HGEA has offices in Honolulu, Hilo, Wailuku and Lihue, and is run by a skilled and professional staff who provides quality representation and membership services to those in the union’s nine bargaining units, as well as Associate members (composed primarily of retirees, other state and county employees and officials, and federal and private sector employees). The staff is headed by Executive Director Randy Perreira, who was appointed in January 2008 and is the fifth executive director to lead HGEA since its founding in 1934.
Office of the Executive Director
| Randy Perreira | Executive Director | 543-0011 | service@hgea.org |
| Sanford Chun | Deputy Executive Director – Field Services | 543-0003 | schun@hgea.org |
| Shannon Hayashida | Executive Secretary | 543-0012 | shayashida@hgea.org |
| Antonette Sakamoto | Private Secretary to the Deputy Executive Director – Field Services | 543-0013 | asakamoto@hgea.org |
| Joy Bulosan | Executive Assistant to the Executive Director | 543-0057 | jbulosan@hgea.org |
| Kainua Hopkins | Union Agent for MCEC | 543-0020 | khopkins@hgea.org |
OAHU ISLAND DIVISION
Member Service Center/Advocacy
| Scott Collins | Field Services Officer | 543-0085 | scollins@hgea.org |
| Jesse Sliva | Advocacy Manager | 543-0086 | jsliva@hgea.org |
| Akiko Sengsavang | Legal Specialist | 543-0055 | asengsavang@hgea.org |
| Ben Oliver | Union Agent | 543-0053 | boliver@hgea.org |
| Jayson Fukumoto | Union Agent | 543-0036 | jfukumoto@hgea.org |
| Jeremy Palos | Union Agent | 543-0030 | jpalos@hgea.org |
| Melanie Pugay | Union Agent | 543-0056 | mpugay@hgea.org |
| Robert Johnson | Union Agent | 543-0045 | rjohnson@hgea.org |
| Rylee Kauahikaua | Union Agent | 543-0082 | rkauahikaua@hgea.org |
| Kornelia Thomas | Union Agent | 543-0034 | kthomas@hgea.org |
| Maile Tupouniua | Member Service Center Technician | 543-0094 | mtupouniua@hgea.org |
Field Outreach
| Donny Utu | Field Services Officer | 543-0038 | dutu@hgea.org |
| Jermel Anderson | Union Agent | 543-0044 | janderson@hgea.org |
| John Higgins | Union Agent | 543-0031 | jhiggins@hgea.org |
| Tom Tsuhako | Union Agent | 543-0048 | ttsuhako@hgea.org |
| Matthew Reiter | Education & Training Specialist | 543-0089 | mreiter@hgea.org |
| Chad Ngai | Field Services Officer | 543-0042 | cngai@hgea.org |
| Claire Ancheta | Union Agent | 543-0092 | cancheta@hgea.org |
| Jeremy Suyeyoshi | Union Agent | 543-0071 | jsuyeyoshi@hgea.org |
| Sheryl Abellanosa | Union Agent | 543-0091 | sabellanosa@hgea.org |
| Shyanne Teruya | Union Agent | 543-0084 | steruya@hgea.org |
| Taylor Carvalho | Union Agent | 543-0067 | tcarvalho@hgea.org |
| John Foy | Makana Perks & Discounts Specialist | 543-0046 | jfoy@hgea.org |
| Joy Kuwabara | Field Services Consultant | 543-0078 | jkuwabar@hgea.org |
| Cyndee Hata | Field Support/Consultation Specialist | 543-0033 | chata@hgea.org |
| Wesley Aki | Member and Community Engagement Specialist | 543-0088 | waki@hgea.org |
HAWAII ISLAND DIVISION
| Brian Penner | Division Chief | 961-0760 | bpenner@hgea.org |
| Calla Luera | Union Agent | 961-0764 | cluera@hgea.org |
| Dana Downing | Union Agent | 961-0767 | ddowning@hgea.org |
| Jodi Sumera | Union Agent | 961-0763 | jsumera@hgea.org |
| Riley Iyo | Union Agent | 961-0766 | riyo@hgea.org |
| Sheena Mathews | Union Agent | 961-0762 | smathews@hgea.org |
| Eva Cabreros | Field Services Technician | 961-0765 | ecabreros@hgea.org |
MAUI ISLAND DIVISION
| Toni Rust | Division Chief | 243-4464 | trust@hgea.org |
| Jaycee-Rae Almeida | Union Agent | 243-4465 | jalmeida@hgea.org |
| Charity Sadang | Union Agent | 243-4462 | csadang@hgea.org |
| Todd Watkins | Union Agent | 243-4463 | twatkins@hgea.org |
| Jennie Aruda | Office Secretary | 243-4460 | jaruda@hgea.org |
KAUAI ISLAND DIVISION
| Christopher Nii | Division Chief | 241-5368 | cnii@hgea.org |
| Brennen Carvalho | Union Agent | 241-5361 | bcarvalho@hgea.org |
| Joni Taba | Field Services Technician | 241-5360 | jtaba@hgea.org |
Administration Services
Communications
| Malulani Moreno | Communications Manager | 543-0024 | mmoreno@hgea.org |
| Kristina Lum | Senior Communications Specialist | 543-0063 | klum@hgea.org |
| Wencie Hoang | Communications Specialist | 543-0047 | whoang@hgea.org |
Financial Services
| Maureen Wakuzawa | Financial Officer | 543-0041 | mwakuzaw@hgea.org |
| Paula Kobayashi | Assistant Controller | 543-0032 | pkobayashi@hgea.org |
| Jeri Lono | Lead Fiscal Services Technician | 543-0065 | jlono@hgea.org |
| Maki Olvey | Accounting Specialist | 543-0037 | molvey@hgea.org |
| Sheryl Wong | Account Technician | 543-0068 | swong@hgea.org |
| Kaila Kawamura-Jeremiah | 543-0021 | kkawamura-jeremiah@hgea.org | |
| Margaret Brash | Fiscal Services Assistant | 543-0072 | mbrash@hgea.org |
| Annette Ichinose | Fiscal Administrative Assistant | 543-0039 | aichinose@hgea.org |
Human Resources
| Stephanie Ching | Human Resources Manager | 543-0007 | sching@hgea.org |
Information Technology
| Everett Inamasu | Information Technology Manager | 543-0015 | einamasu@hgea.org |
| Kanani Naauao | Information Technology Specialist | 543-0025 | knaauao@hgea.org |
Legislative
| Kauanui Sabas | Legislative Manager | 543-0083 | ksabas@hgea.org |
Office Services
| Wes Tufaga | Office Services Specialist | 543-0081 | wtufaga@hgea.org |
| Nate Wong | Office Services Assistant | 543-0064 | nwong@hgea.org |
| James Oshiro | Print Shop Technician | 543-0026 | joshiro@hgea.org |
Retirees Unit
| Joan Gallagher | Retirees Unit Administrator | 543-0090 | jgallagher@hgea.org |
| Tammy Tanouye | Office Secretary | 543-0054 | ttanouye@hgea.org |
AFSCME – Hawaii Area
| Elizabeth Ho | Area Field Services Director | 543-0022 | lho@afscme.org |
| Iris Chun | Secretary | 543-0004 | ichun@afscme.org |
| Bronson Silva | Union Agent | 543-0023 | bsilva@afscme.org |