{"id":8906,"date":"2025-05-19T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/hawaii\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:51:33","slug":"new-board-of-directors-and-appointed-chairs-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/hawaii\/archives\/8906","title":{"rendered":"New Board of Directors and Appointed Chairs Installed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League of Hawaii installed its new board members, president, executive, and appointed officers at the final Regular Meeting of the 2024-2025 fiscal year on May 11.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The elected officers are: President <strong>Gloria McGehee-Koe<\/strong>, President-elect <strong>Linda McColgan<\/strong>, Vice President <strong>Helen Taufa\u2019asau,<\/strong> Treasurer <strong>Linda Tsark<\/strong>, Secretary <strong>Allison Shinn-Yuen,<\/strong> Education <strong>Trish Kiladis<\/strong>, Finance <strong>Andrea Cyriacks<\/strong>, Marketing\/Communications <strong>Linda McColgan<\/strong>, Resource Development <strong>Mary Li,<\/strong> Philanthropic Programs <strong>Hazel Sumile<\/strong>, Strategic Planning <strong>Cathy Kissel<\/strong>, and Thrift Shop <strong>Nancy Sparacino<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Information about our board members and appointed officers can be found at these links:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/hawaii\/about-us\/board-of-directors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of Directors Page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistance League of Hawaii also presented year-end awards:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martha Taylor Frensley Award (Service above and beyond):<\/strong> <strong>Betty Parinas<\/strong>, (photo above) recognized for her extensive work with the zoo and OWL \u2013 a true walking Discovery Channel!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ada Edwards Laughlin Award (Unsung Hero): Jim McClelland<\/strong>, for his invaluable and wide-ranging support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Kolea Award (Snowbird): Gail Waite,<\/strong> who keeps busy beyond the beach!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8879\" style=\"width: 920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8879\" class=\"wp-image-8879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/hawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/ALH-051425-9.jpeg\" alt=\"Board of Directors, 2025 - 2026\" width=\"910\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board of Directors, 2025 &#8211; 2026<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistance League of Hawaii installed its new board members, president, executive, and appointed officers at the final Regular Meeting of the 2024-2025 fiscal year on May 11. 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