Leadership
The Aloha Council is governed by a 60-member volunteer board of directors and supported by staff.
Meet our council's "Key 3" leadership team:
President, Board of Directors Mike Ching
Scout Executive/CEO Jesse Lopez
Council Commissioner Andrea Eshelman
The top volunteer position is our council president, is selected through a nominating committee process and elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a two-year term.
The president and board hire the Scout Executive, who guides and manages our council employees. The third member of the council “key 3” leadership team is the council commissioner, appointed by the board, who directs the volunteers that work directly with leaders of Scouting units to help them succeed.
To effectively administer Scouting, our council is divided into districts, primarily by geography, and the same council leadership pattern repeats. Each has a district chair, who leads the district committee; a district commissioner, who directs the unit commissioners; and is supported by a district executive, the staff member serving the assigned territory.
Voting members of the council consist of:
- Representatives of each of the community organizations who sponsor (charter) Scouting groups
- Volunteers serving as board members
- Council officers
- Members-at-large of the council
President Mr. Michael Ching Partner Ernst & Young LLP |
Commisioner Ms. Andrea Eshelman Deputy Executive Director HSTA |
Treasurer Mr. Dean Hirata President 'ike Hawaii |
Assistant Treasurer Mr. Jason Nagai Partner Ernst & Young LLP |
Vice President - Development Ms. Jean Tsukamoto
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Immediate Past President Mr. Gordon Kagawa President Occidental Underwriters |
CEO/Secretary Mr. Jesse Lopez Scout Executive/CEO Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America |
Vice President - Members-at-Large Mr. Franklin M. Tokioka Chairman Emeritus Tradewind Capital Group, Inc |
Vice President - Marketing Mr. Jason K. Fujita Vice President - Consumer Sales & Product Marketing Hawaiian Telcom |
Vice President - Legal Mr. Jeffrey Harris Director Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek |
Vice President - Oahu Mr. Michael H.Q.L. Lau Partner Morihara Lau & Fong LLP |
Vice President - Programs Ms. Yvette Maskrey Hawaii District Manager Honeywell Smart Grid Solutions |
Vice President - Properties Mr. Corey Matsuoka Executive Vice President SSFM International, Inc. |
Vice President - Scoutreach Mr. Ross R. Murakami Partner KMH, LLP |
Vice President - Membership Mr. Marc Rousseau Partner Cades Shuttle LLP |
Vice President - Hawaii Island Ms. Helen Shirota-Benevides Retired DOE Educator
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Directors
Mr. Vic Angoco
Sr. Vice President - Pacific
Matson, Inc.
Dr. Neal Atebara
Physician
Retina Center of Hawaii
Mr. Richard Blangiardi
General Manager
Hawaii News Now (KGMB-KHNL)
Mr. Kenneth Bunce
Retired Partner
KPMG LLP
Mr. Reginald Castanaress
Business Manager Financial Secretary & Treasurer
Plumbers & Fitters Union Local 675
Mr. Erich Chen
Accenture
Mr. Colton Ching
Vice President, Energy Delivery
Hawaiian Electric
Mr. Newton J. Chu
Attorney at Law
Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris & Knorek
Mr. VKenneth DeHoff
Retired Executive Director
Pacific Aviation Museum
Dr. John Henry felix
Executive Chairman, COO & CFO
HMAA
Mr. Dennis Francis
President & publisher
Honolulu Star-Advertiser/Midweek
Mr. Leo Goeas
Financial Advisor
The Goeas Group of Raymond James
Mr. Jeffrey Grimmer
Vice President & Treasurer
First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.
Mr. Jason Haruki
Vice President & Senior Investment Officer
First Hawaiian Bank, Institutional Wealth Managment
Mr. Eric Hashizume
VP Buildings
Hawaiian Dredging & Construction
Mr. Michael Hirai
Metaurus Advisors
Mr. Blake Isobe
Principal
N&K CPA's, Inc.
Mr. Robert Jones
President
Triple J. Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Stephen Kelly
Vice President - Development
James Campbell Company LLC
Mr. Thomas S. Kosasa
Physician
Mr. Gabriel Lee
EVP Commercial Markets
American Savings
Dr. Ronald Ling
Retired Optometrist
Mr. Arnold Martines
Executive Vice President
Central Pacific Bank
Ms. Ashlee Matsui
Director of Construction Operations
SAH, Inc./Savio Group
Mr. Robert S. McEldowney
Owner
Applied Safety Managment
Mr. Scott Yoshihara
Senior Vice President & Regional Manager
Bank of Hawaii
Mr. Myron Nakata
Founder
LeiHut.com
Ms. Lisa Sakamoto
Diocesan Finance Officer
Roman Catholic Church
Mr. Matthew Sasaki
Director of Strategic Inititiaves
HMSA
Mr. Wesley R. Segawa
Principal
Wesley R. Segawa & Associates, Ltd.
LtGen Henry C. Stackpole
Retired Lieutenant General, USMC
Ms. Tracy Tonaki
Senior Vice President Development
D R Horton
Ms. Jean Tsukamoto
Mr. Russell Watanabe
President
Watanabe Floral
Mr. Bennett Wo
Vice President
C.S. Wo & Sons, Ltd.
Mr. Darryl Wong
President
Imperial Associates Ltd.