Who We Are
The Maui Invasive Species Committee works to control the high-threat invasive species that are feasible to eradicate or contain based on their distribution and resources available. Our Committee helps prioritize target species for control operations and provides expertise on effective survey and control techniques and reporting. The Committee includes scientists and resource managers from state, county, federal, and private organizations.
Funding:
The Maui Invasive Species Committee receives funding from a variety of sources, including: County, State, Federal, local businesses, private foundations, and private individuals. Funding received also supports work by the Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC), which has a staff of five.
If you would like to support MISC, click the Donate link at the top of the page. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Staff (April 2020):
MISC has four field crews focused on specific target species, an outreach and education team, and management and administrative staff to provide project oversight, secure funding, and track and analyze progress. Some staff are part-time.
Management:
Adam Radford, Manager
Elizabeth Anderson, Program Specialist
Brooke Mahnken, Data Analyst & GIS Specialist
Stephanie Miller, Data and Program Associate
Erin Johnson, Program Support
Education & Outreach:
Lissa Strohecker, Outreach and Education Specialist
Field Operations:
Adam Knox, Operations Manager
Shane Santos, Operations Support
Early Detection Specialists:
Forest Starr
Kim Starr
Community Engagement Program:
Susan Frett, Community Engagement Coordinator
Beth Speith, Coqui Community Engagement Liaison
Ant Field Crew:
Monte Tudor-Long, Crew Leader
Betsy Black
Joe Brower
Mikiʻala Puaʻa-Freitas
Coqui Field Crew:
Abe Vandenberg, Coqui Coordinator
Darrell Aquino, Crew Leader
Scott Winter, Crew Leader
Megan Archibald
Teri Green
Jaxon Naiditch
Kayani Singh
Plant Field Crew:
Mike Ade, Plant Coordinator
Aja Early, Crew Leader (Miconia)
Imi Nelson, Crew Leader (Miconia)
Keli’i Dias
Ross Kanimoto
Elroy Krause (Miconia)
Jesiah Malaikini (Miconia)
Edmund Oliveira (Miconia)
Billy Pacheco
Aimoku Piimauna-Beck (Miconia)
MISC Committee Members:
Chair: Fern Duvall, Ph.D., DLNR-DLNR-Department of Forestry and Wildlife, Native Ecosystems Protection & Management
Vice-Chair: Marshall Loope, Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture
Hanna Mounce, Ph.D., Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project
Kerri Fay, The Nature Conservancy
Josh Atwood, Ph.D., DLNR/Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council
John Vetter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jeremy Gooding, National Park Service-Pacific Islands Exotic Plant Management Team
Jeffrey Mallinson, Haleakalā National Park
Bob Hobdy, Community Member, Retired DLNR
Dan Eisenberg, East Maui Watershed Partnership