Our custom organizational design, culture & change management, strategic alignment, and data-driven solutions infuse your community or place of work, learning, and gathering with unity, harmony, diversity, and belonging
We transform communities and places of work, learning, and gathering to Lōkahi Places, where unity, harmony, diversity, and belonging thrive. We do this by providing organizational strategies that unify and synchronize three key areas of culture & leadership, operations, and innovation.
OUR MISSION:
LŌKAHI - UNITY, HARMONY, AGREEMENT, ACCORD, UNISON
PONO - GOODNESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS, INTEGRITY, DOING WHAT’S RIGHT
LAULIMA - MANY HANDS WORKING TOGETHER IN COOPERATION, TEAMWORK
KAULIKE - EQUITY, JUSTICE, FAIRNESS
‘OHANA - FAMILY BEYOND BLOOD, COMMUNITY, TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER
OUR VALUES:
Meet Kathleen (she/her)
Kathleen has spent over two decades in Fortune 500 companies, Department of Defense, small to mid-size businesses, and non-profit organizations. As a technology and operations leader in different industries, Kathleen had the unique opportunity to experience a spectrum of team, company, and organizational cultures ranging from healthy and productive to dysfunctional and toxic. For much of her career, she championed and advocated for equitable, fair, and inclusive organizational practices that impacted historically underrepresented groups like women and people of color.
Kathleen founded Lōkahi Places because she recognizes the persistent challenges that organizations face in fostering healthy, positive, inclusive environments, which has proved to be even more challenging today. She realizes the urgency and need for younger generations like Gen Z to work, live, and gather in places that value their ever-increasing diversity. Kathleen understands the powerful interconnection between culture, leadership, operations, and innovation. She is passionate about working with communities, organizations, and teams to create healthy, harmonious, and inclusive cultures that reflect the Hawaiian concept of Lōkahi.
Kathleen is an engaging speaker, instructor, and facilitator. She holds a B.S. in Information Systems and professional certifications in Risk Management and Compliance (CRCMP), Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (CDP), Project Management (PMP), Business Process Management (BPM), and Business Intelligence (CBIP).
Meet Tammie (she/her)
Tammie has over fifteen years of highly-specialized experience providing critical social and counseling services to underrepresented populations. Tammie enjoys working with individuals and leaders on emotional intelligence (EQ), stress and burnout management, coping strategies, and inclusive practices in diverse communities. She is an inspirational advocate who manages programs that provide advocacy for fair and equitable treatment of Black and Brown communities, as well as those with physical and mental disabilities.
Tammie understands the importance of connecting with and meeting people wherever they are in their journey. In her career, she has worked closely with individuals who have suffered traumatic brain injuries (TBI), as well as those who are neurodivergent. As a skilled and compassionate counselor and coach, Tammie assesses behavioral patterns and uses empowerment and accountability techniques to develop more inclusive leaders and individuals.
Tammie holds an M.A. in Human Services and a B.S. in Criminal Justice. She is receiving her professional coaching certification from the World Coach Institute and she holds certificates in behavioral analysis and evaluations for TBI, PTSD, and other neurological conditions.
