Staff

Donna has a degree in television production and was employed by the Denver NBC affiliate TV station. She has been with Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi eleven years handling daily operations of the Kona facility. As General Manager, she executes policies set by the Board of Directors.

Ms. Toledo programs and schedules Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi’s public access channels. She interacts with clients in accepting programs and fitting them into the program schedule She answers inquiries and complaints about Na Leo O Hawaii services, schedules and programming.

Ms. Garcia assists the Programming Coordinator in receiving and scheduling programs and in answering inquiries and complaints. She performs administrative tasks for the General Manager and on behalf of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Sergeant wears many hats – trainer/teacher, computer guru and equipment maintenance. Mr. Sergeant teaches classes in program production techniques and editing. He also maintains Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi’s server based playback system and oversees the equipment which clients can checkout.

Mr. Ka’ehu’ae’a is responsible for producing Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi’s outreach programming on the East side of the Island. This includes covering community events and activities, conducting tours of Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi and encouraging schools and the general public to use Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi facilities.

Mr. Maffit started as a volunteer with Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi back in 2009. Bill is responsible for assisting in all technical aspects of Nā Leo O Hawaiʻi Television. In addition, Bill has 22+ yrs of broadcast radio and technical experience.

Maxima has 30 years of computer experience which includes training users, and software and hardware support. She teaches production classes, assists clients, and produces programs for Na Leo O Hawaii in Kona such as “Big Island Speaks Out” and other community programs.

Mr. Denecke a consultant of both the Hilo and Kona Offices, brings almost 30 years of television experience to the job, both in cable television and over-the-air broadcasting.