ABOUT US
About the East-West Center Foundation
The East-West Center Foundation is a private non-profit organization, established in 1982 to broaden and diversify private support for the Center. Private philanthropic investments allow the EWC to leverage its government funding to innovate, support, and deliver on its mission.
EWCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Raoul R. Magaña
Chair
Senior Vice President and Division Manager, First Hawaiian Bank
Charlene Lo Chan
Vice Chair
Community Member
Avelino J. Halagao
President, Hawaii Leadership Forum
Louise Ing
Partner, Dentons
Karen Knudsen
Adjunct Senior Fellow, East-West Center
Melanie Kosaka
Co-Founder, President, First Daughter MediaWorks Inc.
Jim Landers
Senior Vice President, Technical Operations, Hawaiian Airlines
Jennifer Lau
Executive Vice President, Finance Enterprises
Kathryn A. Nelson
Community Member
Richard Turbin
Founding Partner, President, Turbin Chu Heidt
Dr. James K. Scott
Ex-Officio Member
President Emeritus, Punahou School
Edward (Ned) Shultz
Ex-Officio Member
Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
EWCF Officers
Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum
President
Jung Song
Vice President
Tracey Omori
Treasurer
Lesley Murashige
Assistant Treasurer
Alyssa Tanabe
Corporate Secretary
Development Team
East-West Center Foundation
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96848-1601
(808) 944-7046
Foundation@EastWestCenter.org
Jung Song
Chief Development Officer
(808) 944-7110
songj@eastwestcenter.org
Gail Nakayama
Constituent Engagement Manager
(808) 944-7310
nakayamg@eastwestcenter.org
Alyssa Tanabe
Development Operations Specialist & Corporate Secretary
(808) 944-7109
tanabea@eastwestcenter.org
Laurie Komatsu
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
(808) 944-7437
komatsul@eastwestcenter.org
Jennifer Leger
Development Specialist
(808) 944-7105
legerj@eastwestcenter.org
Kaylee Reimers
Development Assistant
(808) 944-7046
reimersk@eastwestcenter.org
Financial Documents
IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN, Tax I.D.): 99-0218752