Board of Directors

Experience: now retired from former positions at University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Hawaii-Hilo; and, Research scientist: USDA-Agricultural Research Division; Director, USGS Biological Research Division; Dean, Collegee of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Land Managment (CAFNRM), UHH; Farm Owner.

William Wallace Moekahi Steiner

Founder & General Manager, HOSPRO

Steven Jacquier

Education: B.A. Zoology; M.S. Equivalency Systems Engineering; Ph.D. Genetics.

Shannon “Smiley” Burrows

Public Outreach & Community Liaison; Manager, Pahoa HI Food Hub, Performing Arts; Farm Owner

Jennifer Sonneborn

Secretary; Building Trades; Farm Owner.

Education: B.S. Biology; M.S. Village Ecology; Teaching Certificates, Alaska K-12 Schools.

Experience: Various summer institutes in languages and tropical studies; Farm Owner.

HOSPRO is looking to add three more Directors with specialties in accounting, nursery operations, and software technology and/or electrical engineering. By law, Directors do not earn salaries, but can earn shares in HOSPRO.