Meet Your Local Board Members

By David C. Farmer, Hawaii Local President

Aloha Brothers and Sisters:

It’s my honor and pleasure to introduce your elected board members. Next issue we will introduce the officers and the national board member.

Becky Maltby

Becky is a multi-award-winning actor, singer and dancer, and SAG-AFTRA member since 1987. She has appeared in more than 60 theatrical productions and has had principal roles on shows such as Baywatch: Hawaii and Off the Map. Maltby has also worked on many Hawaii productions during the past several years as a background artist, and is the mom of fellow union actor Mickey Graue, who appeared on three seasons of Lost as Zach. She is honored to have served on the board since 2005.

Joyce Maltby

Originally from Chicago, Joyce Maltby has been active in theater since she was 7. Also a member of Actors’ Equity, she taught theater at UH-Manoa for nine years before founding Hawaii Pacific University’s theater program in 1992. Maltby has received 20 Po’okela Awards for acting and directing, and was honored with the Pierre Bowman Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. She has had many principal roles on shows such as Hawaii Five-0, Jake and the Fat Man, Tour of Duty and Blood and Orchids, for which she was also the dialogue coach. She is also the mom of fellow board member Becky Maltby.

John Nordlum

John Nordlum is a stunt performer. He started with Jack Lord on the original Hawaii Five-0. At that time he was approached by Lord to train local stunt people before SAG established a branch here. He started the Hawaii Stunt Association. After his work on Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum, P.I., Nordlum went to work with Tom Selleck on movies in different countries. He’s since returned and given service back to his union by serving on the board and getting involved with the local film industry.

Lisa Romano

Lisa Romano is a dancer, actress and writer. She has been performing since she was 5 years old. She has been a union member for many years and is a current card-holder in three major unions besides SAG-AFTRA. She is passionate about this business and devoted to her work on the board and to the beautiful state of Hawaii. 

Charles Uyehara

Charles describes himself as an “aspiring actor who happens to be an architect in his day job.” He has been acting since his youth and has studied drama at Diamond Head Theater and the University of Hawaii. He is a former board member of AFTRA and has been on the SAG-AFTRA board of directors since the merger. He is also chair of the local’s Agent Relations and Legislative committees.

This item was originally featured in the October 2014 local newsletter.