Study Abroad: Journey of a Lifetime

Inside: A Legacy of Alumni Pride and Service Student Committee Plans Successful Business Night | Student Snapshots Dean’s Message Aloha, Welcome to the spring issue of Shidler Business. This is an entertaining edition packed with news on all the exciting initiatives from this past semester at the Shidler College of Business.

Our remarkable students are amongst the Shidler stars featured in the following pages. You will find many articles that highlight their academic and extra-curricular successes including an interesting story about the students participating in Shidler’s study abroad programs. The colorful narratives and scenic photos submitted by these world travelers are sure to ignite your sense of adventure and boost your interest in global business.

"Thank you for taking an We are also pleased to showcase our growing network of alumni. With each semester, we interest in all that we have connect with more and more Shidler graduates from around the world who share their photos and career updates. We share their stories as well as highlight recent alumni events accomplished during this in the Alumni News section. Our alumni pages also feature a historic look at the evolution wonderful semester." of the Shidler Alumni Association. This incredible group of graduates and friends is credited with boosting Shidler pride, connecting alumni, and helping to raise funds for important -- Vance Roley initiatives at the College. Their support over the years has truly been invaluable.

In addition, we acknowledge the many organizations and individuals that have offered their support to the Shidler College this past semester. Through their generosity, we continue to strengthen our programs, offer more student support, increase our alumni outreach and build our faculty and staff.

Thank you for taking an interest in all that we have accomplished during this wonderful semester. We encourage you to stay connected and welcome your questions, comments and suggestions.

Sincerely,

Vance Roley vroley@hawaii.edu

Shidler College of Business Advisory Council

Chair Terri Fujii Tan Tek Lum Robin K. Campaniano Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Honolulu President & Director, Lum Yip Kee Ltd. Senior Advisor, Farmers Insurance Hawaii David A. Heenan Ross Murakami Trustee, The Estate of James Campbell Founding Partner, KMH LLP Steven Ai President & CEO, City Mill Company Ltd. Robert Hiam Jean E. Rolles Former President & CEO, Hawaii Medical Service Association Vice President, Community Affairs, Outrigger Enterprises Inc. Chris Benjamin President & Chief Operating Officer, Alexander & Baldwin Inc. Paul Higo Charles A. Sted Managing Partner - Hawaii, Deloitte LLP Former President & CEO, Hawaii Pacific Health Robert F. Clarke Former Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Glenn K.Y. Hong Kent K. Tsukamoto Industries Inc. President & CEO, Young Brothers Ltd. Managing Partner, Accuity LLP Matthew Cox Faye W. Kurren Keith M. Vieira President, Matson Navigation Co. President & CEO, Hawaii Dental Service Senior Vice President & Director of Operations – Hawai’i & French Polynesia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. John C. Dean Constance H. Lau President & CEO, Central Pacific Bank President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Eric Yeaman President & CEO, Hawaiian Telcom Susan Eichor Nelson K.M. Lau President & COO, aio Managing Partner, KPMG LLP Brenda Lei Foster Warren K.K. Luke President, American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Chairman, President & CEO, Hawaii National Bank

2 | CONTENTS Volume 36, Number 1, Spring 2013 SPRING 2013 Shidler Business is published twice annually for alumni, students and friends of the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa, Shidler College of FeatureS Business. Please direct correspondence and address changes to: 4 Study abroad — Journey of a lifetime

Shidler Business Magazine Shidler College of Business 7 A legacy of alumni pride and service University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa 2404 Maile Way, C202 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-2234 USA Shidler News Phone: (808) 956-6044 • Fax: (808) 956-9882 9 Student committee plans successful Business Email: [email protected] Night

Dean Photography Vance Roley 360 Property Videos, 10 SmarTummy takes first prize at The UH InterBusiness Council, Business Plan Competition Associate Dean for Grant Kim, Eddie Lam, Academic Affairs June Naughton, Alice Li, John Butler Mike Orbito, VEMBA Hanoi, 12 POSCO executives complete non-degree Tyson Yamada program ASSISTANT Dean for STUDENT Services Web Robin Hadwick Loren Swendsen 14 Student Snapshots

DIRECTOR of Development Online Edition Unyong Nakata www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ Donor News magazine Director of ALUMNI 16 New gifts from alumni and friends RELATIONS Circulation Maile Au 27,000 per issue 17 The Shidler Dean’s Circle

Editorial Staff ON THE COVER Managing Director Kenory Khuy receives a kiss Faculty and Staff Notes Dolly Omiya from a new friend while studying abroad at Thammasat 18 New faculty and staff, promotions and Editor University in Thailand. appointments Amy Watari

Alumni News 20 Alumni Snapshots

22 Alumni Notes

The University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Alumni at work Action Institution 31 American Savings Bank

Calendar 32 Featured events Making the world a "greener" place

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www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 3 “I got a kiss from a new Thai friend”

“The Shidler program really takes care of its students and offers a lot more cultural tours than the other universi- ties. At Ayutthaya, we visited a palace as well as a few old temple ruins. On the second trip, we visited Koh Chang, an island not too far from Bangkok, to enjoy some nearby beach time with friends.”

MKenoryarketing and Khuy International Business Major Thammasat University, Thailand

“I have gained a global perspective and feel ready to meet the challenges of the future, as a person and as a leader . . . I feel I have really built a bridge between myself and South- east Asia, and I now have friends all over the world.”

AccountingChris Grassi Major Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Most educational experts agree that one of the best ways for students to gain a global perspective is through living and studying abroad. According to the Institute of International Education, U.S. students studying abroad increased to a Study Abroad: record high of 273,996 in the 2011-2012 academic year. Although the numbers Journey of a have steadily increased in the past two decades, this still represents a small Lifetime proportion of the more than 20 million students enrolled at universities and by Dolly Omiya colleges across the nation. At the Shidler College of Business, 60 - 70 students travel abroad each year, well above the national average. 4 | “All I can say is, wow, what a semester!”

Graeme and Doreen Freeman with the fall 2013 Freeman Scholars Freeman Scholar Asia Abroad Program The Freeman Foundation has once again donated $100,000 to support the Freeman Scholar Asia Abroad Program, totaling $200,000 in support thus far. In the 2012-2013 school year, the program awarded twenty $5,000 scholarships to undergraduate “Studying in Korea has met all my expectations and more! I students studying abroad in Asia. The Freeman Scholarship will have learned so much through my study abroad experience once again award twenty $5,000 scholarships in the upcoming and learned a lot about myself as an individual. I came 2013-2014 school year. to Korea to gain a new business perspective of Asia and specifically to learn about Korea’s business practices. I can Established in 1994, the Freeman Foundation supports the come home proudly having accomplished this goal.” study and understanding of Asia and its cultures. It is dedicated to strengthening the bonds of friendship between the U.S. and the countries of the Far East. FAndyinance M ajorChung Seoul National University, South Korea

“We encourage all students to take advantage of the College’s study abroad opportunities to grow professionally and personally,” says Rikki Mitsunaga, Shidler’s Study Abroad Program coordinator. “There is so much to gain from studying abroad and no one experience is the same for all. I ensure students that wherever they choose to go, it will be one of the most enriching, rewarding and unforgettable journeys of their lifetime.” Rya Sekimoto, a marketing and management student, has never traveled outside of the United States. She chose Yonsei University in South Korea for her first study abroad experience and has no doubt she will have a positive experience. “This is an opportunity to push myself and expand my comfort zone even further. I have not William R. Johnson, Jr. traveled alone before, but am willing to put myself in that The William R. Johnson, Jr. Study Abroad vulnerable situation. I want to see how well I can handle Endowment the experience, and learn more about myself and what I am capable of doing.” William R. Johnson, Jr., president and CEO of Johnson For others, the opportunity to be immersed in another Machinery Co. in California, recently donated $1 million to country’s culture and language adds value to their global establish a study abroad endowment at the College. knowledge and understanding. The endowment will provide international study abroad Accounting and finance student John Edward Fujii scholarships for undergraduate students. The first group of students believes this experience will broaden his view of the world. will be selected this spring and will begin their study abroad “I am fascinated with the Korean culture, and am very program experience in the 2013-2014 school year. impressed by the country’s economic developments and Johnson earned his BBA from the Shidler College of Business innovations,” says Fujii. “By studying abroad I hope to supplement and enrich the education I am receiving at the in 1965 and was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2007. (continued on page 6) www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 5 (continued from page 5) Shidler College of Business and use my experiences to become a more effective leader.” For the more experienced students, the study abroad program gives them an opportunity to enhance their business skills and sharpen their multilingual and multicultural skills —making them an invaluable resource to their community and future employers. Finance student Karen Shiu feels strongly that studying abroad is the perfect complement to her studies at Shidler. Shiu previously participated in the UH M¯anoa International Exchange Program, and interned at a hedge fund in Hong Kong and at American Savings Bank in Hawai‘i. “I dream of working in the finance industry in Asia,” “Going on study abroad really opens your eyes to the says Shiu. “I believe the National University of Singapore different cultures that there are in the world. Even though will provide me with the training to develop a successful Singapore is a very developed country, and is similar to the global business career and give me the necessary skills States in many ways, the different cultures that exist there to pursue graduate work in the field of international are interesting to observe.” business.” With the recent increase in study abroad scholarship support from The Freeman Foundation and Shidler EIsaacntrepreneurship Lipscomb and International Business Major alumnus William R. Johnson, Jr., the opportunity to study National University of Singapore, Singapore abroad has never been greater, explains Mitsunaga. “I advise students, if you have the chance to study abroad— do it. It will have a tremendous impact on your life.” studying abroad. Therefore, in the past several years, “At the Shidler College of Business, we believe it is we have made it a priority to fund more study abroad vital for students to have international knowledge and opportunities than ever before.” experiences to succeed in today’s global marketplace,” Thanks to an annual $100,000 grant from The says Vance Roley, dean of the Shidler College of Business. Freeman Foundation and a $1million endowment gift by “We know that cost is the biggest obstacle for students Shidler alumnus William R. Johnson, Jr., more than 25 undergraduate students will receive an experience of a lifetime when they begin their study abroad program this upcoming 2013-2014 school year. “I’m pleased to help the students at Shidler explore the world and graduate as global citizens,” says William R. Johnson, Jr., president and CEO of Johnson Machinery Co., “All of my children benefited greatly from their international study abroad programs, so I know first hand the life changing experiences these opportunities can be.” In addition to the Freeman and Johnson scholarships, the College awards other scholarships to encourage students to travel abroad. These scholarships include, the Ulrike and Toufiq Siddiqi Student Travel Endowment, the Dennis Y.M. Ching Memorial Scholarship, the Florence Hutson Driskel Scholarship Endowment, the Michael and Judy Pietsch Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship, the Ralph S. Inouye Co., LTD. Endowment in honor of Professor K.K. Seo, and the Oscar and Rosetta Fish Fund for Excellence Scholarship.

