Bernadette “Bernie” Valencia is the Vice President of Sales for Matson in Hawaii. She is responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing activities in the state of Hawaii, Matson’s largest trade lane.

Prior to moving to Hawaii, Bernie was the Vice President & General Manager for Guam and Micronesia. There she was responsible for overseeing the operations and sales activity of Matson’s Western Pacific and Micronesia regions, which included Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Okinawa, Japan.

Bernie is a co-founder of iCAN Resources, a nonprofit organization that employs and provides life skills to the disabled community. Bernie also serves on the University of Guam’s Board of Regents.