Roger Takabayashi began his first term as president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association in July 2003. As president, he presides over the Board of Directors and the annual Convention. Takabayashi is active in all facets of the Association’s activities, including providing day-to-day direction and serving as its chief spokesperson.
He formerly served as HSTA state vice president, secretary-treasurer and as a member of the Board of Directors. He also served as HSTA Honolulu Chapter President.

Takabayashi became a public school teacher in Hawaii in 1970. He has taught at the middle school level and is currently on leave from his alma mater, Sanford B. Dole Intermediate School, where he most recently served as a student services coordinator.

His public service career includes working as a lifeguard for the City and County of Honolulu. In addition, Takabayashi is an avid sport fisherman and master finish carpenter whose work can be seen in Sarento’s “Top of the I” Restaurant at the Ilikai Hotel.

He is the product of Hawaii’s public schools, having attended Dole Intermediate and Farrington High Schools. He earned a teaching degree in industrial arts from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado in 1965.

Mike McCartney, Executive Director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, began his professional career at HSTA where he was hired as a negotiations specialist and field representative in 1984. Since that time, he has contributed two decades of leadership experience and commitment to Hawaii as a state senator, state human resources director, the head of PBS Hawaii, and in the private sector.

Throughout his career, McCartney served on many community boards and has been involved with community and college sports programs. His civic leadership roles include, past chairman of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, board member and secretary of Pacific Resources in Education & Learning (PREL), past steering committee member of the Education Commission of the States, and Pacific University Board of Trustees. He served as a commissioner of the Honolulu Police Commission, chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and board member of the Carole Kai Community Foundation.

Other civic contributions include association with local organizations such as the Kahaluu Lions Club, Worldwide Okinawan Business Association, No Hope in Dope, Windward School Advisory Council, and Hawaii Justice Foundation.

He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including Freshman Legislator of the Year (1989) from the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, Hall of Fame for Education Excellence-DOE Windward District Exceptional Young Leader (1993), Good Guy Award for Open Government-Common Cause Hawaii (1997), and Lawmaker of the Year from Small Business Hawaii (1993).

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pacific University and participated in graduate studies at the University of Hawaii. McCartney was selected for a fellowship program by the French Government in 1993. He also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program for nonprofit leaders.