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 Service
Secretary
Jeff Payne
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Michael Bruno
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Chris Chiesa
Pacific Disaster Center
David Helweg
U.S. Geological Survey
Kristina Kekuewa
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Karl Kim
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
John Marra
NOAA National Climatic Data Center
Jim Newberry
Island Insurance
Colby Stanton
Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board
Jean Tanimoto
NOAA Office for Coastal Management – Pacific Islands
Sally Ziolkowski
Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Preparedness DivisionSenior Advisors
Cheryl Anderson
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Social Science Research Institute
Stanley Boc
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Margaret Davidson
NOAA(1950 - 2017)
Victoria Keener
East-West Center, Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments
John McCarroll
Environmental Protection Agency
Penehuro (Pene) Lefale
Joint Center for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington, NZ
Michael Shulters
Retired from U.S. Geological Survey
Bill Thomas
NOAA Office for Coastal Management ‒ Pacific Islands
Ed 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 Center
Russell Uyeno
National Disaster Preparedness Training CenterEmeritus
David Kennard
Navigator Emeritus
Eileen Shea
Senior Advisor Emeritus