Mission
To end hunger in Hawai`i County.
Vision
Hawai`i County will be a model for food security and sustainability through the leadership of The Food Basket, a trusted and stable agency distributing the safest and highest quality food for Hawai`i County.
The Food Basket's Board of Directors
Rhea Lee-Moku, Board Chairperson
Manager, Administration for Hawai`i Electric Light
Brandee Menino, Board Secretary
Executive Director, Hope Services, Inc
Christopher Schlueter, Vice Chairperson
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawai`i
Haidee Abe, Board Treasurer
Business Banking Officer, First Hawaiian Bank
Toby Taniguchi, Board Director
President and Chief Executive Officer KTA Superstores
Tina Tamai Board Director
Hawai`i Good Food Task Force Coordinator, Robert Wood Johnson Fellow, Culture of Health
OUR STAFF
Administrative Team
Kristin Frost Albrecht Executive Director
Matt Crosson Director of Finance
Sarah Hamakawa Donor Relations and Accounting Specialist
Operations Staff
East Hawai`i Warehouse
Jo Ann Abiley East Hawai'i Operations Manager
Chelsea Takahashi Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Manager
Kauilani Perdom Mobile Market Coordinator
Bernard Torres Transportation and Warehouse Supervisor
Vincent Cruz Warehouse Associate & Driver
Haunani Patti-Jean Richardson Produce Coordinator
Danette Ayala Administrative & Point-of-Sale Specialist
West Hawai`i Warehouse
Marshall Akaumu West Hawai`i Operations Manager
Maile Delaries Administrative & Point-of Sale Specialist
Robert Becklund Warehouse Associate and Driver
SNAP Outreach Program
Kat Bumatay
SNAP Outreach and Partner Agency Specialist
Duane Pajimola
SNAP Outreach and Partner Agency Specialist
For more information about our SNAP outreach follow the link below:
