20 for the Next 20 2021: Where Are They Now?
Last year’s cohort includes an Olympic gold medalist and one person who had two jobs and has since added a third.

Sondra Leiggi Brandon
Then: Director of Behavioral Health, Queen’s Health Systems
Now: VP of Patient Care, Behavioral Health & Pharmacy, Queen’s Health Systems
Khara Jabola Carolus
Then and Now: Executive Director, Hawai‘i State Commission on the Status of Women
Neill Char
Then and Now: Executive VP, Commercial Banking Group – First Hawaiian Bank
Jamie Cheng
Then: Director of Commercial Operations, American Savings Bank
Now: Director of Bank Operations, American Savings Bank
Makena Coffman
Then and Now: Director of the Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, UH Mānoa
Ruth Erickson
Then: Executive VP of E-Commerce & Marketing Operations, Bank of Hawaii
Now: Senior Executive VP of E-Commerce & Marketing Operations, Bank of Hawaii
Danya Hakeem
Then and Now: Managing Director, Portfolio at Elemental Excelerator
Josie Howard
Then and Now: CEO, We Are Oceania
Rachel James
Then and Now: Attorney, Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission
Doug Johnstone
Then and Now: President, Howard Hughes Corp.
Summer Kaiawe
Then and Now: Attorney & Partner, Watanabe Ing
Vincent Kimura
Then: Founder & CEO, Smart Yields
Now: Director of Programs and Partnerships at UH Office of Innovation and Commercialization
Joe Kūhiō Lewis
Then and Now: President & CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
Aki Marceau
Then and Now: Director of Electrification of Transportation, Hawaiian Electric Co.
Carissa Moore
Then: World Champion Surfer
Now: World Champion Surfer and Olympic Gold Medalist
Jessica Munoz
Then and Now: President, Ho‘ōla Nā Pua
Nathan Saint Clare
Then and Now: Principal, AHL
Aaron Schorn
Then: Capstone Coordinator, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, and Director, Nalukai Academy Startup Camp
Now: Capstone Coordinator, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy; Director, Nalukai Academy Startup Camp; and Head of Community and Growth, Unrulr
Jon Teraizumi
Then and Now: Senior VP & Senior Commercial Banking Manager, Central Pacific Bank
Ben Wang
Then and Now: Principal, BlackSand Capital
Read more about this cohort when we published 20 for the Next 20 in March 2021.