Kupu, a conservation and youth education nonprofit organization, has hired and promoted the following:

>> Reina Mitsuda is transitioning from assistant manager of the Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program to program coordinator of its Community Program. Mi­tsuda holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and in environmental science with an emphasis in physics from the University of Redlands.

>> Kristina Kornegay is being promoted from assistant program manager to program manager of Kupu Aina Corps. Prior to Kupu, she spent five years working in education and nonprofits.

>> McKenna Noland is being promoted from program coordinator to assistant program manager of Kupu Aina Corps. Prior to joining Kupu, Noland worked for The Salvation Army as a case manager for its Community Assistance Center.

>> Jason Kamimoto is being promoted from program coordinator to assistant program manager of the Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program. Prior to Kupu, Kamimoto was a real estate appraiser. He spent the last several years on the mainland working in Austin, Texas, with Meals on Wheels.

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