Ryan I. Yamane

Ryan I. Yamane DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Ryan I. YamaneDEMDemocrat American politician
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24
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HIResidence (state)

Ryan I. Yamane (born October 24, 1969) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from November 2004 to January 2023 representing District 37.Yamane was reelected to a two-year term in the 2022 Hawaiʻi House of Representatives election, but resigned on January 3, 2023 to accept an appointment in Governor Josh Green's cabinet. Gov. Green appointed Trish La Chica to the District 37 seat on February 15, 2023.

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Education18 - 18 of 16
Asian Institute of Management
Attended 2nd Strategic Disaster Risk Management and Leadership
2019
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Attended Negotiation
2019
United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization
Attended Nature-Cultural Linkages in Disaster and Resilience
2018
Center for Domestic Prepardness
Attended National Disaster Medical Team
2018
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Attended Climate Risk Management
2017
Stanford University
Attended Advanced Leadership Program
2015
Northwestern University
Attended Kellogg School of Management Executive Program
2011
United States Army War College
Attended Strategy Implementation Seminar
2011
Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership
Attended National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education
2011
University of California-Los Angeles, The Anderson School of Management
Attended Health Care Executive Program
2010
University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Certified Emerging Political Leaders Program
2010
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, School of Business and Management
Attended Public Relations/ Image Management
2008
US Army War College
Attended National Security Seminar
2007
University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration
MBA Business
2000 - 2002
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Social Work
MSW
1994 - 1996
University of Hawaii at Manoa
BA Psychology
1987 - 1995
Past Positions1 - 18 of 18
Representative
Hawaii State House of Representatives
2004 - 2023
Member
Waipahu District 22 Neighborhood Board
1999 - 2004
Former Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Majority Whip
Hawaii State House of Representatives
Mathematics Teacher
Building Industry Association of Hawaii
2016 - Current
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
Lecturer in Health Policy
Hawaii Pacific University
2011 - Current
Lecturer in Social Work
Apprenticeship Program, Honolulu Community College
2009 - Current
Clinical Director
Ho'okupono Program for Adolescent Treatment
1998 - 2006
Fellow
Pacific Century
2006
Fellow
Flemming Leadership Institute
2006
Mental Health Specialist IV
Child and Family Service
1997 - 2000
Therapist
Child and Family Service
1997 - 1999
Care Coordinator
State of Hawaii, Hale Kipa Incorporated
1991 - 1998
Social Worker III
State Department of Health
1996 - 1998
Former Social Worker
Queen's Medical Center
Other Experience1 - 30 of 30
Chair
Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
2016 - 2018
Instructional Facilitator
American Red Cross Services to the Armed Services
2016 - Current
Instructor Facilitator
Mental Health First Aid Hawaii
2015 - Current
Participant
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program/Executive Education, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership
2011
Disaster Mental Health Volunteer
American Red Cross Hawaii
2003 - Current
Advisory Board Member
Waipahu High School Academy of Natural Resources
Former Community Volunteer
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Former Major
Civil Air Patrol
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
Citizen Police Academy, Honolulu Police Department
Former Volunteer
American Red Cross
Former Volunteer
Medical Reserves Corps
Member
Hawaii Interagency Climate Adaptation Committee
Chair
Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Member
Higher Education & Technology Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Member
Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Member
Culture, Arts, & International Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Former Chair
Transportation Committee, Hawaii State House Representatives
2013 - 2015
Former Chair
Health Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2009 - 2012
Former Vice Chair
Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
2011 - 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
Former Chair
Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Water and Land Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
Former Member
Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives
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