2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
College of Engineering Technology
D. Kimo Kippen
MS '93
Founder, Aloha Learning Advisors, LLC
Kimo Kippen, founder of Aloha Learning Advisors, is a thought leader, speaker and advocate for life-long learning and talent development. A native of Hawai'i, former chief learning officer at Hilton, recognized by CLO Magazine as Chief Learning Officer of the year - 2015, and former vice president of learning at Marriott International, Kimo has been creating life-long learning solutions for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
Kimo has served as chairman of the board for the Association for Talent Development (formerly, American Society for Training & Development) and currently is a board member of the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors. He is also chairman of the board for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), serves as advisor to Study.com, the Executive Advisory Board for Skillsoft and is program director for The Conference Board Talent & Organizational Development Executive Council (TODEC).
Kimo's passion for learning, facilitating and teaching has drawn him into the academic world as an adjunct professor at Catholic University of America, George Mason University and at Columbia University Teachers College where he serves on the Talent Development Advisory board. He is also lead facilitator for iVentiv HR Executive learning events (London, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York City).
Kimo has an MS in career and human resource development from RIT, a BS from the University of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's Post Graduate Program. Kimo's home base alternates between Washington D.C., Warsaw, Poland and Honolulu, Hawai'i where he and his spouse, Dorota Kowalska, regularly spend quality time.
2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
College of Engineering Technology
D. Kimo Kippen
MS '93
Founder, Aloha Learning Advisors, LLC
Kimo Kippen, founder of Aloha Learning Advisors, is a thought leader, speaker and advocate for life-long learning and talent development. A native of Hawai'i, former chief learning officer at Hilton, recognized by CLO Magazine as Chief Learning Officer of the year - 2015, and former vice president of learning at Marriott International, Kimo has been creating life-long learning solutions for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
Kimo has served as chairman of the board for the Association for Talent Development (formerly, American Society for Training & Development) and currently is a board member of the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors. He is also chairman of the board for the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF), serves as advisor to Study.com, the Executive Advisory Board for Skillsoft and is program director for The Conference Board Talent & Organizational Development Executive Council (TODEC).
Kimo's passion for learning, facilitating and teaching has drawn him into the academic world as an adjunct professor at Catholic University of America, George Mason University and at Columbia University Teachers College where he serves on the Talent Development Advisory board. He is also lead facilitator for iVentiv HR Executive learning events (London, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York City).
Kimo has an MS in career and human resource development from RIT, a BS from the University of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's Post Graduate Program. Kimo's home base alternates between Washington D.C., Warsaw, Poland and Honolulu, Hawai'i where he and his spouse, Dorota Kowalska, regularly spend quality time.