Christy Chung has joined Maui Economic Opportunity as Chief Operating
Officer.
Her job is to manage, coordinate and support MEO’s day-to-day operations
and more than 30 programs in the agency’s five departments and offices in
Hana and on Moloka`i and Lana`i. She also is overseeing facilities and
ensuring contract compliance.
Currently, Chung holds the third highest leadership position in MEO behind
CEO Debbie Cabebe and Executive Director Maggie Batangan.
Christy Chung is MEO’s new Chief Operating Officer.
Across her career, Chung has led complex projects, coordinated
multidisciplinary teams and navigated regulatory and interagency processes
on Maui and the Mainland. Prior to joining MEO, she was employed by the
County of Maui Department of Public Works, where she oversaw infrastructure
projects, supported grant-funded projects and worked on wildfire debris
removal in collaboration with federal and state agencies.
Born and raised on Maui, Chung holds a Master of Landscape Architecture in
Environmental Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a
Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford
University.
Chung succeeds Gay Sibonga, who has taken the position of Chief Programs
Officer. The position includes managing MEO’s largest department by
programs, Community Services, which offers housing, utilities and wildfire
relief. Community Services also operates the BEST Program that assists
recently released inmates, Enlace Hispano that offers services for the
Spanish-speaking community, and supports kupuna through the Maui County
Planning & Coordinating Council Coordinator position.
Sibonga joined MEO as COO in 2017 after a long career with Macy’s Hawai`i. She
will be retiring in December with 9 years at MEO.