Service Activites
Complete list available upon request.
Professional:
Reviewer, USDA Value-Added Producer grants, 2007
Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright Senior Specialists Program Peer Review Committee, 2006-2007.
National Extension Tourism Conference Program Planning Committee, 2005-2006
Reviewer, Pacific Island Research Center, 2004
Reviewer for Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal, 2004
Steering Committee, Western Rural Development Center Community Vitality Initiative, 2003-present
Organized and led the May 21 field trip for the Pacific Economic
Cooperation Council (PECC) and the Pacific Food System Outlook (PFSO)
Conference, May 20-23, 2003.
Panel Member, One Year after September 11, National Extension Tourism
Conference 2002, Traverse City, MI, September 16-19, 2002
Business Practices for Sustainable Tourism (BEST) Think Tank II
Participant, 2002
Reviewer for US Department of Agriculture Markets and Trade Program,
2002
Reviewer for American Agricultural Economic Association annual meeting,
2002
Reviewer for Utah State University tenure and promotion application,
Fall, 2001
National Extension Tourism Design Team, 2000 – present
Reviewer for HortScience, 1999
Reviewer for US Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation
Research Program grants, 1997-present.
Western Rural Development Center Advisory Committee, 1993-2001
Community:
Advisor to the Board of Directors, Hawaii Ecotourism Association, 2006-present
Member of the Board of Directors, Hawaii Rural Development Council, 2004- present
Facilitator and Resource Person, Windward Watersheds Symposium:
Part 1, January 30, 2003, at Windward Community College, Kaneohe,
Hawaii.
Presenter, Sustainable Tourism workshop sponsored by the Waimanalo
Chamber of Commerce, December 11, 2002.
Board member, Hawaii Ecotourism Association, 2002-present
Meet Director, Third Annual Koolau Invitational Swim Meet, August
23-25, 2002
Treasurer, Kaneohe Swim Association, 2002-2003
Assisted with Yard Sale Of Aloha in Kaneohe raising $3700 for the
Red Cross, September 29, 2001, event featured on Tiny TV program
, Oceanic cable channel 16.
Facilitator, Millennium Young People’s Congress, October 21-29,
1999.
Wai‘anae Coast Community-Based Tourism Conference Planning
Committee for conference held from January 28-30, 1999, in Makaha,
Hawaii.
Wai‘anae Coast Coalition Community-Based Tourism Advisory
Council, 1998-present
Wai‘anae Coast Coalition Community Business Development Center
Community Economic Development Advisory Council, 1998-present
Queen Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center Spring Community
Building Conference Planning Committee,
1997-98
Ua Mau Na Po‘e ‘O Wai‘anae Community Cultural
Festival Planning Committee, 1996-1998
Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Small Business Nominations Committee,
1996
Co-organized and staffed the CTAHR display at the Hawaii Environmental
Educators Association meeting on November 10 & 11, 1995.
Facilitated breakout sessions for “The White House Conference
on Small Business” on November 11, 1995, October 18, 1995
and November 21, 1994.
Participated in a focus group of experts for the Honolulu Advertiser
to help guide them in their coverage of woman’s issues, June
29, 1995.
University:
Guest Lecture, GEOG 324
Panel member, Using locally grown or campus grown food at the University of Hawaii, 2007
Participant, Planning Day for Campus Leaders, 2005-2006s
University General Education Committee, 2003-2005 (Vice Chairperson, 2003-2004, Chair, 2004-2005)
University Faculty Senate Committee on Administration and Budget, 2003
Assisted Sea Grant Program with Strategic Plan, 2001
University Faculty Senate General Education Oral Communication Focus Board, Spring 2001-2003
Assisted in teaching PLAN 610 Community Planning and Social Policy, Spring 2000, Fall 2001
Instructor and co-organizer, free aerobics class, 1999- present
Council on Program Review Committee to review Economics Department, 1999
Affiliate Faculty, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1997 - present
University Faculty Senate Committee on Promotion and Tenure Guidelines, 1996
Council on Program Review Committee to review the Bachelor of Business Administration, 1996
Guest lecturer for various courses in School of Social Work and Department of Urban & Regional Planning, 1996 - 2002
Planned and facilitated a retreat for chairpersons in the UH College of Natural Sciences, April 1, 1995
University Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 1994-96, 2006-08
