STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3815

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 447, 448, 449, 450

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 447, 448, 449, and 450, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission

G.M. No. 447

MARY BEGIER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010;

G.M. No. 448

PETER LARRY ROSEGG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2006;

G.M. No. 449

PETER LARRY ROSEGG,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and

G.M. No. 450

LORI VOGEL THOMAS,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010,

begs leave to report as follows:

MARY BEGIER is the principal broker, owner, and realtor of Mary Begier Realty in Hilo. She is active in attending courses and programs to maintain her real estate license and to keep up with the latest real estate trends and matters of community importance. Ms. Begier is a member of the Honolulu Board of Realtors, the Hawaii Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. She is a member of the Junior League of Honolulu, the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay, the Rural South Hilo Community Association, and the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce.

Your Committee received testimony in support of Ms. Begier's nomination to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission to represent the County of Hawaii from the Office of the Chancellor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, the Honolulu Board of Realtors, the Hawaii Association of Realtors, and three individuals.

Your Committee finds Ms. Begier's career and volunteer experiences have provided her with the abilities of strategic planning, accountability, and various styles of compromise that are necessary to accomplish goals. Her abilities will be an asset to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

PETER LARRY ROSEGG is a Senior Communications Consultant at the Hawaiian Electric Company. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University and his Master of Arts in Asian Studies and Master in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Before working at the Hawaiian Electric Company, Mr. Rosegg was an independent freelance public relations consultant and practitioner at PR.PR Peter Rosegg Public Relations and Vice President at Starr Seigle Communications. He also spent several years at the Honolulu Advertiser where he was a general assignment reporter and eventually the Capitol Bureau Chief for the paper, and has taught several courses at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hawaii Pacific University. Mr. Rosegg's community involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, the Hawaii International Film Festival, and the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education, among other numerous organizations and clubs.

Your Committee received testimony in support of Mr. Rosegg's nomination to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission for a term ending June 30, 2006 and a second term ending June 30, 2010 from the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse Legal Hotline, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, PBS Hawaii, and twenty individuals.

Your Committee finds that Mr. Rosegg has demonstrated cooperative leadership, communication skills, and marketing expertise that will be an asset for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

LORI VOGEL THOMAS is a volunteer fundraiser who is licensed to practice law in Indiana, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. She received her Bachelor in Science from Indiana Central University and her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Indiana University School of Law. Ms. Thomas is a member of various state bar associations and the American Bar Association, and has been involved in the community through her service with Child and Family Service, the Hawaii Opera Theatre, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Manoa Valley Theatre Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of Ms. Thomas' nomination to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission from Child and Family Service, the Hawaii Opera Theatre, and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that Ms. Thomas' legal background and her experience as a volunteer fundraiser will be an asset for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Media, Arts, Science, and Technology,

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair