology
Eric Yamashita
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterTraining, Education and Research
Micah Fisher
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterRussell Uyeno
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterEmeritus
David Kennard
Navigator EmeritusEileen Shea
Senior Advisor Emeritus