To follow students’ incredible study abroad journeys, please visit: http://www.shidler.hawaii.edu/international- “The campus is beautiful! I love the Victorian style exchange/student-experiences. architecture and the vines climbing up the walls of the building! This setting makes me excited to be able to study For more information: here for the next four months!” Contact Rikki Mitsunaga at [email protected] or (808) 956-8215 or visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ international-exchange AccountingKayla Nip and Finance Major Yonsei University, South Korea

6 | A LEGACY OF ALUMNI PRIDE & SERVICE THE SHIDLER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADS THE WAY By Amy Watari

School pride is something that all Shidler Alumni Association members hold dear to their hearts. These members serve as pillars of support for the College and champions of business education in the community. Through their generosity and contributions, they are building a legacy of alumni pride and service at the Shidler College of Business.

he Shidler Alumni Association is currently the largest established to bring together alumni in the accounting of the University of Hawai'i Alumni Association’s sector. T(UHAA) 39 chapters worldwide with approximately After several years of operating independently, the 15% of UHAA members designating Shidler as their three organizations agreed to merge to create a single, chapter of choice. The Association enjoys a strong unified alumni association. And in January of 1998, CBA membership base with representatives located in countries Alumni and Friends was born. The organization officially such as Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan and the changed its name to the Shidler College of Business U.S. This outstanding organization emerged from humble Alumni Association in 2006 when the College was beginnings but has evolved over the years into one of the renamed after alumnus Jay Shidler. most active alumni chapters under the UHAA umbrella. According to former SCBAAF President and current Board Director Cynthia Alm, it took a lot of commitment on Three become one the part of those involved to bring the three alumni groups The College’s first official together but in the long run the merger was worthwhile. alumni organization was “When you look back at where we started, I am just formed in 1975 by a small amazed at the resources we have now. In the beginning, but dedicated troupe of we had to work really hard just to take care of the essential MBA graduates. The UH things. Now we are able to do so much more.” MBA Alumni Group was (continued on page 8) formed to bring together all alumni of the College’s graduate programs. They held regular meetings and activities that featured educational and professional topics of interest. In 1990 Tug of war at the MBA Alumni Group and Graduate Business Student Association and 1991, two more alumni party in April 1988. groups were formed. The Society of College of Business Administration Alumni and Friends (SCBAAF)

encouraged networking amongst BBA graduates and the 1998 Alumni officers and members. From left to right: Licie Fok, Eric Wong, School of Accountancy Alumni Association (SOAAA) was Paula Chang, Kevin Sullivan and David Kozuki www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 7 MBA Alumni Group members gather for a photo at one of their many meetings The undergraduate alumni group held its first annual meeting and reception at the and networking events. Jefferson Hall - Wailana Room in April 1991.

Leading the way years to come," stated Kirk Horiuchi, president of the Today, the Shidler Alumni Association continues to Shidler Alumni Association. "I thank everyone for their experience tremendous growth and success thanks hard work and dedication to the cause. This is a great to an energetic group of volunteers who make up its organization and I look forward to staying connected in board of directors. The 30 member board is comprised the years to come as we continue to build our alumni of professionals from a wide range of industries who outreach." generously lend their time, resources and expertise to help boost Shidler pride, support college initiatives, and connect About the Shidler Alumni Association alumni and students. The Shidler Alumni Association offers its members Under the board’s leadership, the Alumni Association exclusive benefits such as invitations to professional hosts many of Shidler’s most popular gatherings including development seminars and networking opportunities. Its Executive Vineyards, Dine Around and Sake Evolution. mission is to support and promote the Shidler College These events bring together hundreds of Shidler grads of Business and connect alumni worldwide. It is a while raising thousands of dollars to support a variety of membership based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization important initiatives at the College. Projects funded by governed by a volunteer board of directors. To learn more, the Alumni Association have included wireless internet visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/alumni or email access, tables and chairs in the courtyard, student awards, [email protected]. subsidized membership fees for new graduates and much, much more. One of the organization's greatest contributions to- date has been fulfilling its pledge to raise $200,000 for student scholarships. Their gift was matched one-to-one by the Shidler matching funds program to establish an endowment totaling $400,000. In 2012, the Association awarded its first scholarships to seven deserving students. Stay connected, network and support your alma “It is very rewarding to know that through our mater. Join today. Visit UHalumni.org/join or fundraising efforts, the Alumni Association will be able call 1-877-UH-ALUMS. Please be sure to select to help students fund their education at Shidler for many Shidler as your chapter of choice. TO LEARN MORE [email protected] +1 (808) 956-3263

ALUMNI EVENTS TALK STORY hall of honor Executive Vineyards awards professional student & alumni services social mixers dine around annual meeting sake evolution

Shidler Alumni Association Board members Kirk Horiuchi (president), Christopher Letoto and Jason Haruki present a check to Dean Vance Roley (far right) at the Event details are available at shidler.hawaii.edu/events 2013 Executive Vineyards winetasting.

8 | Shidler NEWS Lawson CEO discusses the secrets behind his company’s success

Takeshi Niinami shared many new stores in Hawai‘i within the company,” he shared. “I spent interesting and insightful stories next three years. The company two-thirds of my time in the with a packed audience during currently has over 11,000 stores first three years communicating his hour-long conversation in Japan, China, Indonesia with our people and the with Susan Yamada, executive and two stores in the Sheraton franchise community so I director of the Pacific Asian Waikiki and the Moana could gain trust.” According to Center for Entrepreneurship. Surfrider hotels. Niinami, communication and With Lawson’s highly Niinami joined Lawson trust were the keys to Lawson’s publicized plans to expand in 2002 and was appointed turnaround. its presence in Hawai‘i, the president and CEO later that The Kīpapa i ke Ala Lecture company’s business strategies year. During his talk, Niinami was held on Monday, February

Takeshi Niinami, president and CEO of and future goals were hot topics openly shared the story behind 11, 2013 at the Plaza Club. Lawson Inc. of conversation. According to his fast rise into the CEO The lecture was organized by The president and CEO of Niinami, Lawson is forging position and the challenges the Pacific Asian Center for Tokyo-based convenience store ahead with expansion plans in he faced while working to Entrepreneurship and was giant Lawson was the featured the U.S. with Hawai‘i being its perpetuate change within a large sponsored by the Emmett R. speaker at this semester’s first U.S. test market. Lawson Japanese corporation. Quady Foundation. Kīpapa i ke Ala Lecture. hopes to open between 30-50 “I restructured the entire

Student committee plans successful Business Night

Left: Pictured left to right are co-emcees Huy Nguyen and Jarenn Nagaishi-Choi with Business Night Executive Director Alen Ngai. Right: Ernst & Young Managing Partner Terri Fujii and L&L President Eddie Flores, Jr. chat with business students Lewis Wang (center), Jori-Anne Jasper (standing left), and Isaac Lipscomb (seated left).

Business Night 2013 was a great success thanks to a group of Highlights of this year’s event included the presentation of over dedicated students who volunteered to serve on the Business Night two dozen student awards and the opportunity for students to make committee. The 11 Shidler undergraduate students spent long hours meaningful one-to-one connections with professionals in their fields coordinating every detail of the event including securing a keynote of interest. Ernst & Young Managing Partner Terri Fujii (BBA ’84, speaker and pairing over 200 students with their mentors. MAcc ’85) also gave an inspiring keynote speech. Fujii shared her Planning such a large-scale gathering can be a big challenge personal story of growing up in Hawai‘i, studying at UH and the especially while juggling final projects, exams and club activities but importance of mentorship in starting her career in the accounting according to the students, being a part of the planning committee industry. is truly rewarding. “This experience has given me the confidence Business Night was held on May 2 at the Sheraton Waikiki to engage with professionals, speak in front of large groups and to Hotel with over 400 people in attendance. Congratulations to the become a better manager,” shared Alen Ngai, executive director 2013 Business Night committee for organizing such a wonderful of the 2013 Business Night Committee. “I’ve developed better event and mahalo to title sponsor First Insurance Company of time management skills, communication skills and made life-long Hawaii and all the evening’s award sponsors. View photos at friendships.” www.shidler.hawaii.edu/businessnight. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 9 Shidler NEWS Congratulations to Shidler’s spring 2013 graduates

Left: Undergraduate students celebrate the completion of their final semester at Shidler’s Spring Commencement Celebration; Right: MBA student Brian Haagen, pictured above with his parents, represented the graduate students with a touching and inspirational talk. Shidler’s spring graduates were invited to attend a special reflected on their time at the Shidler College of Business and offered commencement celebration on May 10 hosted by the Shidler words of encouragement and inspiration to their fellow graduates. College of Business. The informal reception, which was held “I’m so proud to see how much we’ve grown, from our days the evening prior to the larger UH Mānoa Commencement of struggling through Accounting 201, trying to figure out which Ceremony, provided an opportunity for the graduates to celebrate clubs to join, switching back and forth between majors, and the completion of their final semester with their family, friends, procrastinating on group projects,” shared Nagaishi-Choi. “But classmates, and the faculty and staff of the Shidler College. now, our days as students have come to an end. Tomorrow morning The highlights of the reception were the heartfelt speeches given we will be turning our tassels, and turning the page to the next by human resource management major Jarenn Nagaishi-Choi and chapter in our lives.” MBA student Brian Haagen. Nagaishi-Choi and Haagen both

SmarTummy takes first prize at the UH Business Plan Competition

First Place: SmarTummy is a first-of-its-kind accurate and reliable abdominal simulator designed to train medical, nursing and emergency medical service students in abdominal palpation exams. Congratulations to team members Larry Martin, David Yarber, Dr. Walton Shim, and Dr. Scott Miller. The team received $10,000 cash sponsored by American Savings Bank and a $17,500 in-kind prize package. Second Place: Nanodiagnostics, LLC brings novel sensitive molecular imaging contrast agents for human use to market. The team received $5,000 cash sponsored by the Shidler College of Business and an $11,000 in-kind prize package. Third Left to right: Dr. Scott Miller, Larry Martin, John Salle, Dr. Walton Shim and David Place: Aloha Bridal Connections is a personalized service for Yarber destination couples to connect with experts in the Hawai‘i wedding The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) industry through an integrated online platform. The team received announced the winners of the 2013 UH Business Plan Competition $2,500 cash sponsored by HiBEAM and a $4,500 in-kind prize on April 30 at the Waialae Country Club. The title sponsor of the package. event was American Savings Bank. More than $50,000 in cash and To learn more about the UH Business Plan Competition and to in-kind prizes were awarded. watch the teams’ presentations, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/bpc.

