Board of Trustees

At the Board meeting held on January 9, 2024, with quorum present, the Board of Trustees approved the following slate for election by the enrolled members at the Annual Meeting to be held on April 27, 2024.

New Trustees For Election:

  1. William Chapman

Trustees Up For Re-election:

  1. Lucy Alexander
  2. Chris Cook
  3. Patricia Godfrey
  4. Lucy Gospodnetich
  5. Patricia Morgan
  6. Curt Sharp

Additional nominations to the Board of Trustees may be made by presenting written notice of such nominations, signed in each case by no fewer than twenty (20) Enrolled Members. Such notice must be received by the Secretary at the Society’s principal business address at least thirty (30) days before date of the Annual Meeting of Enrolled Members. Nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting of Enrolled members will not be permitted.

For reference, the following comprised the Nominating Committee.

Nomination Committee Members:

Lindsay Mist – Chairman (Member)

Mary M. Feidler (Member)

Elizabeth Lentz Hill (Member)

Patricia Morgan (Trustee)

Wendy R. Peterson (Trustee)

Hau’oli Akaka

Lucy Alexander; Vice President of the Board

Tereza Alexandre

Dr. Doug Askman

Mary Balding

Cosmo Brossy

Christopher L. Cook

Hailama V. K. K. Farden

Patricia M. Godfrey

Lucy Gospodnetich

Casimir Hixon

James F. Hunnewell Jr., AIA

Laurel Bowers Husain; Treasurer of the Board

Marion Lyman-Mersereau

Patricia Morgan; President of the Board

Paul F. Morgan, AIA

Wendy Rice Peterson; Secretary of the Board

Puchi Romig

Claire Sanford

Mary Schlink

Curtis H. Sharp

Maryanna Shaw Stockholm

Molly Summers

The nominees for election to the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society (HMCS) Board of Trustees for the year 2023 are:

Tereza Alexandre

Cosmo Brossy

Casimir (Cas) Hixon

Claire Sanford

Mary Ann Gerbode Stockholm

Trustees that are up for re-election are:

Hailama Farden

James Hunnewell, Jr.

Laurel Bowers Husain

Paul Morgan

Wendy Rice Peterson

Mary Schlink

For more information on the Nominees CLICK HERE.

Election will take place at the HMCS Annual Meeting, April 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

According to the HMCS Bylaws:

Additional nominations to the Board of Trustees may be made by presenting written notice of such nominations, signed in each case by no fewer than twenty (20) Enrolled Members. Such notice must be received by the Secretary at the Society’s principal business address at least thirty (30) days before date of the Annual Meeting of Enrolled Members. Nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting of Enrolled members will not be permitted. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Patricia Morgan, President

Lucy Alexander, Vice President

Laurel Bowers Husain, Treasurer

Wendy Rice Peterson, Secretary

Hau‘oli Akaka

Dr. Doug Askman

Mary Balding

Christopher L. Cook

Juliette M. Cooke

Hailama V. K. K. Farden

Patricia M. Godfrey

Lucy Gospodnetich

James F. Hunnewell, Jr. AIA

Marion Lyman-Mersereau

Kalikoaloha Martin, Jr.

Paul F. Morgan AIA

Sarah M. Richards

Puchi Romig

Mary Schlink

Molly Summers

Curtis H. Sharp

The nominees for election to the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society (HMCS) Board of Trustees for the year 2020 are:

Hau‘oli Akaka

Dr. Doug Askman

Mary Balding

Marion Lyman-Mersereau

Molly Summers

Election will take place at the HMCS Annual Meeting, April 24, 2021, 10:00 a.m.

According to the HMCS Bylaws:

Additional nominations to the Board of Trustees may be made by presenting written notice of such nominations, signed in each case by no fewer than twenty (20) Enrolled Members. Such notice must be received by the Secretary at the Society’s principal business address at least thirty (30) days before date of the Annual Meeting of Enrolled Members. Nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting of Enrolled members will not be permitted. 

Patricia Morgan
President

Lindsay N. Mist
Vice President

Wendy Rice Peterson
Secretary

Laurel Bowers Husain
Treasurer

Lucy Alexander

Christopher L. Cook

Juliette M. Cooke

Hailama V.K.K. Farden

Patricia M. Godfrey

Lucy Gospodnetich

Rev. David Hirano, Ph.D.

James F. Hunnewell, Jr. AIA

Joseph La Roche III

E. Kalikoaloha Martin, Jr.

Paul F. Morgan

Sarah M. Richards

Puchi Romig

Mary Schlink

Curtis H. Sharp

Executive Team

Lisa L. Chow

Elizabeth Lentz-Hill

Elizabeth Poʻoloa

The nominees for election to the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society (HMCS) Board of Trustees for the year 2020 are:

Lucy Alexander

Joseph La Roche lll

Election will take place at the HMCS Annual Meeting, April 24, 2021, 10:00 a.m.

According to the HMCS Bylaws:

Additional nominations to the Board of Trustees may be made by presenting written notice of such nominations, signed in each case by no fewer than twenty (20) Enrolled Members. Such notice must be received by the Secretary at the Society’s principal business address at least thirty (30) days before date of the Annual Meeting of Enrolled Members. Nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting of Enrolled members will not be permitted. 

