EDUCATION

B.S. from the University of Hawaii, Spring 1974

College of Tropical Agriculture, Department of Human Development
Graduated with highest honors
M.S. from Michigan State University, Spring 1976

College of Human Ecology, Department of Family & Child Ecology
Major: Community Services
Minors: Business Management and Labor & Industrial Relations

M.L.I.R. from Michigan State University, Winter 1981
School of Labor & Industrial Relations
Ph.D. from Michigan State University, Winter 1986
College of Human Ecology, Department of Family & Child Ecology
Recipient of the Competitive Minority Doctoral Fellowship, Fall 1980

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RECENT WORK EXPERIENCES

January, 1986 to June, 1987 -- Temporary Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Resources at the University of Hawaii. During this period, I taught 3 sections of Group Leadership every semester.

July, 1987 to April, 1990 -- Assistant Extension Specialist in Community Leadership in the Department of Human Resources at the University of Hawaii.

May, 1990 to May, 1992 -- Assistant Extension Specialist in Agricultural Leadership in the Department of Human Resources at the University of Hawaii.

June, 1992 -- Promoted to Associate Extension Specialist in Agricultural Leadership

June, 1996 -- Promoted to Full Extension Specialist in Agricultural Leadership

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WORK PRODUCED

Publications and Videos:

Ching, Donna. Meeting Focus: Understanding the Importance of Content Focus and Process Focus, First in a Series of Instructional Videos on Designing Successful Meetings. Honolulu, HI: HITAHR, University of Hawaii, 1989.

Ching, Donna. Meeting Roles: The Roles of Facilitator, Recorder and Participant in Facilitative Meetings, Second in a Series of Instructional Videos on Designing Successful Meetings. Honolulu, HI: HITAHR, University of Hawaii, 1990.

Ching, Donna. Unit I - Meeting Focus: Content and Process, A Participant's Guide to accompany the video, "Meeting Focus." Honolulu, HI: HITAHR Information Text Series 040, University of Hawaii, 1991.

Ching, Donna. Unit II - Meeting Roles: Facilitator, Recorder and Participant, A Participant's Guide to accompany the video, "Meeting Roles." Honolulu, HI: HITAHR Information Text Series 041, University of Hawaii, 1991.

Utilization of Publications and Videos Outside the State:

The videos and accompanying guides have been requested by extension personnel and other individuals from sixteen states and these foreign countries: Australia, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Samoa.

Work in process:
Ching, Donna. A Concise Guide to Facilitating Strategic Thinking and Planning. 156 pp.

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WORKSHOPS DESIGNED/FACILITATED OUTSIDE HAWAII

May 30-31, 1991 (Guam) and June 3-4, 1991 (Pohnpei) - Agricultural Development in the American Pacific (ADAP) Administrator's Workshop on, "Designing Successful Meetings" - co-trainer of workshop.

January 20-23, 1992 - Western Regional Development Center Workshop on, “Facilitating Strategic Management,” held in Seattle, Washington - was part of the team of trainers who designed the workshop.

May 18-20, 1992 - Oregon Start University Extension Service, “Strategic Planning Conference,” held in Salem, Oregon - facilitated large group sessions and supervised a team of facilitators.

May 21, 1992 - Oregon State University, Department of Horticulture, “The Use of Facilitation in an Academic Context,” held in Corvallis, Oregon - guest speaker for departmental seminar.

September 14-15, 1992 - USDA, “Facilitation Training,” held in Washington, D.C. - co-trainer for workshop.

August 30-31, 1995 - “Facilitating Strategic Thinking and Planning: The Two Day Retreat Format” held in Charters Towers, Queensland - trainer for workshop provided for Landcare and DPI personnel and landholders.

SABBATICAL LEAVE IN AUSTRALIA, September 1993 to February 1994

October 26, 1993 - Presentation to Class 1 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program.

November 16, 1993 - Facilitated evaluation session of “Focus on Fruits.”

November 24, 1993 - Facilitated strategic planning session with the University of Queensland, Rural Extension Center faculty.

December 2-3, 1993 - Presented “Effective Leadership Workshop” (unless otherwise indicated, all workshops were attended by staff from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and participants representing other organizations in Queensland and New South Wales).

December 6-7, 1993 - Presented workshop on “Facilitation Training.”

December 9-10, 1993 - Presented workshop on “Facilitation Training.”

January 24-25, 1994 - Presented workshop on “Facilitation Training” to Queensland Department of Primary Industries staff in Cairns.