SmarTummy competes in California Dreamin’ Competition In April the SmarTummy team was invited to compete in Chapman University’s California Dreamin’ Investor and Fast Pitch Competition. The team competed against 28 schools from top university entrepreneur programs around the country for $215,000 in prize money and connections to venture capital firms. The SmarTummy team advanced to the semi-final round of the exclusive competition.

10 | Shidler NEWS The 2013 Southeast Asia Faculty Development in International Lecture focuses Business explores Indonesia’s growing economy on Chinese and rapidly developing Indonesian German innovation economy. strategies The journey began in On April 11, the Pacific Jakarta, Southeast Asia’s most Asian Management Institute populous city. The group (PAMI) hosted a special lecture continued to Surabaya, the hub featuring Dr. Rene Haak, the of commerce for East Indonesia. first counselor for science and The tour concluded in Bali, technology for the German a tourism hub and the only Embassy of the Federal Republic Hindu majority province with of Germany in Beijing. Faculty and professionals toured the Tjiwi Kimia Paper Products factory in Surabaya, over 90% adhering to Balinese Indonesia. Germany and China are Hinduism. two important players in the Hosted by the Centers a two-week tour of the relatively The trip consisted of 17 site global innovation system. While for International Business unknown and perplexing visits to organizations such as Germany is highly industrialized Education and Research country of Indonesia. Lippo Group, the Indonesia and innovation-oriented, China (CIBER) at the University Through visits to Stock Exchange, Jawa Pos is quickly industrializing and of Hawai‘i and University government agencies; businesses Group, Tjiwi Kimia Paper catching up. Haak’s lecture, of Wisconsin along with the in manufacturing, property Products and the Siam Maspion entitled, “Innovation Policy Universitas Pelita Harapan, development, media, logistics, Terminal. and Strategies in Germany and the Southeast Asia Faculty education, and finance To learn more about the China: State of the Art and New Development in International industries; and cultural sites, FDIB program, visit www. Perspectives,” focused on the Business (FDIB) program took participants gained insight shidler.hawaii.edu/ciber or email strengths and challenges of the 17 faculty and professionals on into doing business in the [email protected]. two countries, the linkages in the science industry, framework Google’s technology executives headline HICSS-46 conditions and the regulatory Google+ Project, presented academics and professionals system. In addition, he focused the conference’s distinguished attend the conference each on the lessons learned from the lecture, entitled “Google+ year, which features symposia, Chinese and German national Hangouts: Changing workshops, tutorials and paper innovation systems. Communications by Bringing presentations. This year’s Haak has written numerous People Together Face-to-Face- three-day gathering was held in articles on production to-Face.” January at Maui’s Grand Wailea. technology, innovation Two of Google’s leading Viegas and Horowitz are The international nature of management, and strategic technology executives were the the newest additions to an HICSS drives the innovation and international management featured presenters at the 46th impressive list of industry edge of IS research. About 50 in Japan, China and Europe. annual Hawaii International giants who have presented percent of HICSS participants His research interests include Conference on System Sciences at HICSS. World renowned attend from 40 countries innovation management, (HICSS). Fernanda Viegas, speakers featured at HICSS outside of the U.S. strategic and international leader of Google’s “Big Picture” have included the first U.S. To learn more about management, the automotive data visualization group, Chief Information Officer HICSS, watch Viegas’ and industry and HR management. gave an insightful keynote Vivek Kundra, Nobel Laureate Horowitz’s presentations, or To learn more about the address entitled “Visualization Arno Penzias, and former Chief view this year’s Best Paper Pacific Asian Management Culture: Data Literacy for Scientist at Xerox John Seely winners, visit www.hicss.hawaii. Institute and its upcoming the Rest of Us.” Bradley Brown to name just a few. edu/HICSS_46/46highlights. summer events, visit www.pami. Horowitz, vice president of Approximately 800 of the htm. shidler.hawaii.edu. product management for the world’s top information systems www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 11 Shidler NEWS POSCO executives complete non-degree programs

POSCO executives celebrate after completing Shidler’s management training program.

In October 2012, the College’s Executive Education Center a successful training experience.” Topics covered included finance, hosted the 13th management training program for executives from marketing, negotiation, crisis management and strategy. Capstone POSCO, the fourth largest global steel manufacturer, based in projects were also integrated into the program. Pohang, South Korea. Twenty high potential talents, competitively According to the participants, the business knowledge gained selected from diverse functional areas, attended the month-long through the program was well-worth the time away from their program in Hawai‘i. family and friends, however, the most valuable experiences were the “The caliber of the participants from POSCO was exceptional,” networking opportunities and getting to know their fellow POSCO stated Dean Vance Roley. “Their experience and insights made for colleagues.

Executive training with Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Participants of Shidler’s joint executive program on Sustainable Leadership in a Changing Economy.

In November 2012, in partnership with the Vietnam Chamber global economy. Shidler Professor Tung Bui was the faculty director of Commerce and Industry, the Shidler Executive Education Center who facilitated the discussion and understanding of cross cultural offered a joint executive program on Sustainable Leadership in a management issues. Speakers included Lieutenant General Dan Changing Economy. Thirty-two executives from Vietnam with a Leaf, director of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. majority of them from the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Positive feedback and strong demand for executive leadership Group (VNPT) attended the one-week program. training in Vietnam will result in two additional programs to be Innovative leadership is required in today’s volatile economy. held in August and November 2013. The program offered an opportunity for executives to gain better To learn more about Shidler’s executive programs, visit insights into international business and Vietnam’s position in the www.shidler.hawaii.edu/executive. 12 | Experience MBA team participates in world’s largest social entrepreneurship Summer at Shidler competition UH Manoa members Tijay Syn-Rodrigues, Summer Sessions Joyce Fang, Spencer Mawhar, Summer Session I Kathleen Sheena Luz and May 28 – July 5 Paul Ahn focused on utilizing nutrient-based hydroponics Summer Session II systems in urban environments July 8 - August 15 to increase food availability Choose from an array of reducing the reliance on undergraduate and graduate existing food distribution business courses through the Left to right: Tijay Syn-Rodrigues, Joyce Fang, Spencer Mawhar, Kathleen Sheena channels. “Although we didn’t UH M¯anoa Outreach Program. Luz, and Paul Ahn. advance, it was a great chance There are a wide range of courses First year MBA students Francisco. The Hult Prize is to meet like-minded people to select from including personal competed against 40 teams the world’s largest student who are interested in social finance, basic accounting and at the 4th annual Hult Prize competition for social entrepreneurship,” shared multinational marketing. regional competition in San entrepreneurs. Shidler team Kathleen Sheena Luz. The College also offers many unique programs and lectures Finance team reaches final four in CFA Challenge during the summer months. one finance competition in The Pacific Asian Lecture Series the world. Shidler is the only (PALS) features notable experts in school to reach the final four of Asia-Pacific business. the Americas Championship in June 12 – August 13 both 2012 and 2013,” shared www.pami.shidler.hawaii.edu/pals faculty advisor Ben Bystrom. The CFA Challenge promotes The Pacific Asian Management ethics and best practices in Institute (PAMI) Certificate Program offers certificates in Left to right: Hannah Mitchell, Ricardo Fernandez, Team Captain So Jee “Kasey” equity research among young Kang, and Corey Gima. financial professionals. More international management and international entrepreneurship. A team of undergraduate (CFA) Institute Research than 3,500 students from 775 Application deadline is July 1. finance students made the Challenge Americas in universities from the Americas, www.pami.shidler.hawaii.edu/ final four at the 7th annual Toronto, Canada. “This is Europe and Asia participate certificate. Chartered Financial Analyst unquestionably the number each year. The Will Weinstein Undergraduates compete in Milgard Invitational Case Conversation Series features topics on ethics in business, Competition on Social Responsibility athletics, law, non-profit, food, participate including the entertainment, and health. The University of Washington, series runs from July 16 – August Gonzaga University, Oregon 1. The featured lecture, “Ethics State, Western Washington and in the Food and Entertainment University of Puget Sound. Industry,” will be held on July 18 Shidler team members were with panelists Beverly Gannon, Henry We, Ian Hagn, Isaac chef and restaurateur; Sheldon Lipscomb and Casey-Blu Judd. Simeon, executive chef and The Milgard competition is Top Chef finalist; and Aaron Left to right: Henry We, Ian Hagn, Isaac Lipscomb, Faculty Advisor John Butler and Placourakis, president and CEO Casey-Blu Judd an annual event that provides students with an opportunity to of Tri-Star Restaurant Group. This April, a team of Case Competition on Social explore the issues of corporate www.shidler.hawaii.edu/weinstein. four undergraduate students Responsibility at the University sustainability, citizenship and were invited to compete in of Washington in Tacoma. social responsibility. the Milgard Invitational Six schools were invited to www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 13 STUDENT SNAPSHOTS

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Fish Scholars win the where they assisted in Collegiate Conference. Hawai’i’s small business LifeSmarts Challenge getting over 81 attendees Over 1,200 students sector. Over 54 employers [1]: Oscar and Rosetta to make pledges to save attended the conference participated in the event. Fish Scholarship recipients money toward a specific held in New Orleans in Shidler and Richardson Chris Saki and Do Kim won goal. AMA wins awards at March. Job hunting at duke it out [4]: Students the LifeSmarts Challenge international conference the Spring Career Expo from the Graduate Business at the UH Saves Day [2]: American Marketing [3]: Students had a great Student Association (GBSA) Expo. The duo competed Association members were opportunity to meet with participated in a fun and against teams from Family all smiles after winning two prospective employers at competitive soccer match Resources and Residential awards for “Outstanding the Spring Career Expo. against students from Life. Chris and Do each Fundraising” and This semester, there was the William S. Richardson took home a $500 prize. “Outstanding Professional a strong representation School of Law. Although The Fish Scholars also Development” at this year’s not only from the larger the score turned against volunteered at the Expo annual AMA International organizations but also from them in the end, the Shidler

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Left to right: Vanessa Henao, Jason Choi and Regina Tatiana N. Zabanal

Shidler students present their research at the Honors Program’s Spring Symposium

This April, Jason Choi, Vanessa Henao, and Regina Tatiana Zabanal participated in the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Honors Program’s annual Spring Proposal Conference. The three Shidler undergraduate students did an outstanding job 6 presenting their research to a panel of judges made up of UH faculty. The students were assessed on the merit of their research and findings, oral presentations and poster displays.

Choi, who is an international business and management major, presented “The global mindset of a cross-cultural manager.” In his research, Choi highlighted the importance of having a global mindset as a cross-cultural manager for the countries of America, South Korea and Japan.

