The Better Tomorrow Speaker Series is administered by the Office of the Provost at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in partnership with the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and Kamehameha Schools.

COMMUNITY ADVISORS

Kāʻeo Duarte

Kā‘eo Duarte
Vice President of the Kamehameha Schools Community and ‘Āina Resiliency Group

Noelani Goodyear headshot

Noelani Goodyear
Trustee, Kamehameha Schools; UH professor

Micah Kane

Micah A. Kāne
Chief Executive Officer and President, Hawai‘i Community Foundation

Lauren Nahme
Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, Kamehameha Schools

Bill Reeves

Bill Reeves
Co-Founder of Unbound Philanthropy and the Learning Coalition

Sheila Sarhangi
Vice President of Strategic Communications, Hawaii Community Foundation

MAYA SOETORO portrait

Maya Soetoro
Consultant, Obama Foundation

UH ADVISORS

PETER ARNADE portrait

Peter Arnade
Dean,
College of Arts, Language & Letters

MICHAEL BRUNO portrait

Michael Bruno
Provost,
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

CHIP FLETCHER portrait

C.H. (Chip) Fletcher
Dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

ROY GAL portrait

Roy Gal
Assistant Astronomer and Outreach Coordinator, Institute for Astronomy

NOELLE KAHANU portrait

Noelle Kahanu
Associate Specialist, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Jon Matsuda
Program Specialist, Outreach College

COLIN MOORE portrait

Colin Moore
Chair, School of Communication and Information

Rodolfo Ramirez-Prieto
President, Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi

Raphael Raphael
UH Mānoa Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Ania Wieczorek

Ania Wieczorek
Interim Associate Dean, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Mark Willingham
President, Graduate Student Organization

Karla Zarate Ramirez headshot

Karla Zarate-Ramirez
Associate Vice President, Major Gifts

Staff

Maile Au

Maile Au
Interim Sr. Executive Director of Alumni Relations,
UH Foundation

Chips Damate-headshot

Chips DeMate
Communications Director
Hawai‘i Community Foundation

Lori Furoyama portrait photo

Lori Furoyama
Educational Specialist,
OVCAA

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Joei Gomez
Student IT Specialist

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Aleta Hammerich
Student Video Editor

Kaia Hutchison
Student Database & Fiscal Assistant

Brandon Ledward
Research Analyst
Kamehameha Schools

Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe

Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe
Director
UHM’s Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center

Dan Meisenzahl
Director, Office of Communications

ROBERT PERKINSON portrait

Robert Perkinson
Associate Professor of American Studies; Speaker Series Coordinator

Cheyenne Prater
Student YouTube Manager

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Alexandra Ruiz
Student Podcast Editor

Reanna Salvador
Graduate Student Communications Assistant

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Chad Walton
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research