Chaminade University has named three new members to the school’s Board of Regents and five new members to its Board of Governors
Chaminade University’s Board of Regents has elected Ed Barnabas, Lauren Nahme and Vernon Wong to its board, while the school’s Board of Governors has elected Nancy Hayashi, Sondra Leiggi Brandon, Bryan Luke, Jeff Wagoner and Greg Young.
The Chaminade Regents oversee the fiduciary leadership of the university, complemented by the Governors which serve as an advisory role for Chaminade’s mission. Both boards govern Hawaii’s only Catholic Marianist university founded in 1955.
“Our newly elected board members represent the community’s finest and most respected leaders,” said Chaminade University President Lynn Babington. “We are truly honored to have them join our board and know they will make many contributions to our university community in the years ahead.”
The new Regents are filling vacancies created by the retirements of Karen Knudsen, Lydia Park Luis, Bennette E. Misalucha, Lance Mizumoto, Terrance L. Walsh, Jr. and Jeannie M. Wiercinski. Lung-Nien Lee also recently retired from the Board of Governors.
Newly named to the school’s Board of Regents are:
Ed Barnabas is Vice President of Booz Allen’s Hawaii and Indo-Pacific East businesses. With over 20 years of experience in complex technologies, Barnabas focuses on such key areas as artificial intelligence and machine learning, cyber, infrastructure/cloud, augmented reality/virtual reality, and digital transformation.
Lauren Nahme is the Senior Vice President of Maui Recovery Effort at the Hawaii Community Foundation. Previously, she was the Vice President for Strategy & Transformation at Kamehameha Schools.
Vernon Wong is a Senior Vice President and Manager with First Hawaiian Bank’s Wealth Management Group. He joined FHB in 2005 after 21 years at Ameriprise Financial where he led a team of over 100 Financial Advisors.
Newly named to the school’s Board of Governors are:
Nancy Hayashi is the office manager for Dr. Garrett Hayashi, DDS and is a Chaminade parent. Originally from Seattle, she is an active member of the Chaminade University community as a volunteer and community supporter.
Dr. Sondra Leiggi Brandon is vice president of Patient Care, Behavioral Health at the Queen’s Health Systems. She is responsible for developing and implementing business and strategic plans for behavioral health services and programs across the continuum of care.
Bryan Luke is president and chief executive officer of Hawaii National Bank and has more than two decades of experience in finance, previously serving as the bank’s chief operating officer and in roles at Standard & Poor’s and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Jeff Wagoner is president and Chief Executive Officer of Outrigger Hospitality Group, overseeing all aspects of the company’s multi-branded, global portfolio of hotels, resorts, vacation condominiums, timeshares and retail operations while steering direction, growth and strategic priorities.
Greg Young was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of HawaiiUSA in 2021. He and the HawaiiUSA team have been integrally involved in the State of Hawaii’s financial literacy efforts and are lead supporters of Chaminade’s Economic Education Center for Excellence (EECE) programs.
