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Cohort 2025¨C2026

Loea Akiona, UH?West?O?ahu
Kaahu Alo, Windward CC
Jeanette Ayers-Kawakami, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Hilo
Valerie Barko, Kaua?i CC
Kasey Barton,?UH?²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Mahdi Belcaid, UH?²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Lynsey Bow, UH System
Merrissa Brechtel, Âé¶¹´«Ã½System
Ezralei Eugenio, Leeward CC
Stanford Fichtman, Kapi?olani?CC
Lori Furoyama, UH?²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Thomas Goedecke, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Maui College

Coty Gonzales, Honolulu CC
Garett Inoue, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Todd Inouye, UH Hilo
Ivy Mu, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michelle Nathan, Honolulu CC
Rebecca Romine, Âé¶¹´«Ã½West O?ahu
Wiliama Sanchez, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Jamie Simpson Steele, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michael Skinner, Hawai?i CC
Comfort Sumida, UH Hilo
Nicolette Van der Lee, UH System
Wei Zhang, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Cohort 2024-2025

Sarah Allen, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Ozan Atalag, UH Hilo
Franalyn Barnett, Leeward CC
Jeanne Batallones, Hawai?i CC
Darsh Dav¨¦, Kapi?olani CC
Pele Kaio, Hawai?i CC
Michaelyn N¨¡koa Hall, Kapi?olani CC
Liana Horovitz, UH Maui College
Carrie Larger, UH West O?ahu
Wilson Lau, UH System
Jaret Leong, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kenny Lopez, UH System
Mahealani Malepeai UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Karen Meech, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Siobh¨¢n N¨ª Dhonacha, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Mitchell Ochi, UH System
Michael Oishi, Leeward CC
Kara Otineru, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Ha?aheo Pagan, Windward CC
Jarred Prudencio, UH Hilo
Shaunte Sadora, Kaua?i CC
John Santamaria, Kapi?olani CC
Michelle Tallquist, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Mandy Westfall-Senda, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kamuela Yong, West O¡¯ahu
Drake Zintgraff, Honolulu CC

Emerging Leaders cohort 2019 - 2020

Cohort 2019¨C2020

Lisamarie Bensman, Windward CC
Jennifer Brown, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michael Cawdery, Leeward CC
Amy Cook, Kapi?olani CC
Aimee Grace, UH System
Camonia Graham-Tutt, UH West O?ahu
Jennifer Griswold, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kathleen Hagan, Maui College
Daniel Harris-McCoy, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Elisabeth Hutchison, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Warren Kawano, Leeward CC
Edward Keaunui, UH West O?ahu
Jami Kurtz, UH System
Femar Lee, Honolulu CC

Shara Mahoe, UH Hilo
Takashi Matsui, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kirsten Mollegaard, UH Hilo
Sunyeen Pai, Kapi?olani CC
Elizabeth Shaver, Hawai?i CC
Evan Silberstein, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Robert Silva, Honolulu CC
Sarah Simmons, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Derek Snyder, Maui College
Marnelli Joy Ulep, UH West O?ahu
Philip Williams, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Melanie Wilson, Hawai?i CC
Jian Zhou, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Cohort 2018¨C2019

Christine Beaule, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Eunice Brekke, Leeward CC
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Victoria Fan, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Davilla Gose, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Gary Holton, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Lisa Kanae, Kapi?olani CC
Chelsea Kay-Wong, UH Hilo
May Kealoha, Kapi?olani CC
Sunyoung Kim, UH Hilo
Sandra Knighton, Kaua?i CC
Kristine Kotecki, Hawai?i CC
Stephanie Kraft-Terry, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Ross Langston, Windward CC
Noa Lincoln, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Punihei Lipe, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Timothy Moore, UH Hilo
Kelli Nakamura, Kapi?olani CC
Gloria Niles, West O?ahu
Wayde Oshiro, Leeward CC
Christian Palmer, Windward CC
Cheryl Reeser, Maui CC
Brent Rubio, Honolulu CC
Thomas Scheiding, UH West O?ahu
Jean Schneider, UH System
Chad Walton, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Cohort 2017¨C2018

Pia Arboleda, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Bernadette Baraquio Hamada, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Harald Barkhoff, UH Hilo
Kelli Brandvold, Kapi?olani CC
Brenda Coston, Honolulu CC
Ricardo Custodio, UH West O?ahu
Angela Gannon, UH Maui College
April Goodwin, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Holly Itoga, UH West O?ahu
Kenneth Kaleiwahea, Hawai?i CC
Maggie Kaleleiki, UH System

Tiana Loo, Leeward CC
Tracie Losch, Leeward CC
David Ma, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michelle Manes, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Jeffrey Mexia, Kaua?i CC
Rachel Mullins Veney, Honolulu CC
Jill Omori, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Alan Rosenfeld, UH West O?ahu
Cheri Souza, Kapi?olani CC
Jane Ta?afaki, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Marianne Takamiya, UH Hilo
Lance Uyeda, Windward CC

Cohort 2016¨C2017

Jeffrey Ady, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Nicole Atwood, UH System
Jennifer Barnett, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michael Bitter, UH Hilo
Jennifer Byrnes, UH West O?ahu
Christopher Chan, UH System
Lexer Chou, Leeward CC
Kurt Dela Cruz, UH Hilo
Joseph Donaghy, UH Maui College
Reshela DuPuis, Hawai?i CC
Michael Ferguson, Honolulu CC
Dana Funai, UH System
Faye Furutomo, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Kami Kato, Leeward CC
Dana-Lynn Koomoa-Lange, UH Hilo
Michelle Matter, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Jessica Miranda, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Piyada Nonzee, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Pua Rossi-Fukino, Kaua?i
Indrajit Samarasingha Gunasekara, Kapi?olani CC
Jennifer Stotter, UH Hilo
Sheldon Tawata, Kapi?olani CC
Dee Uwono, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Stephanie Wilson, UH West O?ahu
Danny Wyatt, Leeward CC

