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She holds a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing, management, and finance from Tulane University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Cynthia Punihaole Kennedy,BA,Director, Kahalu`u Bay Education Center Ms. Punihaole oversees all programs and activities of the Kahalu`u Bay Education Center(KBEC) and works with County, State, and Federal officials to facilitate the conservation and restoration of Kahalu`u Beach Park and its near shore environment. Projects at Kahalu`u include ReefTeach, a volunteer program designed to educate visitors to the bay about reef etiquette; Citizen Science, a volunteer program to monitor the water chemistry and nutrients in the bay, outreach reef education programs to K-12 and higher grades, at the beach, and in community schools;youth summer camp programs; a Puana Ka`Ike lecture series; and partnerships with NOAA to protect turtles and marine mammals. She also assists other communities around Hawaii to develop community-based education and conservation projects of this type.Ms. Punihaole holds a BA degree in sociology from Richard Stockton State College and has an 18-year history of successful community development and public education experience,having received the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Pualu Award for outstanding work in Culture and Heritage. Liam Kernell, SHRM-CP,BA,Director of Community Experience Liam Kernell has 27 years of experience in the development and management of print, online, and multimedia communications for private industry, government, and not-for-profit service organizations, focusing on environmental, education, and public health issues.Mr. Kernell manages all community outreach and public relations activities for The Kohala Center and its clients and provides program planning, content development, marketing and publicity for events sponsored by The Kohala Center or other collaborating organizations and agencies.Mr. Kernell holds a BA degree in social sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. 4. List of Recent Projects and References Project Management of a Coastal Assessment and Hazards Analysis of Kahalu`u Beach Park conducted by Sea Engineering Inc., so that subsequent, community-informed master planning can consider how human and natural impacts will affect the nearshore environment in the future. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q,izgNpefgSgaTe4YkgAfLOcBoMWuYmA/view Expand Producer Access to Labor and Processing Resources to Facilitate Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic, County of Hawai`i Department of Research and Development Hawai`i Island Tourism Strategic Plan, County of Hawai`i: https://recovery.hawaiicounty.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=302795 Provision of Management Services to the County of Hawaii, Kahalu`u Beach Park, ongoing: https://kohalacenter.org/kbec EDUCATION.ENVIRONMENT.EMPOWERMENT. Page 2 of 4 The Kohala Center is an equal opportunity provider,employer,and lender.