Robert T. (Tim) Guard

Tim Guard's lifelong residency in Hawaii has revolved around ocean related activities. As president of McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co., he presides over the state's largest and oldest stevedoring business. He earned his BA from the University of Southern California in International Relations and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam era, where his combat citations were the Bronze Star and Navy Commendation Medal. Guard's civic service leadership roles include the Hawaii Maritime Center, Outrigger Canoe Club and Honolulu Council of the Navy League, for which he currently serves as president. Prior to joining McCabe, he owned and operated his own executive recruiting company, Robert T. Guard & Associates.
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Peter H. Schall

Peter Schall is managing director of Hilton Hawaiian Village and a director of Hilton Hotels Corporation, overseeing general operations of Hilton's resorts in Hawaii. A three-decades-plus veteran of the hospitality industry, Schall was born and raised in Freudenstadt, Germany, graduating with honors from the Volksschule School for Hotel and Restaurant Administration. He helped steer Hilton Hawaiian Village through its $100-million renaissance in the late eighties. Long active in the Hawaii community, he serves on several boards besides PMLF, among them the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Aloha United Way and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.
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Darrell Metzger

Darrell Metzger is president and CEO of Pomare, Ltd., corporate office of Hilo Hattie, the world's largest manufacturer of Hawaiian, resort and casual fashions. He has a diverse background in managing and marketing world class attractions and special events in the US, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. A Hawaii resident since 1995, he has served as CEO of both Atlantis Adventures and Ocean Park Hong Kong and spent 10 years with the Walt Disney Company where he was involved in opening the Tokyo Disneyland. Metzger earned an MBA from California State University at Long Beach and presently serves on the boards of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, Hawaii Attractions Association and Hawaii Public Television Foundation as well as PMLF.
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Robert L. Moore

Bob Moore is general manager of the Hawaii Maritime Center, a non-profit subsidiary of the Bishop Museum which was built at Honolulu Harbor in the late eighties. A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he received his bachelor's degree in business, Moore is past general manager of Sea Life Park. He is a director of the Outrigger Canoe Club and former director of the Aloha Festivals, Windward YMCA and the Hawaii chapter of Pacific Area Travel Association, enjoying surfing and sailing as personal hobbies.
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Jeffrey Smith

Jeff Smith directs operations for Dolphin Quest Hawaii, based at Waikoloa, Hawaii. Born and raised in Southern California, Jeff's love of marine life dates to his early days of swimming and surfing at Newport Beach. Smith earned his bachelor's degree in Motion Picture Production (minoring in undersea photo technology) from Brooks Institute of Photographic Arts & Science in Santa Barbara. He has taught researchers and educators in Hawaii his photographic skills since 1982. He joined Dolphin Quest Hawaii in 1988 and still enjoys hands-on participation in the popular dolphin interactive program.
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Bruce Blankenfeld

Bruce Blankenfeld is a career stevedore whose love of the Pacific Ocean has literally taken him to its far corners. Born and raised in Honolulu, Bruce attended community college in California and Hawaii and was a firefighter with the Honolulu Police Department before joining McCabe Hamilton & Renny. As a founding member of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Bruce has made several historic open ocean trips from Hawaii, using natural sailing techniques in the tradition of the ancient Hawaiians. He has served PVS as crew member, fisherman, captain and most recently as navigator for the trip to Rapa Nui ("Easter Island.") Bruce's leisure interests also include outrigger canoe paddling and coaching, surfing and raising taro, fruit trees and vegetables.
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Stefanie Smart

Stefanie Smart has had two lifelong passions: Ocean activity and the performing arts. A descendent of King Kamehameha I, she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and since then, has studied acting with several prestigious companies. She's twice won her state's highest honors for excellence in theatre, for her performances as "Carrie" in Carousel and "Anna" in The King & I, and has guest starred on TV in programs such as "Baywatch Hawaii." A certified scuba diver, Stefanie also enjoys jet-skiing, water skiing, surfing, boogie boarding, Hawaiian canoe paddling as well as hiking, 4-wheeling and off-road motorcycling.
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George Atta

George Atta is vice president and chief community planner for Group 70 International where his coastal marine projects include the new master plan for Coconut Island. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the National Association of Environmental Professionals and the East West Center's Internationalization Forum. A certified environmental inspector with the Environmental Assessment Association, George has extensive experience in wetland delineation and policy, land planning, environmental assessments and coordination of community advisory groups and public meetings. A PhD candidate at the University of Hawaii, he speaks Japanese and earned his master's degree in planning from Harvard University.
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Warren Duryea

Born in Hawaii and raised in southern California, Warren Duryea is licensed as a CPA in both the Sunshine and Aloha States. Active in business for over 25 years, he was with Peat Marwick prior to opening his own accounting firm in downtown Honolulu. He has had a lifelong interest in water sports, principally swimming, and co-founded the Kailua Masters Swim Club. He also serves as Hawaii District president of the National Exchange Clubs, a community service organization.

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