Henao, who is a marketing and international business major, focused her research on the challenges posed in creating web- based brand communities that meet the changes in demanding consumer behavior. Her research was entitled, “The factors and incentives which play a role in interactivity of the communities 6 of Nike, Adidas, Under Armor and Reebok.”

Zabanal’s presentation was entitled, “Re-imagining print media players demonstrated great in attendance. IBC brings in a digital age.” Her research explored the question of how discipline, sportsmanship students together [6]: The print media and newspapers must face the challenge of catering and teamwork. The match Inter-Business Council (IBC) to a digital audience due to the rise of the internet and mobile was held in March at organizes events to bring media platforms. Zabanal is a marketing major at Shidler. Kapiolani Park. Super students together for social Clubs Day champions [5]: and professional activities. Choi and Henao were both mentored by Shidler Professor The Business Executive A few of the events held of Marketing Dana Alden. Zabanal was mentored by Shidler Society of Tomorrow this past semester included Management Lecturer Cristina Suarez. (BEST) took home this Back to Business at Aiea semester’s coveted Super Bowl, the Aloha Mixer, an The Spring Symposium showcases undergraduate research and Clubs Day trophy. The alumni mixer, Dress for creative work at UH M¯anoa that is beyond the proposal stage. competition was held in Success and Marketing U. Over 60 honor students participated in the event that was held March at Kanewai Park on April 27 at the Imin Conference Hall on the University of with about a dozen teams Hawai‘i at M¯anoa campus.

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 15 donor NEWS Hong Kong entrepreneur Eddie Lam Central Pacific Bank CEO funds challenge establishes scholarship for Asian students to support UH entrepreneurship center

Dean Vance Roley and Eddie Lam Central Pacific Bank President and CEO John Dean

Hong Kong entrepreneur Eddie Lam (BBA ’81) has made a Central Pacific Bank President and CEO John Dean has pledged gift of $100,000 to the Shidler College to establish the Lam Family $100,000 to the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE). Endowed Scholarship for undergraduate students from China, Through his gift, Dean hopes to encourage Hawai‘i’s business Macau and Hong Kong. community to join him in supporting the entrepreneurship center “Attending the Shidler College of Business at UH was one of the and its mission of fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in Hawai‘i and best decisions I made,” says Lam. “I enjoyed my classes, professors beyond. and college activities and met a lot of people from all over the Funds raised will support entrepreneurship education at world. I hope this scholarship will give international students the UH and facilitate activities that support innovation, transfer of opportunity to study in Hawai‘i and receive a great education.” knowledge and private sector investments in UH-based technology. Lam is the founder of the Onlen Fairyland (HK) Company “As business models rapidly evolve through advancements in Limited, one of Hong Kong’s largest footwear manufacturers and technology, the spirit of entrepreneurship continues to drive the distributors. His company manufactures famous brands such as vision and innovation that benefit our entire Island community,” Disney Company, Warner Brothers, Shanghai Tsuburaya Plotting said Dean. “PACE continues to play a critical role in nurturing Co. Ltd., Animation International Ltd. and Sanrio. Lam is also the these ideas into reality and needs the support of its key stakeholders, founder of the Feng Tai Footwear Company Limited in China. which are the members of Hawai‘i’s private sector.”

Learn more about giving opportunities at Shidler

If you are interested in investing in the students and faculty of the Shidler College of Business, please contact:

Unyong Nakata, MBA Director of Development (808) 956-3597 [email protected]

You can also make a gift securely online at www.uhfoundation.org/GiveToShidler.

16 | First Insurance Company of Hawaii increases its scholarship support First Insurance Company of students each year, making a Hawaii (FICOH) has increased stronger impact in alleviating its scholarship endowment rising tuition costs. “We are to $100,000. The company’s excited to enhance our support initial gift of $35,000 was of Shidler students at a stage given in the spring of 2012 to in their lives when they are establish the First Insurance gaining knowledge and forging Company of Hawaii Endowed relationships that will last them Scholarship for Excellence. The their entire careers,” shared FICOH CEO Allen Uyeda with additional funds will increase FICOH President and CEO scholarship recipients Shylyn Duarte and Kenneth Lee the scholarship amount for two Allen Uyeda. Join the Shidler Kamitaki family establishes a scholarship Dean’s Circle Today! in memory of Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki The Shidler Dean’s Circle The Kamitaki family, who “We created this scholarship to recognizes donors who operates Ace Hardware and honor our mom and dad, who make annual gifts of Ben Franklin Crafts Stores, has were both Shidler graduates,” $1,000 or more to the gifted $35,000 to establish the says Guy Kamitaki. “They Shidler College of Business Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki appreciated the education they Advancement Fund. Endowed Memorial Scholarship received at UH and strived to • Change a life in memory of their parents give all five of their children a • Invest in the future Tadami Kamitaki Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki. good education.” • Make an impact • Support excellence American Savings Bank sponsors the Your support will make a 2013 UH Business Plan Competition difference. With a $30,000 gift to “Hawai‘i needs a vibrant Make a gift online at the Pacific Asian Center for spirit of entrepreneurship and www.shidler.hawaii.edu/ Entrepreneurship (PACE), innovation in our business deans-circle or call the American Savings Bank sector,” said Richard Wacker, Shidler Development (American) became the title American president and CEO. Office at (808) 956-0887. sponsor for the 2013 UH “We support the efforts of Business Plan Competition. The PACE and are glad to have the About the Dean’s Circle competition is the largest of its opportunity to encourage new Gifts to the Dean’s Circle kind in Hawai‘i with over 150 ideas and new business models.” support the strategic goals of the Shidler College and help American Senior VP Auli‘i Graf, UH competitors and 120 volunteers Foundation President Donna Vuchinich, to build upon the College’s American CEO Richard Wacker, PACE from the business community. Executive Director Susan Yamada reputation as one of the nation’s top public business educational institutions. The funds are Alumna Shirley Lee increases her support used to launch new initiatives, for Shidler faculty awards expand alumni networks, provide more internship and Shirley Lee (MBA ‘77) and one junior faculty award career opportunities for students has given a gift of $25,000 each year. Lee, who resides in and allow the College to to increase her faculty award California, enjoyed a successful respond quickly to its greatest endowment at the Shidler career as a corporate auditor for opportunities. Learn more about College of Business. The Shirley American Factors and later as member benefits and the latest M. Lee Endowed Faculty Award a CPA with Arthur Andersen. Dean’s Circle initiatives at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/deans- for the Graduate Business In 2008, Lee also established circle. Dean Vance Roley and Shirley Lee School was established in the $250,000 Hon Kau and August of 2008 with an initial Alice Lee Endowed Faculty gift of $50,000 from Lee. Fellowship at the Shidler The fund supports one senior College of Business. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 17 FACULTY AND Staff News C. Hsu, “Board composition and operational risk events of financial institutions,” in the Journal of Banking and Finance, 2013. Shidler College Distinguished Professor of Management Mooweon Rhee had two papers published in top journals: “Power source Marc Endrigat mismatch and the effectiveness of interorganizational relations: New Faculty The case of venture capital and staff Year-End Appreciation Awards The 2012-2013 awards for outstanding research, syndication,” in the Academy teaching and support were announced in May. The Dennis Ching Teaching Award Marc Endrigat has joined was presented to Professor of Finance and President Emeritus David McClain of Management Journal, 2013, the College as director of MBA and Shidler College Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Management with D. Ma and D. Yang; and Sonia Ghumman; the Shirley M. Lee Research Award was presented to William Admissions. He transitioned R. Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Marketing Dana Alden and Assistant “Learning from age difference: from Pepperdine University’s Professor of Accounting Tawei (David) Wang; the Kaizen Award was presented to Undergraduate Academic Advisor Rikki Mitsunaga; the Dean’s Ka Pou Hana Award Interorganizational learning Graziadio School of Business for Outstanding Service was presented to Assistant to the Dean Lisa Emerson; and and survival in Japanese foreign the UH Service Award (20 years) was presented to Marketing Secretary and Management where he Lorna Hiromasa. subsidiaries,” in the Journal of spent 12 years working in International Business Studies, of the Semester Awards” and Villarreal and Assistant Director recruiting and admissions. with Y. Kim and J. Lu. the “Staff Awards” for Fall for Undergraduate Placement He has a bachelor’s degree Assistant Professor of 2012: Professor of Business Patrick Stuart. in mass communication and Information Technology Economics Jack Suyderhoud In January 2013, Assistant journalism from James Madison Management Xuefei (Nancy) (FT MBA Core), Assistant Dean Professor of Management University and a master’s degree Deng along with L. Chi for Student Services Robin Amol M. Joshi was appointed in communications from co-authored a paper entitled, Hadwick (PT MBA Core), to serve a two-year term as a Pepperdine University where he “Understanding Post-adoptive Finance Lecturer Ben Bystrom member of the editorial board also taught as an adjunct faculty Behaviors in Information (MBA Elective), Assistant for Organization Science, a top- member. Systems Use: A Longitudinal Professor of Management ranked journal in management. Endrigat describes himself Analysis of System Use Problems Amol Joshi (Executive MBA), as a “global citizen,” growing in the Business Intelligence Shidler College Faculty Fellow up in Germany, France, Great Research Context,” in the Journal of and Assistant Professor of Britain, and the USA and Shidler College Management Information Management Sonia Ghumman speaks multiple languages. He Distinguished Professor of Systems, 2013, one of the top- (Distance Learning EMBA), is passionate about any and all Marketing Stephen L. Vargo, ranked journals in information Professor of Accounting David ocean-related activities. Endrigat McColl-Kenney, J. Sweeney systems research. Yang (MAcc), Professor of has been teaching yoga since and Y. van Kasteren published Master of Financial Management Dave Bess 2006 and tries to lead a very a paper entitled, “Health Care Engineering (MFE) Program (MHRM), MFE Program sustainable and eco-friendly Customer Value Co-creation Director Gunter Meissner Director Gunter Meissner lifestyle. He is married to April Practice Styles,” in the Journal of and MFE graduate Edgar (MFE), Shidler College and they have a son named Service Research, 2012. Lobachevskiy published a Faculty Fellow and Professor Kanoa. Assistant Professor of paper, “A Comparative Analysis of Information Technology Accounting Tawei Wang, M. of Correlation Approaches Management Reginald Liu, and L. Yao published, in Finance,” in the Journal of recognition, Worthley (BBA Core), and “XBRL’s Impact on Analyst Derivatives, 2013. promotions and Finance Instructor Judith Mills- Forecast Behavior: An Empirical Professor of Information APPOINTMENTS Wong (BBA Elective). Staff Study,” in the Journal of Technology Management Congratulations to the awards were presented to MFE Accounting and Public Policy, Rick Kazman’s book, entitled, recipients of the “Professor Program Coordinator Pedro 2013. Wang also published with

