Dela Cruz appointed Government Relations Manager
Honolulu, HI – The Bishop Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Donalyn Dela Cruz as the Government Affairs and Community Relations Manager. Dela Cruz started at the museum earlier this month, bringing a variety of government and media skills.
Dela Cruz is a former press secretary to U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka and former Communications Director of the Hawaii Democratic Party. Most recently, she was the Principal Associate at Pacific Management Consultants, Inc., a local lobbying firm. Dela Cruz was also a broadcast journalist at KHON from 1997 to 2003.
Bishop Museum’s Government Affairs Director, Jenny Chock Wooton said, “We are thrilled that Donalyn has accepted a position at the Bishop Museum. Her passion for the Hawaiian culture along with her professional background is a nice fit.”
Tim Johns, President & CEO, added, “Donalyn is committed to the mission of the Bishop Museum and we look forward to having her as part of the team.”
Dela Cruz was born and raised in Wahiawa, Oahu. She is a graduate of Leilehua High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 2004, Dela Cruz studied Art History and Spanish Film in Seville, Spain. She worked in Washington, D.C. for two years before returning to Hawaii in 2007. Dela Cruz is currently a board member of Family Promise of Hawaii and a volunteer Camp Activities Director at the American Cancer Society Hawaii Chapter.
Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. Bishop Museum's mission since its founding has been to study, preserve and tell the stories of the cultures and natural history of Hawaii and the Pacific. Today, Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state and the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific, recognized throughout the world for its cultural collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs. It also has one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. For more information on Bishop Museum, please visit www.bishopmuseum.org.
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