Awards

Hawai’i Agriculture GoFarm Hawai’i University of Hawai’i GoFarm Hawai‘i (GFH) is transforming the agricultural landscape in Hawai‘i through education, business assistance, ongoing support, and collaboration. The program provides hands-on training and expert guidance in crop production, farm business management, and market access, equipping aspiring farmers with the skills needed for sustainable and profitable operations. Through … Read more

Nancy Ooki Associate Extension Agent College of Tropical Agriculture and Human ResilienceUniversity of Hawai‘i at Mānoa As the 4-H and Youth Development Associate Extension Agent in Maui County, Nancy Ooki developed the PONO (Preparing Our Neighbors and ‘Ohana) project to strengthen community-based disaster preparedness by focusing on middle and high school youth and grown it … Read more

Small Farms Network University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources The UC ANR Small Farms Network serves as an information hub connecting small-scale farms to research and education resources eight primary languages (Chinese, English, Hmong, Iu-Mien, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, and Vietnamese). Working collaboratively with beginning, immigrant, and refugee farmers, the team develops and disseminates produce … Read more

John Gregory Souza, Jr., LMFT, DMFT University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dr. John Souza, Jr. is a licensed marriage and family therapist, educator, and community advocate who has dedicated his career to bridging people, ideas, and environments in the service of relational health and social resilience. As an Assistant Professor in the Human Development and … Read more

Lacee Boschetto Utah State University Dr. Lacee R. Boschetto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education at Utah State University. Lacee began her teaching career as a high school family and consumer sciences teacher for twelve years. Since 2016, Dr. Boschetto has served as a teacher educator in the … Read more

Melissa Price University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dr. Price teaches graduate and undergraduate students in natural resource management with a focus on wildlife management and environmental problem solving. She is passionate about helping students to identify the difference they want to make in the world, while equipping them with the skills needed to solve complex … Read more

Scot Hulbert Washington State University Dr. Scot H. Hulbert received his B.S. degree in horticulture from Washington State University, and his M.S. in vegetable crops, and Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California at Davis in 1987. He accepted a postdoctoral fellowship in biological sciences at Purdue University before joining the faculty of the … Read more