Staff

Elizabeth Fien - President & CEO

 

Elizabeth is the first to hold the position of President & CEO for the Friends. FHVNP was previously managed by an all-volunteer board of directors. She has been with the organization since 2012 and previously served as its Education & Outreach Coordinator, Director of Development and Executive Director.

 

Elizabeth brings to the FHVNP a 25 year track record of successful leadership, management and fundraising. She spent the early part of her career in legal health care management with Rocky Mountain Health Care Corporation in Denver. After moving to Hawai‘i in 1995, she worked as a non-profit consultant raising funds for Bridge House, Friends of Waimanalo Library, and the Waimanalo Health Center, where she served as Board President from 2007-2009.

 

“I am humbled and honored to help lead and collaborate on the important work that lies ahead for the Friends – an organization that has made such a difference to all of us who love Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and this part of Hawai‘i,” Fien said. “With ambitious goals to engage more youth in the park, balance the visitor experience and use with resource protection, and strengthen community involvement and support, the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is an exciting place to be.”

 

Elizabeth lives in the Discovery Harbour subdivision and enjoys spending time with her son, daughter and 2 grandsons. She is passionate about the park, forest restoration and in her spare time enjoys fiction writing, designing, and making jewelry.