18 | Allen Doane joins Shidler’s executive-in-residence program Allen Doane, former Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) chairman and CEO, was one of Shidler’s executives-in-residence for the spring 2013 semester. Doane is a director of A&B and serves on the boards of First Hawaiian Bank, BancWest Corporation and Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company. Doane joined A&B in 1991, directing the real estate and agribusiness sectors. He was named CEO of A&B in 1998 and retired in 2010. Prior to A&B, Doane held various executive-level positions for companies such as C. Brewer and Company, IU International in Philadelphia and The Shidler Group. He has also served on the College’s Advisory Council. “It’s such an honor to have Allen join us,” said Dean Vance Roley. “He has more than 40 years of business leadership experience to share with our students. He represents the best of Hawai‘i’s business community.” ‘Love is in the air’ for newlyweds Carrie Chung and husband Nelson Ye. The happy couple, married last fall, is pictured with Carrie’s co-workers from the Shidler College Doane joins former Ernst & Young Managing Partner Larry Rodriguez and of Business Executive Education Center. (Bottom, from left) Joelle Perkins, former HEI Chairman, CEO and President Robert Clarke as Shidler’s executives-in- Toni Kruse Mingo, Keiko Shimazu, Alice Li, Maelynn Puchalski, (top, from left) residence. The program allows students, alumni, and faculty with the opportunity Kai Tang, Chi Kim Diep, Masa Yamaguchi, Nelson and Carrie, and Tami Williams. to learn and work with top business leaders who share their knowledge and experiences by serving as lecturers, mentors and advisors. Software Architecture in Practice the Harvard Business Publishing (3rd Edition) has been published website. Last year, nearly 1,800 by Addison-Wesley. The first two copies were sold totaling over In Memoriam editions of his book sold over 10,000 copies sold over the 125,000 copies. past six years. Top business An article by Professor of schools such as Harvard, MIT, Finance Nicholas Ordway Wharton, USC, Northwestern and J. Friedman, entitled “Five and Cornell are frequent users Levels of Synergy Potential to of his case studies on large Create Real Estate Value,” has Japanese corporations such as been recently translated into Tokyo Disneyland, Bank of Russian and featured in a book Japan, Softbank and OSG. on the most influential articles His cases are also listed on the on appraisal theory and practice Asian Case Research Center and over the past 20 years. The European Case Clearing House. Darleen (Morioka) Dyer peacefully passed away on May 28, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. article was first published in Real In February, William R. Estate Issues, 2010. Ordway has Johnson Jr. Distinguished She will be remembered for helping thousands of students with also published “Advertising and Professor of Marketing Dana their academic and personal goals and concerns. Promotion of Expert Services,” L. Alden gave a luncheon Darleen started at the College in 1966 as a clerk typist and in Real Estate Issues with co- address on patient-physician worked her way up to undergraduate advisor in the Office of authors J. P. Friedman and B. A. decision making and culture Student Academic Services. She was a beloved counselor and a second mother to many students from 1985 until she retired in Diskin, 2013. at a conference sponsored by 2001. Darleen was known for her open door policy and she always During spring break, the UH John A. Burns School made time to assist students with their academic and personal Shidler Distinguished Professor of Medicine. This June, he will goals and concerns. She also served as the advisor for Business of Finance S. Ghon Rhee lead a workshop and present Night, Beta Gamma Sigma, FISH Scholars, and student clubs, while presented his research papers at two studies on this topic at taking classes and tending to her three children. several universities in Australia: the 2013 International Shared In 2002, the Darleen Morioka Dyer Scholarship Endowment was Monash University, University Decision Making Conference. established by students, alumni, faculty, and staff in honor of her of Queensland, Deakin Alden is also working with 35 years of dedicated service to the College. University, RMIT and La Trobe health care providers at a local Darleen received a BS in human development in 1981 and a MEd in University. hospital and in Asia to improve higher education in 1990 from the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa. Professor of Finance the effectiveness of patient Donations can be made in her memory to the Darleen Morioka Mitsuru Misawa’s 16 case decision support technology. Dyer Scholarship Endowment, at http://www.uhfoundation.org/ studies on international business DarleenDyer. and finance are now listed on

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Jeff Kissel (BBA '72, MBA ‘73) Dean Ochiai (BBA '77) Michelle Tucker (BBA '77) Arlan Chun (MBA '87) Valerie Kido (BBA '85) 1970s Queen’s Health Systems and the a District Court Judge since 2011. Estate Planning Law Specialist. Queen’s Medical Center. Jeffrey Ochiai previously served as vice Tucker’s goal as president is to Allan Ikawa (BBA '71) has been M. Kissel (BBA ‘72, MBA ‘73) president and managing attorney increase the number of attorneys named the 2013 Entrepreneurial has been appointed by the U.S. for the First Insurance Company certified by the Supreme Court Success Award recipient for Energy Secretary Steven Chu to of Hawaii, Ltd. and was a senior of Hawai‘i and to better inform the State of Hawai‘i by the U.S. serve on the National Petroleum trial attorney for the City and the public in the selection of legal Small Business Administration Council for 2012-2013. Kissel will County of Honolulu Department of representation. As co-founder of (SBA). Each year, the SBA Awards serve on the 200-member council, the Corporation Counsel. He also Sterling & Tucker, LLP, Tucker has recognizes small business owners, which advises, informs and makes worked as an associate attorney delivered estate planning services entrepreneurs and advocates recommendations to the energy for Damon Key Char and Bocken since 1985. who best illustrate the important secretary on matters relating to and Honolulu deputy prosecuting contributions of small businesses oil and gas. Kissel is the former attorney. Michelle H. Tucker (BBA to the community. Ikawa was 1980s president and CEO of Hawaii ‘77) has been elected president honored as an entrepreneur Arlan Chun (MBA ‘87) has Gas. He is also a member of the of the Estate Law Specialists whose venture began as a small been named vice president of Hawaii Business Roundtable and Board Inc. The organization, an business and has grown into a development and construction for serves on the Hawaii Chamber of attorney-run affiliate of the National flourishing enterprise. He is the Lana’i Resorts LLC. He oversees Commerce Military Affairs Council. Association of Estate Planners & founder, president and CEO of all of the resort’s planning, Dean E. Ochiai (BBA ‘77) has been Councils in Cleveland, Ohio, is the Big Island Candies. Earlier this development and construction confirmed as an O‘ahu First Circuit only ABA-accredited program for year, Ikawa was selected to serve activities. Most recently Chun was Court Judge. Ochiai has served as certification of an attorney as an on the board of trustees for the regional development director

Dave Heenan shares his secrets to successfully “Leaving on Top”

David Heenan shared are four categories of exiters: University. He previously served insightful and entertaining Timeless Wonders, Aging as chairman and CEO of Theo stories from his latest book, Despots, Comeback Kids and H. Davies and earlier, he was Leaving on Top: Graceful Exits for Graceful Exiters. During his the vice president for academic Leaders, at the Shidler Alumni talk, he gave examples from each affairs at the University of Association’s annual “Talk category from both the local and Hawai‘i at M¯anoa and, before Story” event. national stage. He also offered that, dean of the Shidler Everyone from business advice to those wanting to make College of Business. Heenan has leaders to professional a graceful exit of their own. authored or co-authored seven athletes to entertainers must “Talk Story” was held at other books, including Bright eventually face the challenge Gordon Biersch Restaurant on Triumphs from Dark Hours, of determining the right time February 20. It is an annual Flight Capital, Co-Leaders and to throw in the towel. Heenan, membership event for the Double Lives to name just a few. who spent a great amount of Shidler College of Business time researching this often Alumni Association. unaddressed topic, shared what Heenan is a trustee of the Top: David Heenan shares a few words of wisdom with the Talk Story audience; he learned with the audience. Campbell Estate and a visiting Bottom: Heenan chats with alumni and According to Heenan, there professor at Georgetown friends before taking the stage.

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Carmen Lam (BBA '82) Jon Miyata (BBA '84) Douglas Murata (MBA '82) John Neeley (BBA '82) Thong Songvilay (BBA '83) at OliverMcMillan and was banking, tech venture capital, served as Outrigger’s director of Thong Songvilay (BBA ’83) director of Residential & Amenity and directors in public companies systems and programming for has been hired as vice president Development DMB Associates for over 17 years. Jon Miyata eight years. He has over 29 years and McCully branch manager for Inc./Kukui’ula Development (BBA ’84) has been named vice of experience developing and Central Pacific Bank. In his new Company LLC on Kaua’i. Valerie president and chief accounting executing operational strategies position, Songvilay oversees the Kido (BBA ’85) has been hired as officer for Royal Hawaiian Orchards to promote organizational growth needs of the bank’s customers in quality improvement coordinator LP (RHO), the world’s largest and optimal utilization of emerging the consumer and local business for Mountain-Pacific Quality grower of macadamia nuts. Prior technologies. He has extensive sectors. He has more than 20 Health Hawaii. She is the quality to joining RHO, Miyata worked at experience leading operations for years of banking experience improvement coordinator for HPM Building Supply where he technology, business development serving in various positions at Guam, American Samoa and the served as senior vice president and application development within American Savings Bank, Sun Life Commonwealth of the Northern of distribution operations for a diverse range of industries. Canada and Bank of Hawaii. Mariana Islands, and she will five years and as vice president provide support to reduce hospital- and chief financial officer for acquired infections under the seven years. Prior to HPM, Shidler alumni and friends take Hawai’i contract. Carmen Lam Miyata was the controller of M. first place at Sony Open Pro-Am (BBA ‘82) has been named vice Sonomura Contracting Co., Inc. president of hotel sales and and a senior business assurance marketing for Fairmont Hotels manager at Coopers & Lybrand. and Resorts’ Asia Pacific region. Douglas Murata (MBA ’82) has She is responsible for executing been named the head of a new regional sales strategies, regional leadership initiative by the Hawaii brand management and awareness State Board of Education and and marketing activities for the State Department of Education. company’s hotels in Asia including The Leadership Institute will focus new hotel projects in Jakarta, on developing effective school Bali and several cities in China. leadership in Hawai’i’s school Previously, Lam served as vice system. Murata had served as the president of leisure and brand DOE’s assistant superintendent for sales and marketing for Melco the Office of Human Resources. Crown Entertainment. She has He has 20 years of experience Teammates (from left) Chad Iwamoto, vice president of over two decades of experience in turnaround management and Roberts Hawaii; Allan Ikawa (BBA ’71), president and CEO of Big during which time she has held system transformation. He led Island Candies; Jeff Chung, general manager of KBFD TV; and various management positions organizational changes at The with leading brands in Asia Queen’s Health Systems, Pacific Susan Yamada (BBA ’82), executive director of the Pacific Asian including the Shangri-La Hotels Guardian Life and the Honolulu Center for Entrepreneurship were presented with trophies for and InterContinental Hotels Group. Board of Water Supply. He also winning the 2013 Sony Open Pro-Am. The four amateurs were Kenneth K. Lee (BBA ‘89) has served as president and CEO paired with PGA Tour pro Tom Gillis. been elected president of the of Royal State National and CalCPA Peninsula Silicon Valley Mutual Benefit Trust at Royal “Our team shot 16 under par due to the stellar play of my Chapter. Lee is currently serving State Insurance. John Neeley teammates—especially Allan Ikawa!” shared Yamada. “We a one-year term as president. (BBA ’82) has been promoted were actually tied with another team, but they used a tie-breaker The organization promotes CPA to vice president of information system and we ended up winning. I am now in retirement as I professions in California. He is technology for Outrigger the managing director for Amiral Enterprises Group. He started with have nothing left to prove,” she joked. The tournament was held Advisors LLC. He has been the company as a programmer in January at the Waialae Country Club. in public practice, investment analyst in 1991 and previously

