Our March Speaker is Jan Harada. Jan has an extensive background in nonprofits and nonprofit leadership. However, after 16 1/2 years of leading in the community and nonprofit sector, she made the decision to transition into a role that not only plays on her strengths and maximizes her skillset, but that is also something she is passionate about - people and employees at all levels. She recently took on the position of Manager, People Relations at Hawaiian Airlines. This career pivot is about acknowledging that not only are the people and teams that work in the People Relations/HR function some of the most critical individuals of any company/entity of any size, but it is about believing that she can be a support.
Aside from finding ways to best use her skillset to support companies, the most important thing to know about Jan is that she is a 20+ year practitioner of traditional Southern Chinese Kung Fu, Lion Dancing, and Qigong and she also loves dogs. All of these things are critical components of her ability to manage and lead in any job she had, including her most recent work as the Executive Director of the H.T. Hayashi Foundation, where she worked from mid-June 2019 through the end of July 2023, after a 3-month sabbatical following 12+ years as a CEO/Executive Director for two different community-based nonprofit organizations. She is fortunate to be a Pacific Century Fellow, Weinberg Fellow, and Omidyar Fellow while also having graduated from Punahou School, the University of Oregon, and the University of Oregon School of Law. After graduating from law school, she returned home, took the Bar, passed the Bar, got sworn in, and then decided not to practice (she still maintains inactive status with the Hawaii State Bar Association). Instead, she has spent the last 22 years in service-oriented roles as a part of her service and ongoing path of servant leadership.
Monday, March 11th
11:30am-1:00pm (11:30-12:00 networking, 12:00-1:00 presentation)
The Pacific Club
OWL members - free
Non-members & guests are welcome - $55
RSVP due by February 28: Register here
