Previous BOR RecruitmentsThe Regents Candidate Advisory Council of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ identifies candidates for the university system’s governing Board of Regents. The council presents pools of qualified candidates to the governor of Â鶹´«Ã½ from which candidates are nominated and, with the consent of the state senate, appointed by the governor.
The advisory council was created by Act 56, 2007 Â鶹´«Ã½ Legislature, in conformity with the amendment to Article X, Section 6 of the Â鶹´«Ã½ State Constitution ratified by the voters on Nov. 7, 2006. The council is tied to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ for administrative purposes. In 2013, Act 72 was passed to further define the candidate advisory council.
Eight members, including one ex officio, comprise the advisory council. They establish the criteria for qualifying, screening and forwarding candidates for membership on the Â鶹´«Ã½Board of Regents. The council advertises pending vacancies and solicits and accepts applications from potential candidates.
Lance Wilhelm was born and raised in Honolulu, Â鶹´«Ã½. He grew up in Waikiki and graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1983. Lance attended the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ and graduated in 1988 with a B.S. in Communications. A 25-year veteran of the Â鶹´«Ã½ construction industry, Lance began his career here in Â鶹´«Ã½ with the Kiewit companies and later became its Senior Vice President for Â鶹´«Ã½ Operations.
In 2014, he joined Irongate as its Managing Principal overseeing the firm’s current and future development operations in Â鶹´«Ã½. Then in 2017, Lance launched his own consulting firm, The Wilhelm Group, a multi-disciplinary consultancy and construction management company.
Lance currently serves as a trustee for Kamehameha Schools, Â鶹´«Ã½ Pacific University, and Island Pacific Academy, and is also involved with several non-profit organizations, including the YMCA of Honolulu.
He currently serves on several industry boards and remains active in the construction and real estate development industries. Lance continues to serve as an employer-trustee on a number of construction industry Taft-Hartley funds.
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