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Corinda Wong (BBA '87) Cynthia Yamasaki (BBA '82) Jodi Nozoe Chang (BBA '98) Mitch Ka‘aiali‘i (MBA '97) Vincent Learned (BBA '99, JEMBA ‘03)

Craig Swift (MBA ’84) has business segment of the economy. planning strategies and activities; in the Top 100 Oahu Realtors for been named the 2013 Home He is the director of the Maui and managing the direct marketing 2012. She is a realtor at the firm’s Based Business Champion Economic Opportunity Business and sales tracking functions of Diamond Head office. Cynthia M. Award recipient by the U.S. Development Division. Craig the bank. Togami previously was Yamasaki (BBA ’82) is the director Small Business Administration K. Togami (BBA ’89) has been vice president of client service of the new Patsy T. Mink Center (SBA). Each year, the SBA Small named vice president and market at QMark Research. Corinda for Business and Leadership at the Business Awards recognizes small planning and research manager for Wong (BBA ’87), a realtor with YWCA of O`ahu. The center, which business owners, entrepreneurs Bank of Hawaii. He is responsible Prudential Locations, has received opened in March 2013, provides and advocates who best illustrate for providing strategic insight to the “Outstanding Partner in Sales” business and leadership training, the contributions of small business the bank about its customers, award for 2012 and has achieved resources, networking, and to the community. Swift was employees and markets through honors in the Chairman’s Circle – coaching services to women and recognized for his contributions the use of market research and Diamond. She also received Client men in all stages of their careers. toward growing the home based data analytics; overseeing market Service awards and was listed Yamasaki is responsible for

Executive Vineyards takes alumni and friends on “A Tour of Europe”

Attendees of Executive Vineyards enjoyed an evening of great wine, food, entertainment, an exciting silent auction and wonderful camaraderie at the 13th annual event. Wine lovers from around the island gathered at the beautiful Kahala Over $28,000 was raised by the Shidler Alumni Association at the Hotel and Resort to attend the Shidler Alumni Association’s 13th annual March 7 event. Funds will benefit students of the Shidler College of Executive Vineyards event. Business. Gourmet appetizers prepared by the Kahala Hotel were A special thank you to Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii and complemented by a wonderful selection of European wines from exotic Beverage Marketing & More for donating all of the wines served locales such as Alsace, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Sicily, etc. throughout the evening. Also, mahalo to the many generous supporters Emcee Taizo Braden, music by K¯upaoa and a lively silent auction kept of Executive Vineyards including silent auction donors and event the atmosphere fun and entertaining for the 450 guests in attendance. sponsors Tamura’s Fine Wines & Liquors, Edward Enterprises Inc., Premium ticket holders were treated to “A Tour of Europe,” led and The Kahala Hotel & Resort; Platinum Sponsor PKF Pacific Hawaii by Kevin Burkett and Mark Milton from Southern Wine & Spirits and LLP; Gold Sponsor First Hawaiian Bank; and Silver Sponsors American Beverage Marketing & More. The exclusive educational seminar Savings Bank, Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Ernst & Young, and Servco explored the unique characteristics of featured selections from various Foundation. European wine regions.

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Clinton Len (BBA '99) Samuel Moku (MBA '92) Lee Moriwaki (MBA '91) Todd Takayama (BBA '90) Colin Yu (BBA '99) strategic leadership and program their community. Over the years’ certified PeopleSoft application business operations information management for the center. She he has served as Letterwinners developer and has 13 years of management for Central Pacific joined the YWCA last December Club president, UHAA president, experience in developing and Bank. Todd Takayama (BBA ’90) bringing with her over 30 years and has served on the boards of implementing Oracle PeopleSoft has been named vice president of of experience in workforce and ‘Ahahui Koa Anuenue, Na¯ Koa systems. In his new position, Len personal lines for First Insurance organizational development, Football Club and many other oversees projects for BST’s largest Company of Hawaii. As head of the training design and delivery, and community non-profits. Ka‘aialii is clients. He joined the company department, Takayama oversees human resources and finance. vice president and area manager in 2003. He previously worked in personal lines underwriting, the for First Hawaiian Bank’s Wahiawa Silicon Valley as an IT engineer First Auto Program (FAP) call 1990s branch. Robert S. Kawahara at Agilent Technologies and IBM. center, and the company’s other Jodi Nozoe Chang (BBA ’98) (BBA ’98) has been named the Frank James Lyon (MBA ’96) has customer service areas, including has been promoted to first vice 2013 Financial Services Champion been honored by the U.S. Small direct and agency billing. Takayama president of wealth management Award recipient for the State of Business Administration (SBA) as joined FICOH’s commercial at UBS Financial Services. Chang Hawaii by the U.S. Small Business the Small Business Exporter for lines department in 2010 and is a Certified Financial Planner Administration (SBA). Each year, the City and County of Honolulu. was promoted to assistant vice who specializes in comprehensive the SBA Small Business Awards Each year, the SBA Small Business president in 2011. Prior to joining financial planning and investment recognizes small business owners, Awards recognizes small business the company, he served in various consulting for small business entrepreneurs and advocates who owners, entrepreneurs and leadership positions for insurance owners and executives, retirees best illustrate the contributions of advocates who best illustrate the carriers locally and on the and women. Prior to joining UBS small business to the community. contributions of small business mainland. Dawn Tamashiro (BBA in 2007, Chang worked at Smith Kawahara received the award for to the community. Lyon is ’99) has been promoted to director Barney as a registered sales his strong advocacy and support president of Lyon Associates, an of human resources for Hawaiian assistant, then as a vice president to small business owners in going engineering firm with successful Building Maintenance. In her new of investments. Claus Hansen beyond the standard accounting projects throughout the Pacific, role, Tamashiro is responsible for (BBA ’90) has been named one and tax assistance. Vincent Asia, Middle East and Africa. all aspects of employee relations of Pacific Business News’ “20 Learned (BBA ’99, JEMBA ’03) Samuel Moku (MBA ’92) has and administration, benefits and for the Next 20: People to Watch has been hired as vice president been named director of public policies for approximately 650 2013.” Hansen is the owner of institutional and retirement plan and governmental relations in employees. She has been with the of Moanalua Mortuary and co- services manager at Central Pacific Hawaii Pacific University’s Office organization since 1999 serving as owner/managing member of Bank. He is responsible for the of University Counsel. He recently a human resources assistant and Affordable Casket. Mitch Ka’aiali’i oversight and growth of the Trust served as the director of the as a human resources manager. (MBA ’97) has been presented Division, specific to retirement plan City and County of Honolulu’s Colin Yu (BBA ’99) has been with the 2012 Kane Fernandez services. He also is responsible Department of Community promoted to director of technology Community Service Award by the for ensuring satisfaction of Services. He also served as an for Business Solution Technologies UH Letterwinners Club. Ka’aiali’i, regulatory and internal compliance executive director with the State (BST), a Hawai’i-based information a former UH football offensive and bank reporting compliance. Department of Hawaiian Home technology consulting firm. In his lineman who lettered for UH from Learned has more than 10 years Lands. Central Pacific Bank (CPB) new position, Yu is responsible 1989 - 1991, accepted the award at of finance and banking experience. has donated $1,500 to Arc in for keeping BST’s Enterprise the UH Manoa’s¯ men’s basketball Most recently, he had been Hawaii on behalf of Central Pacific Resource Planning, healthcare and game against Cal Poly on March 2 a financial advisor with Wells employee Lee Moriwaki (MBA education clients at the forefront at the Stan Sheriff Center. Ka‘aiali‘i Fargo. Clinton Len (BBA ’99) has ’91). The donation had been made of information technology. He is the 12th recipient of the award been promoted to ERP practice as part of a year-long employee previously worked as a senior which is presented annually to a manager for Business Solutions rewards program that tracked the information technology engineer past UH Letterwinner who has Technologies (BST), a Hawai’i- community service efforts of the for Hewlett-Packard. volunteered his or her support based information technology Bank’s employees. Moriwaki is a unselfishly to further advance consulting firm. Len is an Oracle senior vice president and head of

