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Travis Brown
Travis Brown and Max Robinson created this scholarship to help students follow a similar path to the one they have. After graduating from Konawaena in 1999, Travis studied marketing at San Diego State University. Through his classes and role as a resident advisor, fraternity member, and cheerleader, Travis made a diverse yet tight knit group of friends and business partners. A few years out of college, Travis has already worked in the sports marketing industry and as a financial advisor on the US East Coast. Travis is currently working as the territory manager in San Diego for Borrmann Metal Center headquartered in Burbank, California. Travis is responsible for daily operations and sales for customers that compete globally in manufacturing, machining, and fabricating.

Max Robinson
Growing up in Kona helped to spark Max's interest in the world. After graduating from Konawaena in 2000, he went on to study international relations at the University of California, San Diego. During his undergraduate years, he studied abroad in Spain, did an internship in France, and spent a semester in Washington, DC. Currently, Max is using his education and travel experience to teach Social Studies and History at The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. He loves his job and draws inspiration from the memory of the extraordinary teachers that he had at HPA, Kealakehe, and Konawaena.

Travis and Max cherish their upbringing in Kona, and feel that their island spirit gives them a unique perspective on their educational and professional opportunities. They also feel that the choice to move to San Diego has been invaluable to their personal growth. Their college and career experiences have given both Travis and Max a more diverse group of friends, exciting career paths, and a broader perspective on the world. They would like to support students with a similar desire to pursue opportunities in California.