Seven nonprofits have CFO of the Year finalists

Pacific Business News has selected 19 finalists for its CFO of the Year award based on their service to their companies and communities Seven of the 19 are from Hawaii nonprofit organizations and one will be named the 2009 CFO of the Year at the event on March 19. The seven nonprofit finalists are:

• Glenn Abe, Hale Makua (Kahului, Maui)
• James Z. Chen, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
• Joann C. Lumsden, Aloha United Way
• Lee Ann Matsuda, Easter Seals Hawaii
• Cindy Neeley, AlohaCare
• Deborah Perkins, The Arc of Hilo
• Jonathan "San" Vuong, Consuelo Foundation

Finalists from for-profit companies include:

• Elise Burkart, City Mill Co., Ltd.
• Norman T.S. Chong, Arcadia Retirement Residence
• Dean K. Hirata, Central Pacific Financial Corp.
• Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
• Sean McCully, Hagadone Printing Company
• Ronald T. Mitori, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
• Darryl S. Nakamoto, Hoku Scientific, Inc.
• Robyn Oshita-Vransevic, T&T Tinting Specialists, Inc.
• Howard S. Todo, University of Hawaii System
• Thomas A. Wellman, The Gas Company
• Tim H.T. Wong, Sopogy, Inc.
• Glenn Yamashita, Halekulani Corporation

The awards event, hosted by Leslie Wilcox, CEO of the nonprofit PBS Hawaii, will be from 5:15 to 8 p.m.  (program starts at 6 p.m.) on Thursday, March 19 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Waikiki. A pupu and no-host cocktail reception will follow the award presentation. Cost is $65 for those who register by March 9; $75 after that date, space permitting. Parking is free with validation. Click here to register online.