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 (May 2021):
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:
Serena Fukushima, Outreach and Education Specialist
Field Operations:
Adam Knox, Operations Manager
Shane Santos, Operations Support
Early Detection Specialists:
Forest Starr
Kim Starr
Community Coqui Control Program:
Susan Frett, Community Coqui Control Coordinator
Elizabeth Speith, Community Coqui Control Liaison
Carl Schwarz, Community Coqui Control Liaison
Little Fire Ant Field Crew:
Monte Tudor-Long, Crew Leader
Betsy Black
Joe Brower
Mikiʻala Puaʻa-Freitas
Coqui Field Crew:
Abe Vantze, Coqui Coordinator
Darrell Aquino, Crew Leader
Scott Winter, Crew Leader
Megan Archibald, Invasive Species Associate II
Kayani Singh, Invasive Species Associate I
Tyler Gagnon, Invasive Species Associate I
Danielle Higashi, Invasive Species Associate I
Savanna Valdez, Invasive Species Associate I
Teri Field, Program Assistant
Invasive Plant Field Crew:
Mike Ade, Plant Coordinator
Hāmākuapoko Crew:
Billy Pacheco
Ross Kamimoto
Hāna Miconia Crew:
Aja Akuna, Crew Leader
ʻImi Nelson, Crew Leader
Elroy Krause
Jesiah Malaikini
Aimoku Piʻimauna-Beck
Syrus Smith
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