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Sheila Conant, President

Born and raised in Hawai`i (Mānoa). Interested in the biology and conservation of Hawaiian birds and plants for over 40 years. Began teaching and research at UH Mānoa in 1974. Avocations: training working Border Collies, reading and gardening, and, oh yes, birdwatching. Plan to retire to Volcano in a few years. Graduated from Maryknoll High School (Honolulu), then got a BA and MS in Zoology from UH Mānoa, later a PhD in Zoology and an MS in Botany at U of Oklahoma. For more on professional activities, go to http://www.hawaii.edu/eecb/FacultyPgs/sheilaconant.html

Maile Sakamoto, Vice-President

Maile Sakamoto is the Public Participation Coordinator for the Department of Health, Environmental Planning Office. She was formerly the Information/Education Coordinator for the Dept of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Wildlife, and Program Designer/Director of the Youth Conservation Corps.

Ken Goodenow, Treasurer

Ken, born and raised on Oahu, moved to Hawaii Island in 2002. Mr. Goodenow, a local attorney and former state representative, is currently employed as the Deputy County Clerk. Previous volunteer work includes being a board member of the Waimanalo Health Center, the Friends of Waimanalo and the Bellows Air Force Base Advisory Board. He graduated with honors from the William S. Richardson Law School in 2003.

Lorraine (Lorri) Ellison, Membership Chair

Graduated with a BSN from UH Manoa (long ago) and moved to the Big Island. She did hospital nursing 7 years then transferred to Public Health Nursing where she worked 25 years and then retired in 2004. She has been volunteering in conservation since 1979 and volunteering at Hakalau Forest NWR since 1989. The Big Island has been home since 1972 and presently she is residing in Keaau.

Sara Burgess

Sara Burgess has been a Puna resident for 12 years. She is a former instructor in Communication at University of Phoenix, San Francisco State University, Antioch University, University of Washington, Washington State University, and four universities in People's Republic of China. Currently Sara is owner and President of Communication Unlimited workshop development and presentation for public and private organizations in the U.S. Singapore, Indonesia, California, and Washington State. Sara belongs to a number of community organizations, including the United Nations Association Hawaii Island (Vice President), League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Sierra Club, ACLU, Friends of Pahoa Library, Land Use Committee for Puna Community Development Plan, Democratic Party of Hawaii and the Hawaii Island Press Club. Sara is also a volunteer for the Junior Achievement Program at Pahoa Elementary and a reader for Family Reading Night at Pahoa Elementary.

Jean Campbell

Jean Campbell lives in Kailua on Oahu and works as an attorney at Carlsmith Ball LLP in Honolulu. She attended the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. During her free time, Jean enjoys running, working in her garden, traveling to watch birds and restoring the native forest on her property in Volcano.

Patrick Hart

Patrick Hart has been working with Hawaiian forest birds since 1991, when he began his PhD studies at UH Manoa. Since then, he has spent thousands of hours banding and watching birds at Hakalau Forest NWR, which he considers to be one of the loveliest places in the world. Pat worked as a post-doc from 2002-2005 on the Biocomplexity of Avian Disease project in Volcanoes National Park. He is now an Assistant Professor of Biology at UH Hilo, where he continues to study Hawaiian forests and forest birds.