Leadership Directory

PRiMO is an ‘ohana, or extended family, comprising local, national, and regional organizations. The membership is purposely broad, because risk management involves a diverse set of challenges, requiring a diverse set of collaborators to make a difference. The effort is led by an executive director and the Navigators Council. PRiMO members are broken into six different hui or working groups. Each working group is led by a Steersperson.

Adam Stein

Executive Director -

Adam Stein,

NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Navigators Council

Michael Bruno

Chair

Michael Bruno

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Jeff Payne

Secretary

Jeff Payne

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
David Helweg

David Helweg

U.S. Geological Survey
Kristina Kekuewa

Kristina Kekuewa

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Karl Kim

Karl Kim

National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
John Marra

John Marra

NOAA National Climatic Data Center
Colby Stanton

Colby Stanton

Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board
Raymond Tanabe

Raymond Tanabe

NOAA National Weather Service
Jean Tanimoto

Jean Tanimoto

NOAA Office for Coastal Management – Pacific Islands
Suzanne Vares-Lum

Suzanne Vares-Lum

East-West Center
Sally Ziolkowski

Sally Ziolkowski

Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Preparedness Division

Senior Advisors

Cheryl Anderson

Cheryl Anderson

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Social Science Research Institute
Stanley Boc

Stanley Boc

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Margaret Davidson

Margaret Davidson

NOAA
(1950 - 2017)
Victoria Keener

Victoria Keener

East-West Center, Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments
John McCarroll

John McCarroll

Environmental Protection Agency
Penehuro (Pene) Lefale

Penehuro (Pene) Lefale

Joint Center for Disaster Research, Massey University, Wellington, NZ
Jill Rolland

Jill Rolland

U.S Geological Survey - Northwest - Pacific
Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas

NOAA Office for Coastal Management ‒ Pacific Islands
Ed Young

Ed Young

NOAA National Weather Service

Hui Steerspersons

Communications

H. Ginger Porter

H. Ginger Porter

University of Hawai'i

Health Security

Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola

Tafaimamao Tua-Tupuola

American Samoa Community College
Kanoho Hosoda

Kanoho Hosoda

John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)

Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment

Kainoa Azama

Kainoa Azama

Olohana Foundation
Kalani Souza

Kalani Souza

Olohana Foundation

Information Access and Geospatial Technology

Andy McGowan

Andy McGowan

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Eric Yamashita

Eric Yamashita

National Disaster Preparedness Training Center

Training and Capacity-Building

Lauren Long

Lauren Long

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Lydia Morikawa

Lydia Morikawa

National Disaster Preparedness Training Center

Emeritus

David Kennard

David Kennard

Navigator Emeritus
Eileen Shea

Eileen Shea

Senior Advisor Emeritus