Clients
Coaching Clients
- Life and business coach to a number of individual clients. Client list confidential.
North Kohala Food Forum
Co-Coordination and Facilitation of the North Kohala Food Forum.
- Analyzing the results of participant surveys and making recommendations to the committee for process at the Food Forum event.
- Collating the results of participant surveys in way that communicates the barriers and opportunities to the public and other participants.
- Creating an on-line forum and resource.
- Facilitating the Food Forum event.
- Gleaning results of the day and next steps and communicating to the participants, committee and community.
A project of the North Kohala Community Resource Center, partially funded by the County of Hawaii, Office of Research & Development.
Varroa Mite Steering Committee
Coordinator/Facilitator for the Varroa MIte Steering Committee, a multi-stakeholder group of beekeepers, government, academia, and agricultural interests that has formed to help address the imminent threat of the varroa mite to the honey, queen production and agricultural industries.
- Meetings
- Elicit agenda items from group members.
- Collate and distribute the agenda.
- Set meeting dates and send reminders of meeting dates.
- Facilitate the meetings.
- Track meeting decisions, actions and minutes.
- Distribute minutes of meeting decisions.
- Communications
- Receive, coordinate and disseminate communications from and to stakeholders, researchers and funders.
- Create and maintain web site for communications and permanent record.
- Implementation
- Coordinate educational events for beekeepers and public.
- Coordinate the production of educational materials
- Other tasks as directed by the Steering Committee.
- Administration
- Draft progress reports as necessary for funding agency.
- Request funds as necessary in support of initiatives.
Currently funded by steering committee members and administered by The Kohala Center.
Avocado Oil Mill Research for Michael Krones
Completion of a preliminary report on avocado processing for oil:
- Research the process for processing avocados for oil, guacamole, and secondary market products.
- Identify machinery, sources of machinery and cost of machinery for extracting avocado oil.
Volcano Island Honey Company, LLC
The Natural Step Workshop
- Facilitation of a sustainability strategic planning workshop based on The Natural Step Framework.
Varroa Mite Project
- Research on the varroa mite and education of company employees on the threat and ways to address it.
Research and consultation on a possible conservation purchase of a 500 acre forest.
- Extensive document review of all recorded documents related to the subject property.
- Research on zoning, flood, fire, water, sewer, cultural issues.
- Delivery of report.
Waimea CDP Committee, a part of the Waimea Community Association
- Writing, editing, production and distribution of a quarterly newsletter aimed at informing and engaging the Waimea community in the Community Development Planning process.
- Grant writing and reporting.
“Our community of Waimea is nearing the end of a two year Community Development Plan (CDP) process that sought to include all community voices in planning the future of Waimea. Andrea was contracted to write, edit and coordinate the distribution of a newsletter that communicated planning concepts and process to 6,000+ people in the Waimea community. In crafting the newsletter, Andrea’s ability to reduce complex issues into easily understandable terms has been a great asset in educating the community. She was also easy to work with, always timely, and invaluable in project planning and grant management.”
Robert Hunter
Waimea CDP Committee/ Waimea Community Association
and Owner of WebPatent.com
Kona Earth Festival, 2007
- Production of newspaper, radio, website, poster and press release content to publicize 16 different eco-events under the Kona Earth Festival Banner.
- Production of two unique events - Earth Mother’s Day and the Beyond Oil Film Series.
- Worked with many community partners and businesses including: the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, TREE Center Hawaii, Aloha Performing Arts Center, Kona Soil & Water Conservation District, Waste Stream Kohala, West Hawaii Veterans' Cemetery Development and Expansion Association, Friends of NELHA, Provision Technologies, Inc., Jack’s Diving Locker, Kawanui Farm and Recycle Hawaii.
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board- Community Support for Coqui Frog Control
Fulfillment of project deliverables for this federally funded project:
- Logistics and publicity for island-wide community educational classes.
- Design and implementation of an educational media campaign including radio, website, email, newspaper, magazines and community newsletters.
- Preparation of bids and selection of contractors to provide project equipment and supplies.
- Distribution and tracking of hydrated lime and citric acid to fight coqui frogs.
- Preparation of monthly and final reports.
- Worked collaboratively with representatives from the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii- Department of Agriculture, USDA, University of Hawaii at Manoa- College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Big Island Nurseryman’s Association and community groups.
- Representing Hawaii Island Economic Development Board in the community, on the Coqui Frog Working Group, and on the Stop Coqui Hawaii task force.
"Andrea worked for the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board as a consultant on a number of high-profile projects. Her skills as a consensus builder, meeting facilitator and project manager were perfectly suited to building relationships and launching initiatives with our partners in government, education and business. Andrea is an "initiator" who applies herself to projects that enhance people, environment and community."
Mark McGuffie
Executive Director
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, Inc.
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board- Women in Technology Project
Fulfillment of project deliverables for this federally funded project:
- Administration of initiatives including: Botball (robotics), Big Island R.O.V. (Remote Operated Vehicle) Robotics Competition, Hawaii Center for Learning Science Through Art, Project EAST, Hilo Youth Robotics Summer Camp, Women in Technology Internship Program and MentorNet.
- Preparation of monthly and final reports.
- Representing Hawaii Island Economic Development Board in the community.
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board- Huiana Internship Program
- Administration and point of contact for the Huiana Internship Program
- Facilitated the launch of the program with partners from: Department of Labor and Industrial Relations-Workforce Development Division, State of Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii Community College, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Kamehameha Schools and Hawaii Island Economic Development Board.
- Writing, editing and coordination of print materials.
- Development of systems, forms and logistics necessary to the launch and longevity of the program.
- Outreach to schools and business community.
Maui Film Festival at Wailea
Development, implementation and management of systems to manage festival ticket sales for on-site, on-line and island-wide ticket vendor locations.
- Supervision of four (4) office staff, five (5) on-site box office staff and six (6) off-site sales staff.
- Supervision and interface with four (4) technical support (hardware and software) consultants.
- Responsible for reporting and accounting of festival sales.
- Implementation and management of festival-wide database to streamline operations and facilitate interdepartmental communication.
"Andrea is one of those rare individuals who has the ability to simultaneously Think Big, pay attention to the devil in the details and see her way clear through to overcoming each and every obstacle that I've ever seen come her way. She artfully combines technical, managerial and financial skills and is the embodiment of grace under pressure."
Barry Rivers
Founder & Festival Director,
Maui Film Festival, Inc.
Holistic Health from Hawaii
- Produced, funded and marketed Holistic Health from Hawaii, a one hour program which was broadcast on PBS Hawaii.
"Under Andrea's leadership, the Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Hawaii System, Maui Community College grew from a start-up organization to one with fourteen different educational programs for the small business community. She worked collaboratively within the community to clearly define the Center's mission, and then she implemented it with incredible drive and energy. Andrea thrives on a challenge and has excellent project management skills."
Lois Greenwood, Ph.D.
Director, VITEC (Vital, Innovative Training & Economic Development
Center)
Office of Continuing Education
Maui Community College, University of Hawaii System
"As a Program Manager for my former company, Island Incentives, Inc., Andrea managed incentive travel programs for many of our largest corporate clients. Her ability to simultaneously plan and manage the logistical details for multiple clients, each comprised of hundreds of people, was exceptional. Andrea’s excellent multi-tasking skills, and efficient and organized work style, were great assets to our organization. During her tenure with the company, we adopted many of her suggestions to streamline and improve our operations. Andrea Dean is a visionary and a taskmaster in one energetic package."
Kim Abrahamson, CMP, DMCP
Founder
Island Incentives, Inc.
