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Mission Statement
At DnP, our mission is to provide Destination Management and Conference Planning Services that are quick to afford quantifiable results and a solid return on investments for our customers. It is our belief that we can fulfill this mission through a unique combination of industry vision, Hawaiian cultural expertise and the Aloha Spirit.

Why Us?
Our experience in planning and delivering the finest quality destination management programs includes over 30 years of direct hotel, vendor and visitor industry relationships. We've been in your shoes. We know what your needs are and we are focused at meeting them.

We're committed to providing excellence. This means being creative, detailed, informed, and in synch with your objectives.

Creative means developing a special program that is impactful, entertaining, fresh and unique as well maximizing you dollar spent.

Detailed means thoroughly dealing with all the little things as well as the big components of your stay in paradise.

Informed means we've formed a bond with the Hawaii Visitor and Convention Bureau and the major players in our visitor industry, linking us with the latest and best that our destinations have to offer.

In synch with our customers means our team is dedicated to first understanding your needs, and then committed to addressing them with thoroughness, creativity and most important, with a spirit of aloha.

We're also focused on extending and sharing our cultural spirit of aloha. This means ensuring your attendees are treated to the warmth, generosity, diversity, and heritage of our islands and it's people.

Principals

Laurie Jo Rogers, CMP, President & CEO
Having been born & raised in Hawai`i, Ms. Rogers brings her extensive hotel experience combined with her 3rd generational family heritage to the company offering excellence in Hawaiian hospitality and service.

Ms. Rogers is responsible for driving the company’s vision and for managing the day to day operations. She is also actively involved in the development of all production and design of each program. Ms. Rogers has had 24 years Hotel and Sales & Marketing experience in Hawai`i. Before establishing DnP in 2001, she was Director of Sales & Marketing at The Keauhou Beach Hotel.

Prior to that, she spent 12 years at the Mauna Lani Bay on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island as Director of Group Sales where she was annually recognized as ‘Top Sales Producer". She was also Vice President of Sales for B&C Wines and began her hotel career in 1978 at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.

Paul Carney, Director of Business Operations
Mr. Carney brings his many years of experience in the Hawai`i tourism market to assist in the delivery of day to day business and financial operations and activities.

He has over 25 years of service in the Hawaii tourism industry, most recently on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island and various leading hotels. His enthusiastic "can do with a smile and aloha" attitude has made him a favorite with visitors to the islands.

Bob "Lopaka" Rogers, Custodian of Business Affairs
Bob's responsiblities encompass financial and business planning, marketing and technology. He has more than 30 years of business management and systems development. He is the founder ('94) of MCRO Solutions, LLC, a software development and business consulting company based in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii.

Prior to this, he was a Sales and Marketing Manager for Kraft General Foods in Honolulu, Hawaii. His responsibilities included state wide sales and financial planning as well as heading up a sales team. He also has 13 years of sales with a locally owned distributor in the Hawai`ian Islands. He too, is a third generation kama`aina (resident) of the islands.

Ululani Centeio, Program Coordinator
Ms. Centeio also works along side of Laurie Jo to make sure all facets of programs and events are delivered promptly and efficiently. Her primary focus is customer service and event coordination. With master degrees in both English and Sociology, she has over 12 years of social services in the Hawaiian islands.

 

 

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