ELIZABETH FIEN IS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Fien will be responsible for implementation and oversight of all aspects of the nonprofit group’s operation, including conservation, stewardship, development, external relations, governance and general management. She will also lead the organization as it prepares to celebrate Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park’s 100th anniversary in 2016. Fien is the first to hold the Executive Director position for Friends. FHVNP was previously managed by an all-volunteer board of directors. She has been with the organization since 2012 and previously served as its Education & Development Coordinator and Director of Development. Since her tenure with FHVNP, Fien has doubled the organization’s income, obtained over $140,000 in grants and formed a partnership with Volcano House providing educational tours of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. She also established significant financial support from the Geist Foundation and several other foundations for the park’s Youth Ranger Internship program. Fien brings to FHVNP a 20-year track record of successful leadership, management and fundraising. She spent the early part of her career in legal health care management with Rocky Mountain Health Care Corporation in Denver. After moving to Hawai`i in 1995, she worked as a nonprofit consultant raising funds for Bridge House, Friends of Waimanalo Library and Waimanalo Health Center, where she served as Board President from 2007-2009. “I am humbled and honored to help lead and collaborate on the important work that lies ahead for the Friends – an organization that has made such a difference to all of us who love Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park and this part of Hawai`i,” Fien said. “With ambitious goals to engage more youth in the park, balance the visitor experience and use with resource protection, and strengthen community involvement and support, the Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park is an exciting place to be as we approach the park’s centennial.”
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:28:49 +0000
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