Photograph courtesy of M Weinhouse.

Founded in 2015

President
Sally Clemens
and husband Jim have resided in Lānaʻi since 1995.  They have become very involved in the community volunteering on numerous boards.  Sally is presently the President of MKCF and one of the founding members of MKCF.

Secretary
Ernie von Simson
and his wife Naomi were partners in two technology think tanks serving the F200 which they subsequently sold. Ernie is currently involved with several non profit organizations including MKCF, the Mount, and the LaGuardia Foundation.

Treasurer
Victoria Larsen
divides her time between Lānaʻi and California. She has been a member of the Lānaʻi ʻOhana since 1995 and puts her skillset to work on various boards and fundraising efforts to benefit the community.  Victoria is a founding member of the MKCF Board.​

Director
David Green
and wife Caron retired from Eli Lilly in Indianapolis and with a leap of faith moved to Lānaʻi in 2010. We have been on numerous Maui County Boards and were Founding Members of MKCF with the Clemens.

Katherine (Kathy) Knapp and family have been coming to Lānaʻi since 2005 and enjoying a Koele home since 2014. Katherine and husband Bill joined MKCF in 2020. The Knapp’s were attracted to MKCF by its community projects that directly impacted Lānaʻi in meaningful ways. Katherine joined the Board in 2022. Both Knapp’s are retired and also spend time in northern California.

Erin St. John Kelly, her husband, and two daughters have been coming to Lānaʻi since 2000. She joined the MKCF in the winter of 2022. She is the director of external relations for the Westminster Economic Development Initiative in Buffalo, NY.