{"id":149901,"date":"2021-10-19T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=149901"},"modified":"2024-03-15T22:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T08:33:24","slug":"new-pace-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/19\/new-pace-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship names new executive director"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Sandra Fujiyama<\/strong> has been named executive director of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>) at University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Shidler College of Business<\/a>, effective October 19.<\/p>\n

In this leadership role, Fujiyama will spearhead community outreach efforts, along with the board of directors and corporate partners, to elevate and promote entrepreneurship education, locally, nationally and internationally. She will also oversee the more than 20 PACE<\/abbr> programs that provide mentorship, training and resources to all UH<\/abbr> students and faculty. In addition, Fujiyama will direct the entrepreneurial programming at RISE<\/abbr> (Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs), a world-class innovation and entrepreneurship facility coupled with student housing, scheduled for completion in fall 2023.<\/p>\n