We have a very dedicated and hard-working Board of Directors who have helped us grow through the years. They all serve on a voluntary basis and give from the heart. 

Douglas "McD" Philpotts, President
Owner, Mountain Wood Farm and General Manager, Palehua Partners Joint Venture

Kurt Tsue, Vice President
Director of Community Affairs, Hawaiian Electric

Elden Esmeralda, Secretary & Treasurer
Former Principal, Hawai'i Department of Education

Eric Enos, Executive Director, The Cultural Learning Center at Ka’ala

Mark Glick, Director, Hawaiʻi State Energy Office

Kapua Kawelo, Conservation Biologist

Peter Phillips, Manager, Kapolei Properties Division, James Campbell Company

Jeffery Sampson, Culinary Instructor, Kapolei High School, and Restaurant Entrepreneur

Advisory Council

​Melinda Ching, Environmental Attorney

Alan Holt, Global Conservation Strategist

Audrey Newman, Conservation and Sustainability Advisor