Geo Force Horizons Industry Leaders

 

Community and business professionals who are major influences in the movement and vision of Sustainability, Industrial Ecology and the concepts that Geo Force Horizons actively implements.

Christopher Steele
Visionary and Compliance Legislative Liaison Consultant


chris steeleChristopher has been a major component of Grace Pacific since 1975. His career within Grace Pacific as equipment operator, foreman, supervisor, dispatcher, laboratory technician, superintendent, marketing and sales, to manager of environmental compliance expanded his knowledge and understanding of best management practices in the industry.

Mr. Steele currently devotes his time to pursue excellence in environmental compliance and through the process, better Hawaii’s and the planets environment. Prior to retiring from Grace Pacific as their environmental manager, he has been initiating and actively promoting proactive environmental programs such as Hawaii Recyclers United for Change, Hawaii Stormwater Excellence Program (HSEP), alternative fuel programs addressed primarily towards locally grown bio fuels, idle reduction programs, and diesel retrofit program partnering with the Hawaii Transportation Association, Hawaii Board of Water Supply, and other private trucking company’s.

Professional Service Involvement:

  • Former Chair, General Contractor Association (GCA), Environmental Committee
  • Current Director, Hawaii Association of Environmental Professionals (HAEP)
  • Current Director, Rubberized Pavement Association of America (RPA)
  • Current Committee Member, National Asphalt Paving Association, Environmental Committee (NAPA)
  • Current Committee Member, Associated General Contractors of American (AGC), Environmental Oversight Committee
  • Current Member, Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
  • Current Member, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
  • Speaker for Diesel Emission Reduction for EPA and Business Partnerships Collaborations.

Honors:

  • 2006 EPA Environmental Achievement Excellence Award.
  • 2006 General Contractors Association (GCA) Build Hawaii Environmental Award of Excellence
  • 2007 Environmental Koa Awards
  • 2007 American Lung Association Success Partner.

E-Mail Mr. Steele at:  chris This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ph: 808-306-8014


Robert F. Wilkinson
President and CEO of BW Management Solutions

Robert WilkinsonRobert is an experienced executive with general management and turn-around success on a global basis in retail and manufacturing firms.  Previous responsibilities in sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, planning, commercial development, acquisitions, divestment's, and research.  He has helped to accomplish significant profit and cash flow growth in all top-level assignments.  From 2001-2008, Robert was the CEO & President for Grace Pacific, Hawaii.

  • CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS- Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii & National Asphalt Pavement Association
  • CURRENT INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION- Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Education Committee & Military Affairs Committee
  • PRIOR INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION- General Contractors Association, Legislative Committee
  • Cement and Concrete Industry of Hawaii, Board of Directors
  • National Paint & Coatings Association, Executive Committee, Board of Directors


E-Mail: rwilki94@aol.com
Ph: (808) 842-3207

 

Stephen Hinton Environmental                                                                                    Compliance Manager for Marisco Ltd.

Marisco_photoDegree:  Rochester Institute of Technology College of Applied Science and Technology

BS/Applied Arts and Sciences with concentration in Industrial Environmental Management

Professional Affiliations:  National Registry of Environmental Professionals

Registered Environmental Manager

Certified Environmental Auditor

International Organization of Environmental Professionals

Environmental Crimes Specialist

Professional:  Fourteen years as an environmental professional most recently here in Hawaii with Marisco.  Managed Marisco’s environmental affairs from 2002 to 2006 when I went on my own to consult.  I was asked back by Marisco in December of 2008 to revise and re-implement the company’s Environmental Management System to maintain compliance with ISO 14000 standards.

Philosophy:  The concept of environmental compliance excellence should be understood to incorporate the core values of personal responsibility and accountability in the private sector.  We simply cannot rely solely on the limited ability and resources of government to police industry in our effort to preserve the environment for our children and for theirs.

Contact Ph:  (808)-682-1333 ext.715

 

 

Oswald (Oz) Stender

Trustee, At-Large for Office of Hawaiian Affairs                                                                    Chair, Committee on Asset and Resource Management

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Education
Kamehameha School for Boys - 1950
B.A., Business, University of Hawaii, Manoa - 1958

Political Experience
No Previous Experience

Professional Experience

1950-51: Hawaiian Electric Company

1951-54: US Marine Corps

1958-72: The Estate of James Campbell

1972-74: Grosvenor International

1974-90: The Estate of James Campbell

1990-99: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate

2000-present: American Land Co.

Board Memberships


Community Service

Mutual Housing Association (nonprofit)

Pacific Housing Alliance Association (nonprofit)

Kawaiahao Church Advisory Board

Liliuokalani Trust Advisory Board

President, Friends of Iolani Palace

Helping Hands Hawaii

Pacific Gateway Inc.

 

 

Trisha Macomber

Author of Guidelines on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawai`iPatricia-1

Trisha Macomber is a Big Island resident with a Master’s degree in public health/environmental science (MPH) and the author of Guidelines on Rainwater Catchment Systems for Hawai`i.  She is an Educational Specialist for the University of Hawai’i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources in the department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. The focus of her work is addressing the safe and practical usage of rainwater catchment systems.

Macomber’s work is recognized across the nation and internationally. She has been invited to speak on rainwater harvesting for various National and International organizations and conferences. She has held training workshops in Palau, Chuuk, Pohnpei Kosrae and Majuro and has been asked to assist with the US EPA Region 9 rainwater catchment training.  She is on the board of the International and Hawaii Rainwater Catchment Systems Associations and a regional representative for the American Rainwater Catchment System Association. She also participates in various National Rainwater Harvesting committees.

Macomber has been awarded the 2003 Outstanding Service Award for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and formally recognized by the Hawaii Senate for her work on rainwater catchment.  She has been given a meritorious service award by the International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association for her philanthropic volunteerism in promoting rainwater catchment systems as an ecological way of utilizing the world’s water.  
Locally Macomber does community educational outreach programs, responds to questions by homeowners and professionals and provides inexpensive home water test kits and written materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Electric Industries

Hawaii Tax Free Trust

Cash Assets Trust

Pacific Capital Funds

Grace Pacific