YP Wahine Presents: Confidence Building in a Male Dominated Industry Sponsored by Aloha Termite and Pest Control

Unfortunately, this event is sold out. Walk-ins will not be accepted on the day of the event.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new program, YP Wahine! 

The YP Wahine program is focused on supporting females with professional development tools and by creating a network of individuals who lift each other up. We aim to empower our members with skills building sessions and provide a safe space for members to share their challenges and learn from each other.

Last summer, we surveyed our members and the #1 topic of interest amongst our female members was CONFIDENCE BUILDING. Based on the survey responses many of you shared that you specifically want advice on working in a male-dominated industry. 

Join us to hear our panel of wahine leaders, Christine Camp, Cheryl Cross, and Tierra Covington, on the topic of Confidence Building in a Male Dominated Industry.  Learn tips on confidence building which can be applied to all industries from these boss babes and so much more!

Registration includes one drink ticket and light pupus. Additional food and beverages are available to be purchased from Dave & Busters.


Christine Camp
President & CEO
Avalon Group

Christine Camp is CEO Avalon Group (Avalon Development, Avalon Commercial, Avalon Realty, ARES Construction) a real estate development, investment and services company that she founded in 1999.  Avalon’s mission is to create better communities where Hawaii can live, work, learn and play.  Avalon has developed close to 1,000 homes, 5 schools, and 200 acres of industrial and commercial properties in Hawaii. Through its development arm Avalon Development Company Avalon has been actively developing residential, commercial and industrial projects including completions of 18 projects in West Oahu, most of them industrial and mix use projects.  Avalon’s robust industrial development activities include the development of Kapolei Business Park Ph. II (54 acres), Kapolei Business Park West (123acres), Sugar Mill Industrial Park/Mill Town Industrial Park Ph. 3 (15 acres), Leowahine Industrial Center, Kapolei Enterprise Center, and the Carpenters Training Facility.  Avalon is actively developing approximately 450,000 sf of industrial centers in Kapolei, Ewa and Koa Ridge.  Avalon completed 7000 Hawaii Kai, with 269 units.  It was the first family rental housing project in Hawaii Kai with Hanwha, a multinational Korean Conglomerate and successfully converted to market condominiums and affordable rentals for which she won developer of the year from NAIOP, Building Industry Association and General Contractors Association.

Christine has served on the boards of HCDA responsible for Kakaako’s redevelopment, on the board of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) whose mission is to fund affordable housing and make liquidity available for housing.    Christine has won many accolades over the years for her work and leadership in the community, including women leader of the year, young community leader of the year, and developer of the year by the YWCA, Pacific Business News, and the BIA, respectively.  Christine chaired Counselor of Real Estate in Hawaii and won a national award for creative problem solving.  She currently chair ULI’s Small Scale Development Council.  Christine has been on the board of Central Pacific Bank (NYSE: CPF) for 18 years, and have served as the board chairwoman of the state’s Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and the chairwomen of the Honolulu Police Commission.  Christine says that the most satisfying work recently has been to provide Avalon’s development and construction management services free of charge to Hale Kipa and the Institute of Human Services to actively provide solutions to our housing and homeless crisis.

Christine received her degree in business management from the Hawaii Pacific University, and is a CRE, CCIM and a licensed broker in the state of Hawaii.

Cheryl Cross
Principal Consultant
C.A. Cross & Associates

Cheryl Cross is the owner of C.A. Cross & Associate, LLC in Hawaii.  She is a go-to independent consultant for corporations looking to streamline or grow their recruiting, retention and training efforts. Her clients range from Fortune 500 to strategic growth and non-profit medical and research organizations in Hawaii and on the US Mainland. Aside from her professional work, Cheryl serves in key civic volunteer roles including the State of Hawaii Workforce Development Council and is currently the President for the Organization of Women Leaders (OWL-Oahu). Her specialty focus on INDO-PACIFIC workforce development allows her to serve as a key thought-leader and advocate for underserved groups and is asked to speak nationally on issues surrounding Military to Civilian job transitioning, to include Military Spouse employment. 


Tiera Covington
President & Owner
Integrated Facility Services Hawaii

Tiera Covington is the owner and founder of Integrated Facility Services Hawaii (IFSH).  She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.  She was raised by her single mother and graduated from Pearl City High School.  She enlisted in the Hawaii Air National Guard right after graduating high school and served for 20 years as a Cyber Transport Systems Technician.
 
While serving in the Hawaii Air National Guard, Tiera joined ABM Onsite Services in 2001 as the Administrative Assistant.  She continued to work her way up through the company to serve as the Bookkeeper, Office Manager, Project Manager, Janitorial Manager and Hawaii Branch Manager.  Tiera was responsible for the overall janitorial and engineering operations where she managed over 300 employees. 
 
Tiera left ABM in 2017 and started her own facilities maintenance company, IFSH.  IFSH provides janitorial, landscaping, maintenance and site management services for residential and commercial properties.  Under Tiera’s leadership, IFSH grew from $54,000 in 2017 to $2 million in 2019, then to $4.9 million in 2021.  IFSH is projected to reach $6.4 million by the end of 2022.  In addition, IFSH received their 8(A) certification in October 2021 and plans to expand their growth in government contracting. In just over 5 years, IFSH currently has over 180 employees and services over 90 properties.  IFSH placed #6 as Pacific Business News (PBN) Hawaii’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2021 and #9 in 2022.
 
Tiera is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and Community Associations Institute (CAI).  She currently serves on the Board for Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) and the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO).  In 2019, 2020, and 2021 IFSH was awarded the IREM Workplace Environment Award for exemplary practices in leadership development, employee engagement, corporate culture and wellness programs.  In 2022, IFSH was awarded the IREM Corporate Innovation Award and Corporate & Social Responsibility Award.
 
Tiera encourages her employees, clients and residents to give back to the community. In 2020, they held an Aloha United Way campaign, Institute of Human Services donation event and also donated 100 produce boxes to various residents in need who were impacted from the pandemic.  In 2021, they collected donations across their communities for Hale Kipa, fundraised money for Make-A-Wish and Special Olympics Hawaii, cooked for the families at the Ronald McDonald House Charities and collected Back-to-School donations for over 50 schools.  In 2022, they collected donations for Ho’omalu O Na Kamali’i, a children’s shelter on Oahu, volunteered for the Hawaii Foodbank and fundraised for Special Olympics Hawaii. Tiera was recently recognized as an honoree for PBN’s 2021 Women Who Mean Business, PBN’s 2021 Business Leadership Hawaii Business Leader – Small Business and Pacific Edge’s 2021 Business Achievement Award for Businesswoman of the Year.