Katherine Ann Leilani Tuider is the Honolulu Biennial Foundation Executive Director and a CoFounder. She was previously an international recruiter for the CARANA Corporation focused on projects in economic growth. An innovative tourism specialist, Tuider authored Dominican Republic, a travel guide published by Other Places, 2012, following three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic. An advocate for making the arts accessible for all, Tuider has built dozens of partnerships across institutions and raised nearly six million USD to co-create Honolulu Biennial. Tuider received her BA from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Paris School of Business/ Institut d'études supérieures des arts.