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Ryan Yamane's Biography

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Full Name:

Ryan I. Yamane

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Jennifer; 2 Children: Daniel, Gavan

Birth Date:

10/24/1969

Birth Place:

Honolulu, HI

Home City:

Waipahu, HI

Religion:

Christian

Attended, 2nd Strategic Disaster Risk Management and Leadership, Asian Institute of Management, 2019

Attended, Negotiation, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, 2019

Attended, National Disaster Medical Team, Center for Domestic Prepardness, 2018

Attended, Nature-Cultural Linkages in Disaster and Resilience, United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization, 2018

Attended, Climate Risk Management, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2017

Attended, Advanced Leadership Program, Stanford University, 2015

Attended, Kellogg School of Management Executive Program, Northwestern University, 2011

Attended, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, 2011

Attended, Strategy Implementation Seminar, United States Army War College, 2011

Attended, Health Care Executive Program, University of California-Los Angeles, The Anderson School of Management, 2010

Certified, Emerging Political Leaders Program, University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, 2010

Attended, Public Relations/ Image Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management, 2008

Attended, National Security Seminar, US Army War College, 2007

MBA, Business, University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration, 2000-2002

MSW, University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Social Work, 1994-1996

BA, Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1987-1995

Former Majority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 37, 2004-2023

Candidate, Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 37, 2022

Member, Waipahu District 22 Neighborhood Board, 1999-2004

Member, Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present

Member, Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present

Chair, Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present

Member, Higher Education & Technology Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2021-present

Former Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Hawaii State House Representatives, 2013-2015

Former Vice Chair, Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2011-2012

Former Chair, Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2009-2012

Former Member, Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force, 2008-2010

Former Chair, Tourism and Culture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2006-2008

Former Vice Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 2005-2007

Mathematics Teacher, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, 2016-present

Lecturer in Health Policy, Hawaii Pacific University, 2011-present

Lecturer in Social Work, Apprenticeship Program, Honolulu Community College, 2009-present

Former Social Worker, Queen's Medical Center

Adjunct Lecuturer, University of Phoenix, 2014-2016

Instructor in Business Education, Hawaii Pacific University, 2008-2015

Lecturer in Family Resources, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program, 2009-2015

Fellow, Flemming Leadership Institute, 2006

Clinical Director, Ho'okupono Program for Adolescent Treatment, 1998-2006

Fellow, Pacific Century, 2006

Mental Health Specialist IV, Child and Family Service, 1997-2000

Therapist, Child and Family Service, 1997-1999

Social Worker III, State Department of Health, 1996-1998

Care Coordinator, State of Hawaii, Hale Kipa Incorporated, 1991-1998

Instructional Facilitator, American Red Cross Services to the Armed Services, 2016-present

Instructor Facilitator, Mental Health First Aid Hawaii, 2015-present

Disaster Mental Health Volunteer, American Red Cross Hawaii, 2003-present

Former Volunteer, American Red Cross

Former Volunteer, Citizen Police Academy, Honolulu Police Department

Former Major/Volunteer, Civil Air Patrol

Former Community Volunteer, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Member, Hawaii Interagency Climate Adaptation Committee

Former Member, Hawaii Workforce Development Council

Former Member, Leeward Oahu Lion's Club

Former Member, Board of Managers, Leeward Young Men's Christian Association

Former Volunteer, Medical Reserves Corps

Advisory Board Member, Waipahu High School Academy of Natural Resources

Chair, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2016-2018

Participant, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership, 2011

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Farm Bureau, 2016; Advocate of the Year, BIA-Hawaii, 2015; Legislative Advocacy Award, Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians, 2014; Legislative Advocacy Award, Hawaii Civil Air Patrol, 2014; State Representative of the Year, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, 2012 and 2011; State Representative of the Year Award, Hawaii Dietetic Association, 2012; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Medical Association, 2012 and 2009; Distinguished Service Award, Hawaii Dietetic Association, 2012; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association, 2011; Legislative Recognition, Honolulu Fire Department, 2010; Legislator of the Year, Hawaii Dental Association, 2010; University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene Appreciation Award, 2009

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