Our Team

DA BUX is a program of The Food Basket in partnership with the
Hawai‘i Good Food Alliance.

A photograph of The Hawaii Food Basket's Executive Director, Kristin Frost Albrecht.

Kristin Frost Albrecht

Executive Director

A photograph of DA BUX's Director of Healthy Food Access Initiatives, Chelsea Takahashi pictured standing in front of a professional looking van with Hawaii Food Basket graphics printed on it.

Chelsea Takahashi

Director of Healthy Food Access Initiatives

A photograph of DA BUX's Special Projects Manager and Accountant Mercy Nakayama. She's standing in front of a Hawaii Food Basket company van with professional graphics applied to it.

Mercy Nakayama

Senior Accountant

A photograph of DA BUX's Federal Grants Accounting Specialist and Data Analyst, Michael Wakimoto. He's standing in front of a Hawaii Food Basket company van with professional graphics applied to it.

Michael Wakimoto

Accounting & Data Specialist

A photograph of DA BUX's Digital Marketing, graphic design, and web development contractor, Mike Kong.

Mike Kong

Digital Marketing / Graphic Design & Web Development

A photograph of DA BUX's Communications Specialist, Robert Munoz standing in front of a large printed graphic of the DA BUX logo.

Robert Munoz

Communications Specialist

A photo of DA BUX Data Management Specialist, Megan Vertido standing in front of a large printed graphic of the DA BUX logo.

Megan Vertido

Data Management Specialist

 
 

DA BUX Ambassadors

Ambassadors assist partner food hubs with DA BUX implementation
and general operations.

Hunter Bock

Hana Farmers Market - Maui

Harmony Earehart

Oko’a Farms - Maui

Jade Hale

Kahumana Organic Farms - Oʻahu

Billie Jackson

Malama Kauaʻi

 
 
 
A photo of DA BUX team members sitting at an information table with printed DA BUX informational materials. There is a signup clipboard on the table in front of them.

While The Food Basket administers the statewide DA BUX program, we also serve as the food bank for Hawai‘i Island.

Find all our programs and services on our website:

A video of about The Hawaii Food Basket and and how it helps the community.