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 25 Left: Food-Centric Founder Lori Kohara; Right: Food-Centric’s Irish lamb stew with ali’i mushrooms (top) and ratatouille (bottom). Stephanie Castillo (EMBA '00) Richard Cheong (BBA '05)

entitled “Night Bird Song: The 2000s Thomas Chapin Story.” The Emmy- shidler entrepreneur Peter Bartus (MBA ‘07) has been winning filmmaker is scheduled to appointed to the Tomy Thailand begin shooting this summer in the Management Committee. He holds New York City area, New Jersey, Lori Kohara (MHRM ‘05) one of Tomy’s top six positions in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Thailand and is the committee’s Founder, Food-Centric Europe. Castillo’s documentary will youngest member. Bartus is the unfold the life of her friend, the late assistant general manager of For many of Hawai‘i’s busy professionals, finding the time to Thomas Chapin, a jazz master who operations for Takara Tomy prepare nutritious meals can often be a difficult challenge. But emerged in the 1980s in New York Thailand Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of City’s downtown music scene with thanks to Food-Centric founder Lori Kohara, our fast food drive- one of Japan’s largest toy a highly original style. After a 20- thru days could be a thing of the past. companies. He manages sales to year career and 12 CDs, Chapin Through Food-Centric’s catering services, private dinners, Asia, Europe and the U.S. and passed away in 1998 at the age of oversees Tomy’s customer service, corporate events, and most notably, its healthy meal program, 40 following a year-long bout with export/import, costing/purchasing, Lori has been helping to fuel Hawai’i’s health food craze with her leukemia. This will be Castillo’s and manufacturing responsibilities. 10th documentary and her fourth delicious and convenient culinary creations. Prior to joining the company in biography. Learn more at www. Prior to founding Food-Centric in 2012, Lori worked in the March 2011, Bartus worked as thomaschapinfilm.com. Richard international sales manager for health care industry as an HR manager where she was exposed to Cheong (BBA ’05) recently joined AFM Flower Seed Co. and as a startling statistics on adult and child obesity. With the support Samsung Electronic’s Media foreign business development Solution Center in Seoul, Korea. In of her husband Kyle Shimoda’s (BBA’ 04) culinary skills and consultant for AKCP Co. Ltd. When his new role, Cheong leads collaborating chef David Passanisi of EAT Honolulu, Lori he is not busy traveling the world Samsung’s Mobile Commerce on official Tomy business, he was able to launch Food-Centric. Today, she serves as an HR Business Development and enjoys gardening, swimming and consultant for a local non-profit by day, and in addition you will Strategy team. Previously, Cheong relaxing at home with his wife and find her working hard to bring an exciting variety of nutritious had been the business strategy four Chihuahuas. Stephanie J. manager for Google’s Asia Pacific alternatives to Hawai’i’s food scene through Food-Centric. Castillo (EMBA ’00) is working on Online Partnerships Group and was “Experts predict that for the first time in history, children will a feature-length documentary live a shorter life than their parents due to poor health and eating habits,” shared Lori. “That’s just not the world that my husband and I want our (future) children to grow up in, so we decided to do something about it.” Food-Centric collaborates with gyms, health care organizations, and corporations to design menus to fit clients’ specific needs. The company creates the food, packages it, and delivers weekly. “All of our food is vacuum-sealed in BPA-free plastic, so you just pop it in the microwave or drop it in boiling water. In four minutes you’re ready to go! We also use local, organic products as much as possible in order to help create a sustainable future,” said Lori. Learn more at www.food-centric. com.

Peter Bartus (MBA '07)

26 | Jennifer Foley (MHRM '09) Timothy Ing (BBA '04) Kyle Kettle (BBA '08) Trudy Pajinag (MAcc '05) Carlos Reyes (BBA '08) based in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to social media communications. Ing both lived in the United States, for the Henry Jackson Foundation. that, he worked for Merrill Lynch’s has returned to Hawai’i after Japan, and Korea.” Danny and Trudy Pajinag (MAcc ’05) has Global Technology Investment spending four years in Hiroshima, Jihye spent their honeymoon been promoted to manager with Banking Group in Palo Alto, Japan where he worked for the vacationing in Maui. The couple Accuity LLP. Pajinag has been with California. Jay Dow (BBA ’06) has Hiroshima government assisting currently resides in Seoul, Korea the accounting firm for seven years been hired as the assistant vice teachers. He also previously served where Danny works in the and she serves a variety of private president and loan officer for on the Honolulu/Hiroshima sister Corporate Banking Department at and public organizations in the Hawaii National Bank’s Corporate city relationship project and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. areas of nonprofit, corporate, Banking Department. He most managed marketing activities for Newlyweds Karen and Ryan partnership, and individual taxation. recently served as assistant vice ScoringLive.com and Cellphone Matsumoto (BBA ’09) tied the Judy Relosimon (BBA ‘06) has president and loan officer at Ohana Battery Warehouse. In his free knot on October 6, 2012 at a been working as a property Pacific Bank and prior to that time, Ing loves to surf at his beautiful wedding ceremony held manager at Colliers International worked as a business banking favorite spots. Kyle Kettle (BBA at the Halekulani Hotel. The couple since May 2012. Relosimon is a officer at Bank of Hawaii. Jennifer ’08) has been promoted to spent their honeymoon touring licensed real estate sales person in Foley (MHRM ‘09) has been hired assistant vice president, branch Japan and Hong Kong in March. the State of Hawai‘i and manages as the human resources and manager and corporate lending Karen and Ryan are both Maryknoll a portfolio of office, retail and professional development manager officer for Hawaii National Bank. School alumni. After graduating industrial properties. Prior to joining for Nordic PCL Construction Inc. Kettle oversees the bank’s Kahului from high school, they remained the firm, she had been an account Timothy Ing (BBA ’04) has been and Kihei branches. He previously close friends throughout college. executive at MVNP, one of hired as the marketing and served as assistant vice president “Karen attended the University of Hawai’i’s top advertising agencies. communications specialist for the and loan officer in the bank’s California San Diego while I Carlos Reyes (BBA ’08) has been University of Hawai‘i Foundation’s corporate banking department. attended the University of working as a risk sharing asset Office of Alumni Relations. In his Danny Lee (BBA ’09) and his new Hawai‘i,” shared Ryan. “We began management specialist at the FDIC current role, Ing is responsible for wife Jihye exchanged vows on a long distance relationship around since he relocated from Hawai‘i to producing and developing March 16, 2013 at the Kahala Hotel the time I left for Hong Kong to Jacksonville, Florida in 2010. In his communications and marketing & Resort on O’ahu. Danny and participate in an exchange current position, Reyes contributes materials for all University of Jihye met while working at HSBC program.” Ryan is a marketing to the management and oversight Hawai‘i alumni and friends in Korea. “We share similar assistant with Servco Pacific Inc. of over $40 billion in assets including print, web, broadcast and backgrounds,” said Danny. “We and Karen is a research technician covered under Loss Share

Danny Lee (BBA ‘09) and his wife Jihye Ryan Matsumoto (BBA ‘09) with wife Karen www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 27 Daniel Richards, Jr. (BBA '09) Maria Tarmoun (MAcc '05) Richard Becker (MBA '12) Lillian Forsyth (VEMBA '12) Huong Thu Huynh (VEMBA '12)

Agreements. Prior to moving to and Hung Trinh married on both shared a passion for with The MacNaughton Group and Jacksonville, Reyes had worked as December 18, 2012 in Hanoi, photography and traveling. We got Kobayashi Group. Previously, he a portfolio manager associate for Vietnam. The wedding was engaged in early 2012.” The worked as a project manager at Bank of Hawaii’s Investments followed by a honeymoon in couple resides in Charlottesville, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa and Services Group. Daniel Richards, Saigon and Mui Ne Beach. The Virginia where Long is an analyst at was director of acquisitions and Jr. (BBA ‘09) has been promoted couple first met in the second the University of Virginia entitlements for LCOR in New York to senior marketing manager at grade but only began dating when Investment Management Company City. Alicia Yoshikami (BBA ’08) Mobi PCS where he is responsible Linh returned to Vietnam after and Hanh is an accountant at has been promoted to account for consumer, brand and digital graduating from Shidler. They Unbound Medicine Inc. Eric Uyeda executive for McNeil Wilson marketing strategies and will dated long-distance for two years (BBA ’01) has been named Communications, Travel & Tourism oversee media purchasing, while Hung completed pilot training “Rookie of the Year” by Prudential division. Yoshikami previously sponsorships and social media. He in the U.S. “After he returned from Locations. Uyeda was a top agent served as assistant account originally joined Mobi in 2011 as the States, we celebrated with a new to the real estate business. executive for the company. marketing manager. Chad M. big wedding,” shared Linh. “We He works out of Prudential’s Takesue (MBA ’06) has been both have many things yet to Diamond Head office. He also 2010s elected to the Honolulu Board of accomplish in our lives and we will received the Leading Edge and Richard Becker (MBA ’12) is Realtors for 2013. He is a realtor hold each other’s hand until we Client Service awards in 2012. a student at the United States with Prudential Locations LLC. He reach the end of the road.” Linh is Kilipaki K. F. Vaughan (MBA ’08) Army’s Command and General also serves as a trustee and sits on an associate in the Corporate has been promoted to Firefighter Staff College where he is the executive board for the Finance Department of Mizuho III. Vaughan is a graduate of ‘Iolani enrolled in coursework on U.S. Prudential Locations Foundation. In Corporate Bank, Hanoi Br. and School. He resides in Kilauea, Army doctrine, leadership and 2013, Takesue was promoted as a Hung is a commercial pilot for Kaua‘i with his wife, Mehana, and the military decision making partner with the firm. Maria Vietnam Airlines. Long Trinh (BBA their three children. In addition to process. Becker, who serves Tarmoun (MAcc ‘05) has been ’08) and Hanh Le celebrated their spending time with his family, as a communications officer, is promoted to manager with Accuity marriage with family and friends on Vaughan enjoys surfing, music and stationed in Leavenworth, Kansas LLP. Tarmoun works with clients in December 29, 2012 in Hanoi, playing steel guitar. Michael Yee where he resides with his wife the retail, real estate, and ranching Vietnam. “I met Hanh in Hawai‘i in (MBA ’04) has been hired as MyungJin and daughter Luci. industries, entities with foreign 2006 just after I started my junior director of development for The “My favorite thing about my job is reporting requirements, high net year at Shidler,” shared Long. “She Howard Hughes Corp. Yee serves contributing to something greater worth individuals and private was an exchange student at the as project manager for the ONE than my immediate needs,” shared foundations. Linh Tran (BBA ’08) Academy of the Pacific and we Ala Moana project joint venture Becker. “I also enjoy growing the

Linh Tran (BBA ‘08) with husband Hung Trinh Long Trinh (BBA ‘08) with wife Hanh Le

