Todd Cullison

Aloha, I am Todd Cullison. I have over 25 years in non-profit management with the majority concentrated on environmental restoration and education. I started my rewarding tenure as the Executive Director of the Hawai‘i Nature Center in August 2019 but have been connected to HNC for many years because my son attended when he was younger. Prior to this, I spent three years as the Director of Development at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. From 2006-2016 I was the Executive Director of Hui o Ko‘olaupoko, a non-profit working in windward O‘ahu to protect ocean health by restoring the ‘āina: mauka to makai. Before my relocation with my family to Hawai‘i, I worked for nearly six years with five community groups on the north Oregon Coast focusing on salmon habitat restoration, community engagement and environmental education.

During college at Washington State University, I was a project leader/manager for four years at the Center for Environmental Education delivering K-12 classroom and in-the-field environmental education and implementation of stream restoration. This was my introduction to the power of environmental education and the importance connecting students to nature.

When I am not working, I spend time outdoors mountain biking and kiteboarding, working in my shop restoring vintage Japanese and British motorcycles or filling my time with the never ending list of home projects suggested by my wife.