Dana Shapiro
Dana Shapiro is co-founder and CEO of the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative (HUC). Originally from a kibbutz or small cooperative farming community in northern Israel, Dana has a B.Sc. in natural resource management from Cornell University and a M.Sc. in cooperative business development from Ben Gurion University, specializing in organizational adaptive capacity. She has led HUC since its inception in 2016 to become one of the largest co-ops in Hawaiʻi and the leading breadfruit farmer organization.
Before the Cooperative
Dana is originally from a small cooperative farming community in northern Israel. She has a BSc in Natural Resources from Cornell University and a MSc in cooperative business development from Ben Gurion University, specializing in organizational adaptive capacity. Prior to founding HUC in 2016, Dana worked as a freelance rural and cooperative business development consultant in Hawaiʻi, supporting the formation and growth of numerous organizations on Hawaiʻi Island and Maui.
Dana‘s favorite part of being an HUC’s team member
Seeing the growth and abundance that develops through the extraordinary teamwork of our farmers, staff, and community.
Dana’s hobbies and passions outside of work
Yoga, soccer, gardening, cocktails, and being a mom to my two kids – Leia is 6 and ʻIo is 4.
