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 Steersperson.
Navigators Council
Chair
Michael Bruno
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Secretary
Jeff Payne
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Nicole Boothman-Shepard
Boothman GLOBAL
Kristina Kekuewa
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Karl Kim
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Colby Stanton
Raymond Tanabe
NOAA National Weather Service
Jean Tanimoto
NOAA Office for Coastal Management – Pacific Islands
Suzanne Vares-Lum
Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security StudiesSenior Advisors
Cheryl Anderson
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Social Science Research Institute
Victoria Keener
East-West Center, Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments
Penehuro (Pene) Lefale
Joint Center for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington, NZ
Jill Rolland
U.S Geological Survey - Northwest - Pacific
Bill Thomas
NOAA Office for Coastal Management ‒ Pacific Islands
Ed Young
NOAA National Weather ServiceHui Steerspersons
Communications
H. Ginger Porter
University of Hawai'iHealth Security
Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola
American Samoa Community College
Kanoho Hosoda
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment
Kainoa Azama
Olohana Foundation
Kalani Souza
Olohana FoundationInformation Access and Geospatial Technology
Eric Yamashita
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterTraining and Capacity-Building
Lauren Long
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Lydia Morikawa
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterPast PRiMO Leadership
Stanley Boc
Senior Advisor
Margaret Davidson
Senior Advisor(1950 - 2017)
David Helweg
Navigator
David Kennard
Navigator
John Marra
Navigator
John McCarroll
Senior Advisor
Eileen Shea
Navigator, Senior Advisor
Adam Stein
Executive Director
Sally Ziolkowski
Navigator