Provost’s Council

The provost convenes the Provost’s Council on the 4th Monday of every month to discuss campus-wide topics and initiatives with the goal of more closely connecting research, academics, student success, and enrollment management.

Members

Office of the Provost

  • Michael Bruno, Provost
  • April Nozomi Quinn, Senior Advisor to the Provost
  • Robyn Okumura, Executive Assistant to the Provost
  • Jennel Sesoko, Director of Branding & Marketing
  • Elmer Kaʻai, Director, Government Relations and Community Affairs
  • Teresa Kono, Interim Director, Mānoa CARES (Campus Awareness, Response, Education and Solutions)
  • Makena Coffman, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Resilience
  • Jenine Isawa, Fiscal Specialist
  • Cynthia Tang, Administrative and Fiscal Support Specialist

Office of the President

  • Wendy F. Hensel, President
  • Jan Gouveia, Vice President for Administration
  • Jennifer Rose, Executive Director of Equity Assurance, Interim Title IX Coordinator for UH Mānoa
  • Garret Yoshimi, Vice President for Information, Technology and Chief Information Officer
  • Tim Dolan, Vice President of Advancement and CEO, UH Foundation
  • Dan Meisenzahl, Director, UH Communications
  • Brent Suyama, Associate Director, UH Communications
  • Moanikeala Nabarro, Spokesperson, UH Communications
  • Lois Manin, Acting Director of Athletics (ATH)
  • Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu “Punihei” Lipe, Director, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office & Hawaiʻi Papa o ke Ao
  • Kawehionālani Goto, Interim Academic Program Officer, Hawaiʻi Papa o ke Ao

Mānoa Business & Finance (MBF)

  • Alexandra (Sandy) French, Chief Business Officer

Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence (OVPAE)

  • Laura Lyons, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Excellence
  • Paul McKimmy, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Academic Excellence
  • Monica Stitt-Bergh, Interim University Academic Affairs Program Officer
  • Teresa Kono, Director of Faculty Excellence, and Interim Director, Mānoa CARES

Office of the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management (OVPEM)

  • Nikki Chun, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
  • Jodie Kuba, Director of Financial Aid Services

Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS)

  • Christopher Sabine, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
  • Steven Durbin, Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

Office of Global Engagement (OGE)

  • Brent White, Chief Global Officer

Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success (OVPSS)

  • Kapā Oliveira, Interim Vice Provost for Student Academic Success
  • Erin Kahunawaikaʻala Wright, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & Dean of Students
  • Christine Quemuel, Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Amy Hubbard, Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Academic Success
  • Andrea S. D. Hazzard, Director, Mānoa Academic Advising
  • Mandy Westfall-Senda, Director of Student Affairs (Student Life Development)
  • Derek Furukawa, Chair, Council of Academic Advisors

Deans & Directors

  • Peter Arnade, Dean, College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL)
  • Marla Berry, Director, Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
  • Clementina Ceria-Ulep, Dean, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH)
  • Maureen ‘Mo’ Zell, Dean, School of Architecture (ARCH)
  • Megan Donahue, Director, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
  • Donald Drake, Interim Director, Lyon Arboretum (LYON)
  • Charles (Chip) Fletcher, Interim Dean, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology (SOEST)
  • Parwinder Grewal, Dean, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR)
  • Clement Guthro, University Librarian; Interim Director and Publisher, UH Press (UHP)
  • Denise Konan, Dean, College of Social Sciences (SS)
  • Darren Lerner, Director, Sea Grant College
  • Julienne Maeda, Interim Dean, Graduate Division (GRAD)
  • Brennon Morioka, Dean, College of Engineering (ENGR)
  • Nathan Murata, Dean, College of Education (EDU)
  • Camille Nelson, Dean, William S. Richardson School of Law (LAW)
  • Alexander Ortega, Dean, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health (TSSWPH)
  • Jonathan Osorio, Dean, Hawai’inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (SHK)
  • Richard Rocheleau, Director, Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)
  • Vance Roley, Dean, Shidler College of Business (SCB)
  • Andrew Rossiter, Director, Waikīkī Aquarium
  • T. Samue Shomaker, Dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
  • Doug Simons, Director, Institute for Astronomy (IfA)
  • Timothy Slaughter, Interim Dean, Outreach College (OUTREACH)
  • Naoto Ueno, Director, UH Cancer Center (UHCC)
  • Philip Williams, Acting Dean, College of Natural Sciences (NS)
  • Robert Wright, Director, Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics & Planetology (HIGP)
  • Tao Yan, Director, Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)

Governance / Councils

  • Brandon Reed, President, Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi (ASUH)
  • Isabelle Eiser, President, Graduate Student Organization (GSO)
  • Ben Wiseman, GSO representative
  • Kapuaʻala Sproat, Kualiʻi Council
  • Edo Biagioni, Chair, Mānoa Faculty Senate
  • Ann Sakaguchi, Vice Chair, Mānoa Faculty Senate
  • Andrew Sensano, Chair, Mānoa Staff Senate
  • Reynold Kajiwara, Vice Chair, Mānoa Staff Senate
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