Christopher L. Cook

Patricia M. Godfrey

Lucy Gospodnetich

Patricia Morgan

Puchi Romig

Curtis H. Sharp

Patricia Morgan
President and Treasurer

Wendy Rice Peterson
Vice President and Secretary

Laurel Bowers Husain
Assistant Treasurer

Juliette M. Cooke
Assistant Secretary

Christopher L. Cook

Hailama V.K.K. Farden

Patricia M. Godfrey

Lucy Gospodnetich

Rev. David Hirano, Ph.D.

James F. Hunnewell, Jr. AIA

E. Kalikoaloha Martin, Jr.

Lindsay N. Mist

Paul F. Morgan

Sarah M. Richards

Puchi Romig

Mary Schlink

Curtis H. Sharp

Peter T. Young

Executive Team

Lisa L. Chow

Elizabeth Lentz-Hill

Elizabeth Poʻoloa

The nominees for election to the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society (HMCS) Board of Trustees for the year 2020 are:

Hailama Farden

Laurel Bowers Husain

Kalikoaloha Martin

Paul Morgan

Mary Schlink

Election will take place at the HMCS Annual Meeting, April 25, 2020, 10:00 am.

According to the HMCS Bylaws:

Additional nominations to the Board of Trustees may be made by presenting written notice of such nominations, signed in each case by no fewer than twenty (20) Enrolled Members. Such notice must be received by the Secretary at the Society’s principal business address at least thirty (30) days before date of the Annual Meeting of Enrolled Members. Nominations from the floor at the Annual Meeting of Enrolled members will not be permitted. 

Peter T. Young
President

Wendy Rice Peterson
Secretary

McKibbin Mist
Treasurer

Christopher Cook
Juliette M. Cooke
Paul A. Dahlquist, Ph.D.
Patricia M. Godfrey
Lucy Gospodnetich
Rev. David Hirano, Ph.D.
James F. Hunnewell, Jr. AIA
John Kalei Laimana, Jr.
Kenneth Makuakāne
Lindsay N. Mist
Lucas P. K. Morgan, Ph.D.
Patricia Morgan
Kahu Francine Palama, Ph.D.
Sarah M. Richards
Puchi Romig
Curt Sharp

Executive Director
Neal V. Hitch

Lindsay N. Mist

Peter T. Young 
President

Wendy Rice Peterson
Secretary

R. McKibbin Mist
Treasurer

Frank Brandt (resigned)
Christopher Cook
Juliette M. Cooke
Paul A. Dahlquist, Ph.D.
Richard Emery
Patricia M. Godfrey
Lucy Gospodnetich
Sherman Hee
Rev. David Hirano, Ph.D.
James F. Hunnewell, Jr. AIA
John Kalei Laimana, Jr.
Kenneth Makuakāne
Lindsay N. Mist
Lucas P. K. Morgan, Ph.D.
Patricia Morgan
Kahu Francine Palama, Ph.D.
Sarah M. Richards
Puchi Romig
Curt Sharp

Executive Director
Neal V. Hitch

Elected for a first three-year term:
• Frank Brandt (resigned in 2019)
• Chris Cook
• Patricia Godfrey
• Lucy Gospodnetich
• Patricia Morgan
• Curt Sharp
Re-elected were:
• Puchi Romig was re-elected for her second three-year term.
• Peter T. Young was re-elected for his third three-year term.

Executive Committee

  • Peter Young, President
  • Wendy Rice Peterson, Secretary
  • McKibbin Mist, Treasurer
  • Juliette Cooke, Cemetery and Society Relations, Chair
  • Puchi Romig, Development Chair
  • Fran Palama, Facilities and Collections, Chair
  • John Laimana, Governance Chair
  • Lindsay Mist, Marketing Chair

 

Finance Committee

  • McKibbin Mist, Chair
  • Paul Dahlquist
  • Patricia Morgan

 

Cemetery and Society Relations Committee

  • Juliette Cooke, Chair
  • Wendy Rice Peterson
  • Pat Godfrey
  • Lucy Gospodnetich

 

Facilities and Collections Committee

  • Fran Palama, Chair
  • Paul Dahlquist
  • Patricia Morgan
  • Jim Hunnewell

 

Governance Committee

  • John K. Laimana, Jr., Chair
  • Sarah Richards


Marketing Committee

  • Lindsay Mist, Chair
  • Wendy Rice Peterson
  • Chris Cook
  • Curt Sharp
  • Lucas Morgan
  • Peter T. Young

 

Bicentennial Advisory Subcommittee

  • Fran Palama, Co-Chair
  • Peter T. Young, Co-Chair
  • Wendy Rice Peterson (Maui Coordinator)
  • Paul Dahlquist (Big Island Coordinator)
  • Chris Cook, (Kauai Coordinator)
  • John Kalei Laimana, Jr.
  • Ken Makuakane
  • David Hirano
  • Jim Hunnewell
  • Patricia Godfrey
  • Lucy Gospodnetich
  • Patricia Morgan
  • Curt Sharp
  • Barb Morgan (Public Advisory)

 

Huaka`i Advisory Subcommittee

  • Puchi Romig
  • Sarah Richards
  • Curt Sharp
  • Community Members