28 | Quang Buu Huynh (VEMBA '10) Aidan Millar (MBA '12) Phuong Mai Nguyen Quyen Nguyen (VEMBA '11) Ivan Stepanov (CIMBA '11) (VEMBA '11) future leaders of our army and and Pacific Links Foundation in associate in Coldwell Banker had been the human resources our nation.” Kyle Brockett, CTP Vietnam. She previously was Pacific Properties’ New Agent manager for Deloitte Vietnam. (EMBA ’11) has been serving as the chief operating officer for Training Office program. Noah Quyen Nguyen (VEMBA ’11) vice president and client manager YES Joint Stock Company and currently works as a concierge at has been named manager of the in global commercial banking at Southeast Asia program director Trump International Hotel Waikiki Small and Medium Business Sales Bank of America Merrill Lynch in for Volunteers in Asia. Forsyth Beach Walk. Phuong Mai Nguyen Operations team for Google’s Asia Boston, Massachusetts. Brockett was one of two valedictorians (VEMBA ’11) has been promoted Pacific headquarters located in moved from Hawai’i to Boston in of her 2012 Vietnam Executive to general director of eSilicon Singapore. In her new role Nguyen February 2012. Brockett previously MBA class in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam, JSC. Previously, she primarily focuses on Google’s worked for Bank of Hawaii for Huong Thu Huynh (VEMBA had served as the firm’s human Vietnam market. She formerly over 10 years where he began as ’12) has been named managing resources manager and before that served as the head of national a management trainee and rose director of Towers Watson through the ranks to assistant vice Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. president & cash management In her new position, Huynh is Vietnam alumni come together to officer. While in Honolulu, he responsible for directing the firm’s served as chairman for the USO growth in Vietnam and leading support the success of a classmate Hawaii Council and he continues its focus on client relationships his involvement with the USO in and professional excellence. She New England. Joseph Castaneda has over 20 years of experience (BBA ’11) has been hired as a working with large companies in a Realtor associate at Prudential wide range of industries. Quang Advantage Realty. He previously Buu Huynh (VEMBA ’10) has served as a data manager at L&V been promoted to head of Asia Enterprises LLC. Castaneda was Pacific International Global Trade born and raised in California’s Bay and Receivable Finance (GTRF) Area. Juliann Chen (BBA ’11) for HSBC. In his new role, Huynh joined Peter Vincent Architects focuses on implementing GTRF as an architecture intern. She strategies and increasing revenue Left to right: Da Truong Ngo (VEMBA ’11), Sang Thanh Nguyen (VEMBA ’10), is currently enrolled in the in Brunei, Japan and South Korea. Hien Quang Nguyen (VEMBA’10), Maily Nguyen (VEMBA ’10), Vi Kim Hong doctorate program at the UH Previously, he served as the head (VEMBA ’11), My Xuan Nguyen (VEMBA staff), Thanh Phan (VEMBA staff), Mai Tuyet Sin (VEMBA ’12), Jennifer Yi (VEMBA ‘11), Siheng Tang (VEMBA M¯anoa’s School of Architecture. of Commercial Banking for HSBC ’12), Quang Buu Huynh (VEMBA ’11), Chuck Lopez (VEMBA ’09). Bat-Ider Chinbat (MBA ’07) has Bank Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City, been named vice president of Vietnam. Aidan Millar (MBA ’12) As the chairman of Quang Dung Technology Distribution Mandal General Insurance LLC has been promoted to senior vice Company (QD.TEK), Da Ngo (VEMBA ‘11) represented his in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Prior to president & director of strategy company at a special signing ceremony held in March 2012. At the joining the company in February and project delivery with Central signing, two new partnerships were established between QD.TEK 2013, Chinbat had been the chief Pacific Bank. He formerly served and GE Energy - Industrial Solutions and Microsoft Corporation. financial officer for Eznis Airways as vice president & manager QD.TEK is now the authorized distributor of industrial and LLC. Lillian Forsyth (VEMBA of product management and ’12) has been named business corporate projects for the bank. commercial electrical products for GE in Vietnam. The company will operations manager for Success Millar is also the co-founder of also provide Microsoft Dynamics Solutions (including Microsoft Academy Charter Schools in New a company called friistyle.com, Dynamics AX, Microsoft NAV and Microsoft CRM) in Vietnam. York. Prior to joining Success an app for mobile devices that Ngo’s Vietnam Executive classmates attended the signing to show Academy, Forsyth had served as features free offers from local their support for Ngo and QD.TEK’s new partnerships with two of an independent consultant for merchants. Dennis Noah, Jr. (BBA America’s top organizations. companies such as WMC Group ’10) has been hired as a Realtor

www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 29 Jennifer Yi (VEMBA ‘11) and SiHeng Tang (VEMBA ‘12) Top Yongyingsakthaworn (EMBA ‘11) and his wife May with classmates Warren Altona (far left), Candice Tiong (second from right) and Kyle Brockett (far right)

operations for KPMG in Vietnam. development program and marriage on September 1, 2012 several of Top’s EMBA classmates Ivan Stepanov (CIMBA ’11) has assumed a permanent position in Victoria, Canada. Siheng is the were in attendance to make been hired as a management as an operations manager with director of digital strategy for the special occasion even more associate at the Fung Group, a the sourcing arm of the company. Windsor Property Management memorable for Top and his new global trading group headquartered Stepanov is responsible for Corporation and Jennifer is an wife. “I first asked May to marry in Hong Kong that supplies high- ensuring smooth operations for audit resource and operation me at the top of Diamond Head volume, time-sensitive consumer the clients that source products manager for KPMG. Songsak during one of my business trips to goods. Stepanov spent his first through Fung Group. Prior to “Top” Yongyingsakthaworn Hawai’i,” shared Top. “However, I few weeks on the job participating joining the company, Stepanov (EMBA ’11) and Maylada “May” officially proposed as soon as we in the company’s management worked as a senior auditor for the Chatmongkolthon exchanged returned to Thailand.” Top currently development program during State of Alaska and served as a vows on November 18, 2012 in works as a systems engineer at which time he traveled to Taiwan, partner with Coral Trading HK, Ltd. Bangkok, Thailand. At the wedding, Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services China, New York and Hong Kong in Guangzhou, China. Jennifer Yi the Artilleryman Division of the Public Limited Company and May for training. In April, Stepanov (VEMBA ’11) and SiHeng Tang 1st Royal Guard was on hand to is the managing director at Thavee completed the management (VEMBA ’12) were united in celebrate the couple’s union. Also, Intertrading Co. Ltd.

shidler entrepreneur Hawaiian Telcom CEO Eric Yeaman rings NASDAQ Closing Bell Mike Seper, (Entrepreneurial Studies ‘04) Founder, EcoZipline Tours and ORB USA

Left: Mike Seper takes a ride in one of his new orbs. Right: Seper pictured with his bride Shannon Dick Hawaiian Telcom President and CEO Eric Yeaman (BBA ‘89) had the opportunity to ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell on Friday, April 12 Mike Seper has been featured as the “’Trep of the Month” at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. The company’s stock in Entrepreneur Magazine’s February 2013 issue. One of the has been listed on the NASDAQ since July 2011. magazine’s cover stories on ABC’s reality show Shark Tank, inspired “We’ve always been committed to serving Hawai‘i’s Seper to apply to be one of the featured entrepreneurs on the show. communications needs,” said Yeaman, “and we’ll proudly represent Seper hopes to pitch his invention, ZipZtop, a brake designed to all of Hawaii’s residents and businesses as we help to close the make it easier for zipliners to control speed, spin and stability. trading week at the NASDAQ Exchange.” Also in February, Seper and Shannon Dick were united in marriage at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Ocean Crystal Chapel. The couple resides in New Florence, Missouri where Seper runs Eco We love to hear from you! Zipline Tours, a ziplining company he founded in 2009. Send us your alumni news. Seper also recently celebrated the grand opening of his newest Submit new jobs, promotions, awards, marriages, births, and business venture, ORB USA, which features Missouri’s largest ORB other alumni news to Editor Amy Watari at course. Learn more at www.ZipZorb.com. [email protected] or mail to Shidler Business, 2404 Maile Way, C202, Honolulu, HI 96822.

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Alumni of the Shidler College of Business who work at American Savings Bank gather at American Savings Bank Tower, Main Branch, in downtown Honolulu.

American Savings Bank is a longstanding supporter of the Shidler College of Business. Throughout the years, the bank has provided invaluable internships and career opportunities for countless students and alumni and has consistently supported Shidler through participation in events such as the Hall of Honor Awards, Executive Vineyards and the Career Expo. Also, since 2006, American has sponsored a Business Night award for “Outstanding Financial Analyst” and most recently served as the title sponsor for the 2013 UH Business Plan Competition.

Mahalo to American Savings Bank and all of the alumni listed below for their support of the Shidler College of Business.

Shidler Alumni at American Savings Bank

Ralph Acidera (BBA ‘10) Liane Khim (BBA ‘99) Sheryl D. Nakashima (BBA ‘96) Natalie Taniguchi (BBA ‘82) Consumer Loan Coordinator VP, Commercial Banking Officer III Operations Manager Executive Vice President, Enterprise Risk & Reg. Relations Melissa Benz (BBA ‘12) Gale Kikuyama (BBA ‘82) Aimee Ogata (BBA ‘78) Teller, Kailua VP, Lead Technology Analyst VP, Branch Manager, Mark Tanouye (BBA ‘83) Kamehameha Shopping Center AVP, Consumer Credit Policy Kellan Briones (MAcc ‘05) Johnny Kim (BBA ‘10) Data Analyst VP & Business Relationship Manager Loan Operations Accountant Lauren Ono (BBA ‘10) Commercial Banking Officer Reyn Teranishi (BBA ‘10) Joane Diggs (BBA ‘01) Steve Kitazaki (BBA ‘85) Loan Operations Accountant AVP / Commercial Credit VP, Branch Manager, Liliha Jenny Ordonio (BBA ‘08) Underwriting Supervisor Personal Banker, Kapi‘olani Marissa Teraoka (BBA ‘10) William Liesman (BBA ‘99) Commercial Banking Officer Rian DuBach (MBA ‘02) VP, Consumer Underwriting Manager Joshua Shon (BBA Candidate) VP, Commercial Banking Officer III Community Development McEllison Uson (BBA ‘11) Teresa Lieu (BBA ‘11) Business Credit Analyst Sy Farinas (BBA ‘94, MBA ‘99) Consumer Banking Officer I Dexter Takara (BBA ‘79) AVP, Branch Manager, Kahala Mall Human Resources Specialist Aimee Yamamoto (BBA ‘99) Darwin Linn (MBA ‘92) Residential Appraisal Manager Jerry Felipe (BBA ‘97) VP, EFT/ATM Operations Manager John Takeuchi (BBA ‘11) AVP, Branch Manager, Kalihi Credit Analyst Greg Young (EMBA ‘07) Hannah Mitchell (BBA ‘13) AVP, Consumer Credit Policy Analyst Wayne Henry (BBA ‘05) Bank Leadership Program Derick Tam (BBA ‘94) Credit Analyst VP, Commercial Banking Officer III Kelly Zane (MBA ‘96) Renee Nakagawa (BBA ‘97) FVP, Financial Planning & Konrad Ikei (BBA ‘89) Executive Assistant, Analysis Manager V P, Retail Loan Product Manager American Home Loans

American Savings Bank has been a local leader in meeting the financial needs of Hawai‘i’s individuals, businesses and communities for over 85 years. American provides a full range of financial products and services, including commercial and business banking, insurance and investments. Since 2010, American has been named a “Best Place to Work in Hawaii” for four consecutive years. For more information, visit www.asbhawaii.com. www.shidler.hawaii.edu | 31 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Honolulu, HI Shidler College of Business Permit No. 278 External Relations Office 2404 Maile Way, C202 Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

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