About Us

Email: kinkinen@inkinen.com

As President and Owner, Kathryn Inkinen created in 1992, and continues to build, a successful executive search and human resources consulting firm. Her professional foundation includes an extensive background in human resources management having held the top Human Resources positions for City Bank and the Kahala Hilton Hotel. She earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kathryn serves on the Boards of several community organizations, some of which include the Red Cross-Hawaii Chapter, Travel Industry Management Alumni Association at the University of Hawaii, the Better Business Bureau, UCERA, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. She is a life-time member of the University of Hawaii Alumni Association, the YWCA of Hawaii and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Kathryn is a past inductee to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Alumni Hall of Honor, College of Business Administration.

Email: akatekaru@inkinen.com

Ann Katekaru is a Senior Consultant with Inkinen & Associates. She joined the firm in 1998 and provides executive search and human resources consulting services. Ann is a Certified Representative in the use and administration of the Professional Dynametrics Program™, a personal styles profiling tool supporting employee development applications. Prior to joining Inkinen & Associates, Ann was a Senior Vice President in Human Resources for Bank of America in Hawaii. Her background includes more than 30 years of Human Resources management experience in the financial, real estate and health care industries with a breadth and depth of knowledge in a wide range of human resouces disciplines. She earned a designation as Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), through the Human Resources Certification Institute, the national accreditation body of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). Ann serves of the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii and Board of Trustees of the Oceanic Institute, an Affiliate of Hawaii Pacific University. She is also a member of the Soroptomist International of Waikiki and the University of Hawaii Alumni Association and served for over 10 years on the Board of Directors for SHRM(Society of Human Resorce Management), Hawaii Chapter and is a current member. She is a past Examiner for the Hawaii State Award of Excellence and earned a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Email: mbeams@inkinen.com

Mimi Beams brings to Inkinen & Associates an extensive business career in sales, sales management and marketing. With over 25 years in the Hawaii business community, she is respected and known for hiring, training and coaching award winning sales teams. Mimi’s strong background in broadcast media includes long, successful careers at KSSK and Cox Radio. Prior to joining Inkinen and Associates Mimi was Vice President of Business Development at the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii where she led the membership and events team. Throughout her career Mimi has had the good fortune of working with a wide range of companies. She has always enjoyed the process of learning and understanding her clients’ business and helping to solve their challenges. An active participant in Hawaii’s community, Mimi was a founding member of the Women’s Fund of Hawaii, the Professional Women’s Network and the Hawaii Women’s 10K Run. Currently she serves as President of the Organization of Women Leaders (OWL) and continues as President of the Advisory Board to the Sex Abuse Treatment Center. Other organizations she has been involved with include; Sales & Marketing Executives, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Food Industry Association, and Hawaii Advertising Federation. Her volunteer work has included the American Heart Association, Aloha United Way, Easter Seals and more. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Syracuse University.

Email: cmukai@inkinen.com

Christie Mukai brings valuable mainland search experience to clients at Inkinen & Associates since joining the Inkinen team in 2003. She has worked closely with client companies of various sizes and industries to fill technical, management and executive positions. Christie was formerly the Executive Search Manager for The Management Center in Northern California. There she conducted and facilitated significant searches primarily focused on positions such as CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors and CFOs. She also managed The Management Center's interim executive placement program called TempExec. Her professional background includes over 17 years of combined experience as an Executive Search Consultant, Recruiter and Human Resources generalist for companies such as Inkinen & Associates, The Management Center, Cheap Tickets Inc. and InterPacific Hawaii Retail Group. Christie is a member of the Hawaii Society of Business Planners, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of Northern California and the Mid-Pacific Institute Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization Ohana. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.