Unyong Nakata

Unyong Nakata is the Founder and Principal of Nakata Advisory, LLC, where services are focused on catalyzing business development and operational alignment. Unyong is driven by the core values of integrity, excellence, and compassion; her diverse experiences have cultivated a unique toolkit to compliment her innate drive to create clarity, alignment, and excellence through the most important asset – people.

Expertise

Unyong’s professional experience spans both the for-profit and non-profit areas. She has built and led teams in the areas Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Customer Service, and Supply Chain. Specifically in the non-profit space, Unyong expertise stems from creating high impact Advancement programs through alumni and volunteer management, private donations, integrated marketing and events, and strategic campaigns.

Unyong is proud to serve on the boards of the Salvation Army, Domestic Violence Action Center, Great Aloha Run, and the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business and Leadership.

Unyong has been recognized by Hawai‘i Business Magazine as one of the “20 for the next 20,” the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i as the “Young Professional of the Year,” Pacific Business News for “Women Who Mean Business” and “Forty Under 40,” and by the AFP – Aloha Chapter as the “Outstanding Professional Fundraiser of the Year.”

Unyong holds a bachelor of science in Microbiology and a master of business administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

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