In March, the chapter hosted an Emerging Leaders Mentor Roundtable, where 45 attendees, ranging from high school students to military professionals and small business leaders, engaged in deep discussions with six executive mentors.
Key takeaways from the event held at Dave and Buster's in Honolulu ranged from tangible business knowledge to key tenets of successful leadership. The good, the bad and the ugly...attendees talked about it all!
Kyla Lee, a master's student at the University of Hawaii and chapter member, stated, "Hearing from executives who shared not just their successes, but also their challenges and lessons learned, was truly inspiring. Leadership isn't just about knowing all the answers; it's about learning, adapting and lifting others along the way."
A huge thank you to chapter mentors for sharing their time, wisdom and experiences:
* Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, USAF, deputy commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the deputy theater air component commander to the commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
* Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jon Stanley, USA, J6 chief technology officer, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
* Greg Hester, CEO, Ulu HI-Tech
* Phil Kahue, retired executive vice president for a Native Hawaiian Organization's seven for-profit companies and former executive director for the nonprofit Alaka`ina Foundation
* Roy J. Panzarella, director, Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, Chaminade University of Honolulu
* Col. Richard Palmieri, USAF (Ret.), chapter president and Booz Allen growth lead for Indo-Pacific
Mahalo to Dave Dimlich, president and Debbie Kiger, chief marketing director, SD3IT, for sponsoring this event! Your support makes mentorship opportunities like this possible. Finally, the chapter applauds the efforts of Master Sgt. Michael Gresens, USAF, chapter vice president for Emerging Leaders, and Andria Gagnon, vice president, AFCEA International Emerging Leaders Advisory Council, Indo-Pacific Region, for hosting this event. |
Lt. Gen. Laura Lenderman, USAF, deputy commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the deputy theater air component commander to the commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, is pictured with her husband, Col. Dave Lenderman, USAF. Chapter President Richard Palmieri is pictured on the far right top of the picture (all wearing a lei). |