University Faculty Service Committee (Chair), 1993-94, 2005-06
University Faculty Senate Moral Survey Committee, 1993-94
Sea Grant College Program Personnel Committee, 1993
University Faculty Senate, 1993-1996, 2003-2007
University Specialist's Mentoring Program Advisory Committee, 1992- 2000
University Barriers to Retention and Tenure Committee, 1991- 1992
University Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1991 (Chair), 1993, 1996 (Chair), 1997 (Chair), 1999, 2001, 2003 (Chair), 2007
Presentation at Networking Fair for UH Faculty Mentoring Program, 1999, 2000
University Mentoring Program Advisory Committee, 1990-1999
Guest lecturer for Windward Community College farm management class, 1989
CTAHR Student Research Symposium poster judge, 2007
CTAHR Mealani Forage Field Day Planning Committee, 2006, 2007
CTAHR Excellence in Extension Award to County Agent for Outstanding Performance and Results in a Nutrition or Human Resources Program Committee, 2006
CTAHR Strategic Plan Implementation Planning Team, 2005-present
CTAHR Dean’s Award for Civil Service Employees Selection Committee (Chair, 2004)
CTAHR Community Resource and Economic Development Program Leader, 2003- present
CTAHR Program Committee, Hawaii Agriculture and Landscape Industry Conference- Ag/LICH 2003
Guest lecturer for TPSS 300, Spring 2002 to present
CTAHR Integrated Hatch Committee, 2001-2004
CTAHR Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Charter Revision Committee, 2000-01(Recorder)
CTAHR Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research Program Preproposals Review Committee, 2000.
Participated in CTAHR exhibit at Made in Hawaii Festival, 1999
CTAHR Student Research Symposium, 1997 (Judge), 1999 (Moderator)
CTAHR Department Personnel Committee (Chair), 1996
Organized CTAHR Faculty training on HITS for Fall semester, 1994
Developed brochure for Maui County Human resource agent, 1994
Developed Maui County survey of farmer's educational needs, 1992
CTAHR Community Resource Development Leader, 1992-1994
State Leader of Communities in Economic Transition National Initiative, 1992-1994
Assisted with development and preparation of the HITHAR Herb Industry Survey, 1989
Guest lecturer for Horticulture 430, 1989.
Prepared and conducted a two-laboratory session on use of the vegetable-crop budget template for Horticulture 650, 1989
State Leader of Rural Revitalization National Initiative, 1989-1991
Developed a computerized personal budget analysis program, 1988
Analyzed and summarized economic data resulting from farm-based research in the HITHAR TROPSOILS Project, Sitiung Indonesia, 1986
Guest lecturer for Horticulture 390, 1986
CTAHR Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 1986-1988
CTAHR Faculty Senate, 1986-1988
CTAHR Ad Hoc Educational Improvement Fund Proposal Committee, 1987
Converted the Nursery Cost of Production Program from Apple to IBM-PC for Horticulture 430, 1985
CTAHR Program and Curriculum Committee, 1985-1987 (1985-1986, Chair)
CTAHR Ad Hoc Curriculum Committee, 1985-1986
CTAHR Associate Dean Selection Committee, 1986
CTAHR Introductory Core Course Committee, 1986
Reviewed six manuscripts, one research proposal, eight fact sheets, and six extension projects, 1983-1991
Guest Lecture for NREM 467, 2007
NREM 494, Guest lecture, 2007
NREM Space Committee, 2006- present
NREM Undergraduate Program Committee, 2005 - present
NREM Ph.D. Core Exam Review Committee, 2004
NREM Committee on Departmental Organization, 2003
NREM Department Personnel Committee, 2001-03 (Chair 2002-03), 2006-08 (Chair 2007-08)
NREM UHPA Representative, 2001-present
Drafted NREM Tenure and Promotion guidelines and procedures, 1999
NREM Extension Committee Co-Chairperson, 1999-present
AREC Department Chairperson, 1997-1998
AREC Graduate Program Chairperson, 1996-1999
AREC Faculty Output Standards Committee, 1993-1994 (Chair)
AREC Facilitator for strategic planning meetings, 1993
AREC Coordinator for Crawford Hall, 1992-1997
AREC Chairperson Selection Committee, 1992
AREC Preliminary Exam Committee for Marketing, 1985-1990
AREC Undergraduate Advisor, 1984-1986, 1988-1989
AREC Undergraduate Program Committee, 1986-1989
AREC UH Professional Assembly Representative, 1984-1987
AREC Space Allocation Committee, 1987
AREC Course Evaluation Committee, 1986 (Chairperson)
AREC Marketing Position Selection Committee, 1986
AREC Preliminary Exam Committee for Quantitative Methods, 1983-1984
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