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and investigative staff. As a member of the HACBED board, Marcus hopes to continue to assist <br /> individuals and families in creating opportunities to live their lives as they choose. He is a proud <br /> graduate of Princeton University and the William S. Richardson School of Law. <br /> Derrick Kiyabu (Board Secretary) reconnected with HACBED by joining the board at the end of <br /> 2020. From 2000 - 2005, he worked at HACBED supporting its capacity-building training and <br /> technical assistance initiatives. He's since spent the last 17 years working in Hawai`i's agriculture <br /> sector, including work at MAO Organic Farms,The Kohala Center, and GoFarm Hawai`i. Derrick <br /> currently lives a few miles north of Hilo, in Onomea, on Hawai`i Island and manages a tropical fruit <br /> production farm management company. He remains passionate about agriculture and community <br /> development issues in Hawai`i and also serves on the board of Mala'ai and HuiMAU (Hui Malama i <br /> ke Ala `Ulili) on Hawai`i Island. <br /> Miwa Tamanaha (Board Member) Miwa has served environmental and economic justice efforts in <br /> non-profit, private and public sectors, for over 20 years, including as a Co-Founder and Co-Director <br /> of backbone organization KUA (Kua`aina Ulu `Auamo) and advocacy non-profit Executive Director <br /> of KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance. Miwa holds a joint-B.A./M.A. in Economics <br /> from the University of Southern California. Miwa is currently serving in an Impact Residency at <br /> Hawaii Investment Ready (HIR), a social impact finance intermediary. There, she serves as HIR's <br /> first Artist-in-Residence,working to further the art of community-building at HIR. At HACBED, <br /> Miwa hopes to contribute to HACBED's long legacy of supporting community economic <br /> self-determination, and the vision of its founders. <br /> Phil Garboden (Board Member) is HCRC Professor of Affordable Housing at the University of <br /> Hawaii with a joint appointment in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) and <br /> the UH Economic Research Organization (UHERO). His work focuses on ways that public policy <br /> can support marginalized communities by providing housing that they can afford in environments <br /> that promote child development and individual well-being. <br /> 17 <br />