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Jan. 20, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
ANANDA FERREIRA
Oahu Cemetery
Oʻahu Cemetery Association: A Living Landscape of Memory, Service, and Community Ananda Ferreira is the Chief Executive Officer of the Oʻahu Cemetery Association, which includes Oʻahu Cemetery & Crematory and Oʻahu Mortuary. She provides executive leadership for Hawaiʻi’s first public cemetery, a historic landmark spanning 18 acres and serving as the final resting place for more than 30,000 individuals. Her work focuses on stewardship, service, and the long-term care of a place deeply entrusted to the community.
Prior to her current role, Ananda spent more than a decade as an Executive Director with the YMCA of Honolulu, where she led complex nonprofit operations, strengthened financial sustainability, and expanded programs serving thousands of individuals and families across Oʻahu. She earned an MBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami, Florida, and is a Patsy Mink Leadership Alliance fellow. Her long-standing commitment to service and community leadership is reflected in her involvement across multiple organizations. Ananda serves on the board of the Organization of Women Leaders as a past president and continues to volunteer with the YMCA and YWCA. She is also a member of Rotary and has participated in five international service trips to the Philippines. Ananda will share the history of Oʻahu Cemetery, highlight stories of notable individuals laid to rest there, and discuss how the cemetery, crematory, and mortuary continue to serve families today and into the future. Arrive at 11:30 am for fellowship and socializing prior to our 12:00 pm meeting start!
Preregistration Preferred, but Walk-ins welcome
We welcome walk-ins as we know some of you don't know if you can make it until the last minute. Please join us! Registration closes at 8:00 am the morning of the event.
Can't attend in person?
We have the technology! If you cannot attend in person, please plan to attend via Zoom. Did you know Zoom counts as an attendance or makeup?
Meeting ID: 441 754 8335
Passcode: Rotary22
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Jan. 27, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
TERRY GEORGE CEO and President Hawai‘i Community Foundation Working for a better Hawai‘i: The Hawai‘i Community Foundation A respected and seasoned nonprofit leader with decades of experience working collaboratively across Hawaiʻi’s nonprofit, government, and community sectors, Terry George brings a deep understanding of philanthropic foundations and their role in catalyzing impact to his leadership of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF). Before taking on the role in August of 2025 as the fourth CEO and President in HCF’s 108-year history, Terry served as CEO and President of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation for more than two decades. From 1998 to 2003, he was Chief Program Officer for the Consuelo Foundation in Hawai‘i, and from 1989 to 1998, he served in the Ford Foundation’s field offices in Manila and New Delhi as program officer for rights and social justice, local governance, and regional security and cooperation. Terry is a graduate of Punahou School and received his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, his master’s degree in law and diplomacy from Tufts University, and his executive MBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i. He currently sits on the boards of the Hawai‘i Business Roundtable, Hawai‘i P20 Council, HMSA, and Hanahau‘oli School, and serves on the Summer Internship Selection Committee for the Hawai‘i Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund. He is the past chair of the board of the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i and the past president of the Rotary Club of Honolulu. A longtime Hawai‘i resident, Terry lives in Kaimukī in a three-generation household with his wife Julie, a first-grade teacher at Kamehameha Schools, their two college-age children, and his father-in-law. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking.
Arrive at 11:30 am for fellowship and socializing prior to our 12:00 pm meeting start! Can't attend in person?
We have the technology! If you cannot attend in person, please plan to attend via Zoom. Did you know Zoom counts as an attendance or makeup?
Meeting ID: 441 754 8335
Passcode: Rotary22
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Jan. 27, 2026 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Feb. 03, 2026 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
MEREDITH ARTLEY President & CEO of Hawai’i Public Radio Forward, Together: Hawai'i Public Radio, 100% Community Supported Meredith is the President and CEO of Hawaiʻi Public Radio, a community-backed public service that informs the people of Hawai’i with essential news, inspires through the power of music and the arts, and connects through conversations. She leads the team that serves the people of Hawaiʻi via HPR-1 and HPR-2, the only broadcast radio network that spans the state, plus an expanding portfolio of digital offerings, and a range of community events and gatherings. After federal funding to public media was rescinded in July of 2025, HPR became for the first time in its history 100% community supported. Backed by a record-breaking number of supporters, HPR is moving forward with strength in its first full year without federal money as a model of independent local media. In addition to working with the team and community to successfully navigate the loss of federal funding, hallmarks of Meredith’s leadership at HPR include new local programming and podcasts, popular newsletters like the Akamai Recap and the HPR Social Club, and the “Live From the Atherton” events series featuring local musicians and authors. And, this past year the stations of HPR became the most listened to across the islands, and HawaiiPublicRadio.org was voted best news site in Hawaiʻi. Meredith has a track record of leading prominent organizations through successful digital transformations, and of building and directing high-performing teams around the world. As the former Editor in Chief and SVP of CNN Digital, Meredith led CNN to become the #1 brand for news on the internet. She ran a team of hundreds of journalists, grew audiences to more than 20 million users a day, managed a $100+ million budget, and advanced CNN’s shift to a multi-platform news organization. After 12+ years at CNN, she moved to Hawaiʻi in 2022 with her family. Soon after, she served as the Interim Executive Director and Executive in Residence of the Doris Duke Foundation’s Shangri La Museum. Meredith has also built and led digital teams at The Los Angeles Times, the Paris-based International Herald Tribune, and The New York Times. She is a former president of the board for the Online News Association, a former member of the Aspen Institute’s Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy, and of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center Commission on Misinformation. She was a fellow of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership program at Columbia University, and delivered the commencement address for her alma mater, the University Missouri School of Journalism. Meredith has delivered keynote talks around the world, been honored with the ONA Founder’s award and led teams that have won Pulitzers, Emmys, Peabodys and Webby awards. Her home base is in Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island, with her husband Naka Nathaniel and teenage son Kai.
Arrive at 11:30 am for fellowship and socializing prior to our 12:00 pm meeting start! Can't attend in person?
We have the technology! If you cannot attend in person, please plan to attend via Zoom. Did you know Zoom counts as an attendance or makeup?
Meeting ID: 441 754 8335
Passcode: Rotary22
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