Dr. Adrienne Dillard, Ph.D., M.S.W., L.S.W.
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Adrienne Dillard has served as the CEO of Kula no nā Po‘e Hawai‘i, serving the Native Hawaiian Homestead communities of Papakolea, Kewalo, and Kalawahine for over two decades. She is well-versed in community-based participatory research.
Dr. Dillard earned her Ph.D. in Social Welfare in 2018 from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health focusing on caregivers of kūpuna (elders) with age-related memory loss. She also holds both a Bachelor's and a Master's in Social Work from Hawai‘i Pacific University.
In addition to her role as CEO, Dr. Dillard is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Native Hawaiian Health. She is a member of the founder's circle of the Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Alliance and chairperson of the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO) Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Core, Community Advisory Action Committee.
Dr. Dillard is also an Advisory Committee Member of the Resource Center for Native Aging and Disability from the Native American Resource Center on American Aging and a consultant for the National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Equity Research (CEDER). She is the board chair for Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA), a nonprofit organization that assists low—and moderate-income families in achieving economic self-sufficiency. Additionally, she serves as a board member of the City and County of Honolulu, Neighborhood Board #12, representing the community of Pauoa Valley, HI.
Her extensive experience and commitment to the community has made her an influential advocate for Native Hawaiian health and well-being.