Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 5, 1 May 2010 — faces of OHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

faces of OHA

Meet the new faces of OHA! The Office of Hawaiian Affairs would like to congratulate the newly hired or promoted members of our 'ohana.

Jocelyn Doane Jocelyn joins OHA as a Puhlie Policy Advocate with the Advocacy Line of Business. She will be responsible for identifying laws, policies and practices that broadly impact OHA's Strategic Plan and creating advocacy initiatives built around improving conditions for Native Hawaiians. Jocelyn previously worked as a Post-Juris Doctor Research Fellow with Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law. She is a member of the Hawai'i State Bar Association.

Jobie Masagatani Jobie joins OHA as a Puhlie Policy Manager. She will oversee and review the policy implications that impact Native Hawaiians and ensure OHA's advocacy initiatives are supported in the puhlie arena. Jobie previously had her own consulting business and assisted nonprofits and government agencies with various services, such as program development and implementation. She is a proud mother of two with a master's degree in Puhlie Affairs from Princeton University.

Malia Ka'aihue Malia joins OHA as a Senior Manager of the Land, Culture and History Program in the Research Line of Business. She oversees the Research Program, whieh provides quantitative, qualitative and comparative research services to OHA and its beneficiaries. She previously worked at Leeward Community College as the Director of the Ho'oulu Project, a Native Hawaiian career and technieal education program. Malia obtained her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

David Okamoto David has been hired as an Investment Analyst II in the Resource Management Division. His role will be to provide management and investment of the Native Hawaiian Trust Fund. David previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and the Office of the Govemor-State of Hawai'i. He is also involved with the Boston University Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary fraternity for accounting and linanee majors.

Kamoa Quitevis Kamoa has been hired as a Research Analyst with the Land, Culture and History Program. He previously worked in OHA as a Policy Advocate in Native Rights, Land and Culture. Kamoa is a member of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā.

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