Advisors and Staff

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

Kāʻeo Duarte

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

Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua

Trustee, Kamehameha Schools; UH professor

Michelle Kauhane headshot

Michelle Kaʻuhane

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President

Bill Reeves

Bill Reeves

Co-Founder of Unbound Philanthropy and the Learning Coalition

UH Advisors

PETER ARNADE portrait

Peter Arnade

Dean, College of Arts, Language & Letters

Vassilis L. Syrmos

Interim Provost, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

CHIP FLETCHER portrait

C.H. (Chip) Fletcher

Dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

NOELLE KAHANU portrait

Noelle Kahanu

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

COLIN MOORE portrait

Colin Moore

Chair, School of Communication and Information

MAYA SOETORO portrait

Maya Soetoro

Consultant, Obama Foundation

Karla Zarate-Ramirez

Karla Zarate-Ramirez

Associate Vice President, Major Gifts

Hema Watson headshot

Hema Kealohanuikaiama Watson

President, Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Staff Liaisons

Maile Au

Maile Au

Interim Sr. Executive Director of Alumni Relations, UH Foundation

Chips DeMate

Chips DeMate

Communications Director Hawai‘i Community Foundation

Lori Furoyama portrait photo

Lori Furoyama

Educational Specialist, OVCAA

Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Punihei Lipe

Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe

Director UHM's Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center

Dan Meisenzahl

Dan Meisenzahl

Director, Office of Communications

chad walton portrait

Chad Walton

Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research

Better Tomorrow Staff

ROBERT PERKINSON portrait

Robert Perkinson

Associate Professor of American Studies; Director, BTSS

Jess Bandol Headshot

Jess Bandol

Media and Events Student Supervisor, BTSS

Hannah Crishel Sambrano

AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow, BTSS

Ziyun Li Staff Headshot

Ziyun Li

Fiscal Student Assistant, BTSS

Carlos Osuna headshot

Carlos Osuna

Media & Events Student Assistant, BTSS

Alexa Dilly headshot

Alexa Dilly

Videography Student Assistant, BTSS