Cohort 2015¨C2016

William Castillo, Leeward CC
Christine Chun, UH System
Kelley Dudoit, UH Maui College
Liloa Dunn, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Shirl Fujihara, Kapi’olani CC
Mariana Gerschenson, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Lisa Gillis-Davis, Windward CC
Samuel Giordanengo, Hawai’i CC
Brandon Marc Higa, Kapi’olani CC
Charmaine Higa McMillan, UH Hilo
Jacqueline Honda, UH West O’ahu
Michelle Isa-Atta, UH System

Ann Kennedy, Kaua’i CC
Brad Koanui, UH West O’ahu
Theresa Kreif, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Judith Lemus, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Mark Levin, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Alice Li Hagan, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Camaron Miyamoto, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Veronica Ogata, Kapi’olani CC
Siddartha Savara, UH System
Kiana Shiroma, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Jeff Stearns, Honolulu CC
Maile Taualii, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Cohort 2014¨C2015

Dennis Bolger Jr., UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Emmeline De Pillis, UH Hilo
Ryan Girard, Kaua’i CC
Farrah-Marie Gomes, UH Hilo
Vernadette Gonzalez, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Debora Halbert, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Susan Inouye, Kapi’olani CC
Helmut Kae, Leeward CC
Ronette Kawakami, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Andy Lachman, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Larissa Leslie, Hawai’i CC
Dorinna Manuel-Cortez, Hawai’i CC
Earl Matsushita, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Melissa Matsuura, UH System
N¨¡wa’a Napoleon, Kapi’olani CC
Blanca Polo, Leeward CC
Sherry Proper, UH West O’ahu
Kaleihiiikapoli Rapoza, UH Hilo
LaVach¨¦ Scanlan, Kapi’olani CC
Ku’ulei Serna, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Eric Shaffer, Honolulu CC
Leila Shimokawa, UH West O’ahu
Monique Tingkang, Honolulu CC
Denise Yoshimori-Yamamoto, UH System
Yang Zhang, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹

Cohort 2009¨C2010

Philippe M. Binder, UH Hilo
Heinz Gert de Couet, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Hugh H. Dunn, UH System
Ali Fares, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Grace M. Funai Honolulu CC
Sandra K. Furuto, UH System
Benjamin Guerrero, UH Maui College
Raynette Kalei Haleamau-Kam, Hawai’i CC
Mary Therese Perez Hattori, Kapi’olani CC
Elizabeth Heffernan, UH Hilo
Joshua Kaakua, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Bryan S.K. Kim, UH Hilo
Susan A. Lee, UH System

Jodi A.K. Mine, UH Hilo
Grant B. Murata, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Susan S.Y. Nishida, UH West O’ahu
Katrina-Ann Kapa Oliveira, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kay Ono, Leeward CC
Laurence Paxton, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Cynthia D. Quinn, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Brian Richardson, Windward CC
Elizabeth K. Tam, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Florence I.M. Thomas, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Michele H. Tom, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Ronny Umehira, Kapi’olani CC
Kanoe A.S. Wilson, UH Hilo
Julie K.Y.F. Yuen, UH West O’ahu

Cohort 2008¨C2009

Myhraliza Aala, UH Hilo
Denise Antolini, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Dulal Borthakur, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Laure Burke, °­²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± CC
Kasey Keala Chock, Honolulu CC
Doodie Downs, ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾± CC
Linda Furuto, UH West °¿¡®²¹³ó³Ü
Ruth Deborah Gates, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kristina Guo,UH West °¿¡®²¹³ó³Ü
Lori Lei Hayashi, Leeward CC
Vilsoni Hereniko, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Allen Hixon, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Christine Kulamanu Ishihara, UH Maui College

Angela Jackson, UH System
Mahealani Jones, UH Hilo
Valli Kalei Kanuha, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Stephanie Kim, UH System
Tammy Kuniyoshi, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Laurie Lawrence, Leeward CC
Laura Lees, UH Maui College
Bonnyjean Manini, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Beverly McCreary, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Susan Murata, °­²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± CC
Hans Nielsen, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Marie Ohta, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Carla Rogers,Windward CC
Jonathan Wong,Honolulu CC

Cohort 2007¨C2008 (Inaugural)

Harriet Y. Abe, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Elena Alexander, UH Maui College
Blake M. Araki, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kainoa Ariola, UH Hilo
Krystyna S. Aune, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Ruth O. Bingham, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Brenda Cartwright, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Diane Caulfield, Honolulu CC
David N. Chin, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Malia Davidson, UH Maui College
Kenoalani Dela Cruz, ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾± CC
Brian Furuto, Honolulu CC
Jonathan Goss, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Kelli Goya, °­²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± CC
Mary F. Heller, UH West °¿¡®²¹³ó³Ü

Debra Ann C. Ishii, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Richard T. Kasuya, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Cara A. Kawano, UH System
Erika Lacro, Honolulu CC
Adrienne S. Lee, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Barbara J.B. Leonard, UH Hilo
Kealalokahi Losch, °­²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± CC
Laura E. Lyons, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Jason E. Maddock, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Patricia McGrath, °­²¹³Ü²¹¡®¾± CC
Aulii-Ann Ross, Leeward CC
Barbara Ross, °­²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± CC
Linda Saiki, Leeward CC
Wendy H. T. Sora, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Karyn Yoshioka, UH System

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