January 31-February 1, 1994 - Presented workshop on “Facilitating Strategic Management.”

February 3-4, 1994 - Presented workshop on “Facilitating Strategic Management.”

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GRANTS and CONTRACTS

Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee contract for $25,000 to the Hawaii Agricultural Leadership Foundation, May 1988.

Western Rural Development Center grant for $7,000. Project Title: Facilitation Training for Extension Faculty, 1990-1991.

Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee contract for $25,000 to the Hawaii Agricultural Leadership Foundation, November 1989.

Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee contract for $25,000 to the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii, April 1991.

Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee contract for $20,000 to the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii, September 1993.

Community service (because of the number of items, this list only includes activities since I started in my position as the Ag Lead Specialist on May 1, 1990).

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Community organizations for which I facilitated or helped to design retreats:

Kokua Cooperative Board, July 11-12, 1998.
Catholic Charities Elderly Services, June 19, 1998.
Catholic Charities Elderly Services, July 18-19 and 25, 1997.
Hawaii Society for Respiratory Care Board, November 6-7, 1997.
University of Hawaii Alumni Association, September 12-13, 1997.
Community-Based Economic Development, DBEDT, November 21-22, 1996.
Ka'ala Cultural Learning Center, January 12-13, 1996.
Hawaii Foodbank, Strategic Planning Retreat, August 4-5, 1995.
The Early School, Annual Board/Staff Retreat, March 4, 1995.
Pacific Island Network, Strategic Planning Retreat, October 2, 1994.
The Early School, Annual Board Retreat, July 23, 1994.
Hokulani Elementary School, SCBM Group, Strategic Planning Retreat, January 16, 1993.
Po’ailani, Strategic Planning Retreat, December 4-5, 1992.
AIDS Consortium, Strategic Planning Retreat, September 1, 1992.
The Early School, Annual Board Retreat, August 15, 1992.
The Early School, Annual Board/Staff Retreat, February 8, 1992.
House of Representatives, Legislative Retreat, November 1-3 and December 13, 1991.
 

Prior to promotion
Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, April 24, 1991.
Parents and Children Together, Strategic Planning Retreat, April 6, 1991.
Hawaii Children's Campaign, February 15, 1991.
The Early School, Annual Board/Staff Retreat, February 9, 1991.
The Early School, Annual Board Retreat, August 8, 1990.
Developmental Disabilities Council, April 25, 1990.

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Community organizations for which I facilitated or helped to design programs:

Assisted Steering Committee of Air Cargo Symposium in developing problem solving sessions during their symposium, August 26 and September 4, 1998.

Molokai Committee to develop Empowerment Zone Proposal, July 1, 1998 and August 10, 1998.

Nutrition Licensure Committee, December 20, 1994.

KHON-TV 2, “A Time to Care,” segment on teenagers, June 18, 1994.

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program, 1994 Annual (International) Meeting, March 28-29, 1994.

Mayor Joanne Yukimura and staff, designing post-Iniki town meetings, summer 1993.

Lanai Community Association, December 14, 1992.

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Boards

Elected to the Board of Directors of Kokua Market Natural Foods Cooperative, 1997-present. Served on Personnel Committee, 1998. Serving on Membership Committee, 1997 to present.

Served on the Children's Community Council in 1996.
Serve on Hawaii Farm Bureau Scholarship Committee, 1993-present.

Helped establish and served as chairperson of the Hokulani School Community-based Management Board, 1992-1995.

Appointed to the Governor's Emergency Medical Services Board, 1986-1994. Secretary of the Board, 1989-91. Chair of the Board's Task Force on Public Information and Education, 1990-92.

Appointed to the Mayor’s Oahu Emergency Medical Services Council, 1992-1994.

Prior to promotion
Member of the Oahu Emergency Medical Services Council, 1988-1992
Served on the Board of Directors of the Early School, 1987-1990.

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Professional Organizations and Honor Societies

Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity, inducted in 1995.

Historian of Gamma Sigma Delta, Honorary Society of Agriculture, 1990-1992. Elected President, 1989-1990. Elected as Vice President, 1988-1989.

Prior to promotion
Newsletter Editor for the Hawaii Home Economics Association, 1989-1990.

Served on Hawaii Home Economics Association Selection Committee for New Achiever's Award, 1989.

Membership Chairperson of the Hawaii Council on Family Relations, 1987-1988.

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