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Bobby Jean Leithead Todd Planning Director County of Hawai`i Bobby Jean Leithead Todd was appointed the director of the County of Hawaii Planning Department, by Mayor Billy Kenoi on March 1, 2009. She graduated from Hilo High School and from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in English literature and a minor in Hawaiian Studies. She attended the William S. Richardson School of Law, where she obtained her law degree in 1986. She served as Hawaii County deputy corporation counsel for nine years, from 1987- 1993 and from 2003-2007. Much of her time as deputy corporation counsel was spent advising and representing the County Planning Department and the Department of Environmental Management. Leithead Todd also served as the Legislative Auditor for the County and as a member of the Hawaii County Council from 1996 to 2003. She served as director of the County Department of Environmental Management in 2007 and 2008 She has served as an officer and director of various community organizations, including the East Hawaii County Bar Association, the Big Island Women's Law Association, the Hawaii Supreme Court's Committee on Gender and Other Fairness, the Manoa Neighborhood Board, the Big Island Chapter of the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, the Hilo High School PTSA; the Keaukaha Canoe Club; the Hawaii County Board of Ethics; and on the Board of Directors for the High Technology Development Corporation. She has seven children, including four hanai sons and spends her spare time looking for the perfect 'ohelo berry.