West Sacramento, Calif. – Keoni Lee recently joined Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) Board of Directors.

Mr. Lee is the Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Investment Ready. He is a successful social entrepreneur and co-founder of ʻŌiwi TV, the first native Hawaiian language and cultural television station and media production company, where he produced original news stories and documentaries for over a decade.

Mr. Lee holds a master of business administration from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

RCAC board members serve three-year terms and may remain on the board for up to four consecutive terms. RCAC’s Board of Directors meets quarterly.

Founded in 1978, RCAC provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals and visions. RCAC serves rural communities in 13 western states and western Pacific islands. Services are available to communities with populations of fewer than 50,000, other nonprofit groups, Tribal organizations, farmworkers, colonias and other specific populations. RCAC staff provides direct services in program areas including affordable housing, environmental services, economic development and lending. To learn more about RCAC, visit http://www.rcac.org

Media contact:

Julia Helmreich, director
Communications & Development
(916) 529-7563

jhelmreich@rcac.org