Board of Directors
Front Row left to right: Russell Lum, Walter Wong, Derek Brow, Dave Andrews, Kirk Horiuchi, Nick Yamasaki, Ron Romano
Back Row left to right: Mike Yani, Donna Ede, Shari Fujita, Kaleena Fryer, Chris Scharein, Christine Watanabe, Jamie Madriaga, Nancy Kelly, Bruce Nagel (not shown Connor Hyde)
Russell Lum, President
Russell holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Hastings College of Law and is theVice President and Deputy Legal Division Manager at the Bank of Hawaii. Previously, he has held prominent positions at notable financial institutions including Central Pacific Bank, City Bank and Bank of America. He is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and has also served as a board member for the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section since 2008.
Bruce Nagel, Vice President
Bruce held the position of General Manager and Director of Tennis at the Kailua Racquet Club for 27 years. At the facility, he led the club to the highest member retention and growth rate in its history. Bruce has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa and was awarded the Sportsmanship Award by the university's tennis department.
Donna Ede, Secretary
Donna is a retired teacher and health education specialist with more than forty years of experience instructing at both private and public schools. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master's in Education degrees from Pacific University in Oregon. Outside of her professional achievements, Donna has been actively involved in various sports and education-related organizations, including the Hawaii After School Alliance and the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section's Youth Tennis Committee.
Shari Fujita, Treasurer
Shari is a Certified Public Accountant with an extensive background in financial management in the hospitality industry. She is currently employed as Controller at Pulama Lanai in downtown Honolulu. Shari spent 3 years at Aqua-Aston Hospitality as their Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, she worked for the Outrigger Enterprises Group as the Vice President of Accounting. Shari earned her Bachelor's degree in Finance from Indiana University and has served on the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section's Board of Directors since 2013.
Walter Wong, Section Delegate
Walter is a retired Certified Public Accountant with over thirty years of financial management experience at the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Hawaii. He has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Walter has generously dedicated his time to the USTA Hawaii Pacific Section by serving on the Board of Directors since 1999, holding previous positions as Treasurer, Section Delegate, Vice President and President.
Michael Yani, Director at Large
Michael is a former professional tennis player with a career-high ATP world singles ranking of 143. He has played in all four Grand Slam tournaments multiple times during his ten-year tennis career. Today, he is a Corporate Real Estate Asset Manager at the Bank of Hawaii and manages 400-thousand square feet of office and retail space. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Duke University
Dave Andrews, Director at Large
Dave is a retired Lt. Colonel for Hawaii Air National Guard. Dave is currently an airline pilot Captain at Hawaiian Airlines. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from United States Naval Academy in 1982 and earned his MBA from Southern New Hampshire University in 1988. Dave has an extensive tennis resume, he was a former Assistant NCAA Div. 1 coach at USNA and University of West Florida. While at USNA, he Captained and led the team at #1 singles. He has received Hall of Fame awards at the 1982 United States Naval Academy Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2017 was inducted into the USTA HPS Hall of Fame.
Kaleena Fryer, Director at Large
Kaleena began working at Hallmark Cards in 2015 overseeing seven stores within two areas, five in Hawaiian Islands and two in the Sacramento, CA area. She is now the Hawaii District Manager for Hallmark Cards overseeing five stores within the Hawaii market across three different islands. She is responsible to exceed store and district sales plans, control expenses and improve metrics in stores through leadership, development and coaching. Prior to working at Hallmark Cards Kaleena was employed at Apple Inc. in the position of Acting Business Manager at Apple Inc. and worked in the Apple Store Leader Program. She has received her Bachelor of Arts in Managerial and Religious Studies at University of Redlands and Masters in Management at Duke University.
Jamie Madriaga, Director at Large
Jamie is a Partner at a civil litigation law firm in downtown Honolulu who has been selected to the Hawaii Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list every year since 2017. She currently serves as a Vice-Chair for the American Bar Association Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee and was selected to be a Lawyer Delegate to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Conference. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and her Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys playing tennis at the Oahu Club.
Connor Hyde , Director at Large
Connor is a New Hampshire tennis state champion and #1 junior player. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Business from the University of Redlands, where he played four years of tennis. He spent three years as a tennis professional at Chatham Bars Inn Resort in Cape Cod prior to receiving his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Franklin Pierce University. Over the past 6 years he has held numerous physical therapy positions across the island and now works out of his company, Hyde Physical Therapy & Wellness.
Derek Brow, Director at Large
Derek is an attorney-advisor for the U.S. military at Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i. He advocates for clients in education law cases, and also provides legal assistance services in family law, immigration law, consumer finance matters, and wills & estate planning. Derek is also a Captain and Judge Advocate in the United States Army Reserve Component, currently assigned to Fort Shafter, Hawai‘i. He earned a Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a Master’s degree in Chinese Civil and Commercial Law from the Renmin University of China. Derek has competed in several tennis tournaments and leagues in Hawai‘i, and has also worked as a tennis instructor at the Nick Bolletierri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Kirk Horiuchi, Director at Large
Kirk has played tennis almost all his life, participating in USTA sanctioned junior tournaments since the age of 9, playing high school tennis on the Big Island and USTA leagues since he was in college at UH Manoa, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance. He also has his MBA from UC Berkeley and is a licensed real estate broker and a former CPA. Kirk works at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation where he is the senior director of asset management – Hawaii real estate.
Community Tennis Organization Delegates
Kris Oyama, Maui
Kris is a retired fire captain for the County of Maui. She became involved in tennis as a teenager, helping in the construction of a tennis court at her parents’ home. She played USTA league tennis since 1993 and has been involved in the Maui Community Tennis Organization as treasurer and delegate. Kris enjoys competing in tennis at the World Pllice and Fire Games, and playing in mixed leagues with her grandson.
Christine Watanabe, Kauai
is passionate about tennis having found the sport later in life. After returning to Kaua`i, her goal is to get more participation in tennis on the island. Last Labor Day she ran the first tournament on Kaua`i since COVID, and plans on working with fellow Kaua`i tennis enthusiasts to plan more tennis tournaments and activities on Kaua`i. She has played in USTA leagues since 2008 and was able to represent Hawaii in the NTRP tournament in 2019.
Nancy Kelly, East Hawaii
Nancy retired from the County of Hawaii in 2018 as the Budget Administrator. She has been involved in league tennis in East Hawaii for over 25 years and has been on the local board since 2006. She is currently the chair of the East Hawaii Community Tennis Organization.
Nick Yamasaki, West Hawaii
BIO pending
Adult Competition Committee
Chair and Board Liaison - Bruce Nagel Oahu
Derek Brow - Oahu
Albert Murata - West Hawaii
Adult League Committee
Chair and Board Liaison - Nancy Kelly East Hawaii
Dave Okamura - East Hawaii
Christine Watanabe - Kauai
Jane SakakiharaMaui
Corey Au - Oahu
Laura Shimada - Oahu
Youth Tennis Committee
Chair and Board Liaison - Hendrik Bode - Oahu
Ikaika Jobe - Oahu
Nick Yamasaki - West Hawaii
Barbara Wallace - Maui
Mike Shima - Oahu
Jamie Delacruz Oahu -
Karen Dodo - East Hawaii