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Kalāheo High School Foundation Board Honors Excellence Of Its Alumni
The Kalāheo High School Foundation Board recently hosted a luncheon at O‘ahu Country Club to present an Alumni Honor Award to Myah Moore Irick, Class of 1999, for her educational achievements and success- ful career in investment and wealth management.
educational opportunities for women.
The award recognizes the notable accomplishments of Kalāheo graduates and pro- motes school pride among students, faculty, staff and the community at-large.
The foundation board looks forward to an oppor- tunity to also present a 2022 award to Linda Elliott, Class of 1976, founder and pres- ident of Hawai‘i Wildlife Center in Kapa‘au on Ha- wai‘i Island.
Irick received a bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College, a master’s degree from Columbia Universi- ty, and a joint international master’s of business admin- istration with honors from Brown University and Insti- tuto de Empresa.
(From left) Kalāheo High School alumnus and state Board of Education chair Bruce Voss poses with retired teachers Sharon Ehrhorn and Beth Fincke; Shelley Moore and daughter Myah Moore Irick, who won the Alumni Honor Award; and foundation board members James Schlosser, Apolonia Stice, Brenda Lowrey and Martha Robertson. PHOTO COURTESY KALĀHEO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Advanced Leadership Initia- Universe Organization — in tive. Her experience as Miss 2003 inspired her ongoing Oregon — with the Miss commitment to promoting
About these alumni, re- tired Kalāheo principal and current foundation president Jim Schlosser states, “We are very proud of these two women who, with determi- nation and hard work, have achieved excellence in their professions — Myah by helping others achieve their own success and Linda by rescuing, providing state-of- the art veterinary care, and rehabilitating native winged wildlife.”
She also holds a certificate in financial planning from Northwestern University, and the chartered financial consultant designation from The American College of Fi- nancial Services.
Her prior experiences were as executive director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank and as a relationship manag- er at PNC Wealth Manage- ment.
bitions but to also maximize financial potential, provide for loved ones and help them give back to their communi- ties.
Professionally, Irick most recently joined Merrill Pri- vate Wealth Management to establish The Irick Group, where she focuses on pro- viding wealth planning strat- egies to executives, busi- ness owners, entrepreneurs, women, families navigating sudden wealth and a grow- ing list of professional ath- letes.
She also held several se- nior roles at Columbia Uni- versity, where she advised families on philanthropy and estate planning solutions.
Irick resides in Pennsylva- nia and spends much of her free time with her husband and three children. She also serves on the boards of the Carnegie Science Center, Energy Innovation Center Institute and Pitts- burgh Symphony Orchestra, and is a strategic partner to Investment News and The
Twelve Kalāheo alum- ni have received the hon- or award and, since many alumni have left Hawai‘i, only three have been award- ed in-person.
For Irick, this means be- ing resourceful and trusted while developing creative strategies to help clients to not only achieve their am-
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