BTH Campus Contacts

Bridge to Hope campus contacts pose outdoors with the Honolulu skyline behind them; text below the photo lists campus contacts and additional staff not pictured.

Bridge to Hope Campus Contacts (2024)
Left to Right: Nicole Mitani (Honolulu CC), Cathy Wehrman (Kapiʻolani CC), Teresa Bill (鶹ýSystem & Mānoa), Wailani Walker (Hawaiʻi CC), Shane Payba (Maui College), Laurie Libarios (Leeward CC), Marcy Martinez (鶹ýHilo).

New in 2025 & Not Pictured: Craig Mitchell (Hawaiʻi CC, 2025), Lani Suzuki-Severa (Kapiʻolani CC, 2026), Raynell Espaniola (鶹ýHilo, 2025), Derek Galanto (鶹ýSystem, 2026), Ku’ulei Miranda (Windward CC), Loea Akiona (鶹ýWest Oʻahu), John Constantino (Kaua’i CC).

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鶹ýBridge to Hope Statewide Coordinator
Derek Galanto
2600 Campus Road | Honolulu, HI 96822 | QLCSS 211
(808) 956-9313 | bth@hawaii.edu
Last Modified: July 2026

Bridge to Hope Contact LIST

Bridge to Hope (BTH) is a statewide program available on all University of Hawaiʻi campuses.

Call or email your BTH Campus Contact for assistance and support.

University of Hawaiʻi BTH Campus Contacts

鶹ýSystem-Wide Coordinator

Contact: Derek Galanto

Phone: (808) 956-9313

Email: bth@hawaii.edu

鶹ýMānoa

Contact: Teresa Bill

Phone: (808) 956-9313

Email: bth@hawaii.edu

鶹ýHilo

Contact: Raynell Espaniola

Phone: (808) 932-7355

Email: rolivera@hawaii.edu

鶹ýWest Oʻahu

Contact: Loea Akiona

Phone: (808) 689-2676

Email: loea@hawaii.edu

鶹ýMaui College

Contact: Shane Payba

Phone: (808) 984-3496

Email: payba@hawaii.edu

Hawaiʻi Community College

Contact: Craig Mitchell
Derek Galanto

Phone: (808) 934-2728
(808) 956-9313

Email: craigm2@hawaii.edu
bth@hawaii.edu

鶹ýCenter: West Hawaiʻi at Pālamanui

Contact: Derek Galanto

Phone: (808) 956-9313

Email: bth@hawaii.edu

Honolulu Community College

Contact: Nicole Mitani

Phone: (808) 845-9137

Email: niwasaki@hawaii.edu

Kapiʻolani Community College

Contact: Lani Suzuki-Severa

Phone: (808) 734-9321

Email: sppkcc@hawaii.edu

Kauaʻi Community College

Contact: John Constantino

Phone: (808) 245-8245

Email: johncons@hawaii.edu

Leeward Community College

Contact: Laurie Libarios
Derek Galanto

Phone: (808) 455-0420
(808) 956-9313

Email: lauriel@hawaii.edu
bth@hawaii.edu

Windward Community College

Contact: Tehani Keanini

Phone: (808) 235-7476

Email: tehanis@hawaii.edu