Wahine Rising is a 30-hour leadership program created to help elevate our future women leaders. This program focuses on potential women leaders looking to build core competencies. Through facilitated classes and our Mink Wahine Leadership events, the women will learn about various leadership issues and topics that are relevant to their personal and professional development.

Benefits

  • Takeaway tips from featured Subject Matter Experts and Guest Speakers

  • Gain valuable insights and knowledge in a variety of topics relevant to professional women

  • Learn from and be inspired by women entrepreneurs, business owners, and community leaders

  • Network with attendees

  • Healthy meals are catered by local small businesses for in-person events.

Cohort 5 key dates

  • Application Portal Opens: Saturday, 7/1/23 | 12:00a

  • Application Deadline: Monday, 9/4/23 | 12:00a

  • Wahine Rising Orientation: Thursday, 10/5/23 | 9:00a - 11:30a at MCBL

  • Wahine Forum Conference: Friday, 10/27/23 | 8:00a-4:30p at Hilton Hawaiian Village

  • Building Your Confidence: Thursday, 11/2/23 | 9:00a – 11:30a at MCBL

  • Wahine Rising Coffee Hour: Book: Pt. 1 Thursday, 11/16/23 | 5:30p – 7:30p at MCBL

  • Mink Wahine Leadership Series: Holiday Pau Hana Thursday, 12/7/23 | 5:30p - 7:30p at Fuller Hall

  • Wahine Rising Coffee Hour: Book : Part 2 Thursday, 1/11/24 | 5:30p - 7:30p at MCBL

  • Building Your Leadership Capacity: Thursday, 1/25/24 | 9:00a - 11:30a at MCBL

  • Mink Wahine Leadership Series: Thursday, 2/8/24 | 11:30a - 1:00p at Fuller Hall

  • Wahine Rising Coffee Hour: Book 2: Part 1 Thursday, 2/22/24 | 5:30p - 7:30p at MCBL

  • Building Your Future Network: Thursday, 3/14/24 | 9:00a - 11:30a at MCBL

  • Wahine Rising Coffee Hour: Book 2: Part 2 Thursday, 4/4/24 | 5:30p - 7:30p at MCBL

  • Mink Wahine Leadership Series: Thursday, 5/2/24 | 11:30a - 1:00p at Fuller Hall

  • Wahine Rising Graduation: Wednesday, 5/14/24 | 5:30a - 7:30p at Fuller Hall

Meet Cohort 5

 
 

  • Jessica Lum - Program Manager | Stanford University

  • Jeannette Menor - Superintendent of Construction Management & Inspection | Hawaiian Electric Company

  • Stace Okazaki - Relationship Officer | Hawaii National Bank

  • Rachel Ono - Supervisor, HR Service Center | Hawaiian Electric Company

  • Tia Rosehill - Assistant VP, Paraplanner | Central Pacific Bank

  • Pili Valderrama - Payments Assisted Manager | Hawaii National Bank

  • Maya Ward - Lead Data Scientist | Booz Allen Hamilton

  • RickiLee Yeboah - NP Residency Program Manager | Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center 

  • Harmonie Ahuna - Manager | Teach for America

  • Cherish Balgos - Manager | Hawaiian Electric Company

  • Sarah Berg - Project Manager | Hawaii National Bank

  • Kacie Bergantinos - AVP & Relationship Officer | Hawaii National Bank

  • Sarah Black - Data Scientist | Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Leonora Char - Finance Manager| Hawaiian Telcom

  • Hazel Go - Associate and Project Architect | WCIT Architecture

  • Marissa Gordon - Program Manager | Hoʻōla Nā Pua

  • Jamie Hong - Co-Owner | Pop Creative Media

  • Yvonne Jones - Senior Mangerial Consultant | Kaiser Permanente

  • Mathilda Kalohelani - Clinical Operations Analyst | Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center

Wahine Rising program 2024-2025

Application Portal Opens July 1, 2024

Program starts October 2024 to May 2025

Cost $1,000

  • Includes three class sessions

  • Includes three Mink Wahine Leadership Series Events

  • Includes four Wahine Rising Coffee Hours

  • Includes one Mink Wahine Pau Hana networking event

  • Includes one ticket to Hawaii Business Magazine - Wahine Forum Conference

All Wahine Rising events are held at YWCA O'ahu, at the Patsy T. Center for Business & Leadership (MCBL), and Elizabeth Fuller Hall

Classes are from 9:00a - 11:30a in MCBL. Mink Wahine Leadership Series events are from 11:30a -1:00p.

Deadline to Register: September 9, 2024

Interested in applying for Wahine Rising Cohort 6?

 
 
 

MCBL is proud to be the special non-profit partner at the Wahine Forum Conference, Hawaii's largest leadership and career development conference in the state of Hawaii. The conference is attended by Hawaii's top female executives, female entrepreneurs, up-and-coming female leaders, and women intent on advancing their careers. 

 

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