Leadership

SHERM WARNER – President

Sherm Warner

Came to Waimea in 1958 to attend HPA and graduated in 1962. Spent 30 years in New York theatre working as a Broadway producer and general manager, volunteer mediator and board president at the West Hawai’i Mediation Center, board member at Mediation Centers of Hawai’i, served on the Steering Committee for the South Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP) process and currently serves on the Hawa’ii County Environmental Management Commission.

BRIAN THOMAS – Treasurer

Brian Thomas

PATTI COOK – Secretary

J. WILLIAM (BILL) SANBORN – Immediate Past President

Bill Sanborn was born in Honolulu, where he was raised with his two brothers. His paternal grandmother was born in Waimea, Hawaii and was of part Hawaiian decent. Bill moved to Waimea in 1987, to have his son attend HPA. The community of Waimea is what prompted him to abandon his return to Honolulu. He resides in Waimea with his partner of 24 years, Susan Moss and has two grandsons enrolled at Waimea Middle School.

Bill is currently Director and President Elect for the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce; Vice President for the Waimea Outdoor Circle; Current President of the Waimea Community Association; and a member of the Waimea Hawai’ian Civic club.

Bill is Past Chair of the Hawai’i County Salary Commission, representing Council District 9; Past Chair of the Governor’s West Hawai’i Council of advisors; Past President of PATH (People’s Advocacy for Trails Hawai’i); Past President of the Rotary Club of North Hawai’i and past member of the State Continuing Quality Improvement Council for the Department of Child Welfare Service.

Editor’s Note: As you might guess from this, Bill is an active community advocate and volunteer whose vocabulary does not include the word “no.”