Current Adventure
Serving the County of Hawai'i Disaster Recovery Division as the Community Engagement and Placemaking Coordinator. I implement the Disaster Recovery Plan through coordinating our long term recovery program ‘Revitalize Puna’. Revitalize Puna is a collaborative placemaking initiative by the County of Hawaiʻi and community members to support Puna’s recovery, readiness, and resilience. We recently awarded the USDA Rural Placemaking Innovation Grant to support this work. Everyday I deepen my understanding of natural disasters' effects on a community while serving those affected by the 2018 Kilauea Eruption on the Kilauea Recovery Team. As my team says, recovery is a kākou (all of us) thing.
Strengths
Community Engagement
Strategic Planning
Writing & Editing
Program Management
Content Strategy
Content Management
Brand Design
Trauma Informed Care
About
Community development specialist with a demonstrated history of working in disaster recovery. Skilled in building community capacity, pre-disaster recovery and planning, sales, social media, and research. Strong research professional with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from University of California, Los Angeles.
I passionately engage in sustainable practices and advocation for environmental protection policies. I love to hike, surf, swim, travel and practice yoga. In 2019 I lived in Paris studying media, politics, social patterns, the global food system, and environmental policy in the European Union. My current adventure is serving the County of Hawai'i Disaster Recovery Division as Disaster Recovery Division as the Community Engagement and Placemaking Coordinator.