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Bernadette Baraquio

Creative Director, College of Social Sciences
Communications Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Bernadette is a veteran journalist and TV producer with twenty-five years in the business. She began working at UH in 2011 as a broadcast journalism instructor with the School of…

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Christopher Magnani

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Student Housing Services
Finance Committee, Operations Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

I have been in my career field for 36 years, starting as a firefighter and working my way through the fire service retiring as a fire investigator. I then worked…

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Carl Dionne, MSS Past Chair

Information Technology Specialist, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
Communications Committee, Shared Governance Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Carl is the Systems Administrator for the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. He has worked in the University of Hawai‘i system for twenty-three years, eleven years in Hilo,…

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Kristen Ferrer, MSS Executive Board Operations Assistant

Program Manager, School of Teacher Education
Executive Board, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Kristen is a program manger with the School of Teacher Education and has worked within the UH system for over ten years in various campuses and departments. She is a…

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Michele Inouchi, MSS Fiscal Administrator

Senior Fiscal Specialist, DSS – Administrative Services
Executive Board, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Michele currently works with the Administrative Services office in the Division of Student Success since October 2016. She previously worked on the University’s lower campus with the Business Office in…

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James “Tony” Hall

IT/Media Specialist, School of Cinematic Arts
Communications Committee, Elections Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Been at UH for over 15 years now and seen a lot of changes! I’ve worked with great people in many different units and departments over the years. My varied…

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Jaret KC Leong

Director of Mānoa Academy and Academic Pathways, College of Social Sciences
Elections Committee, Finance Committee, Operations Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Jaret is the Director of Mānoa Academy and Academic Pathways for the College of Social Sciences (CSS). He is also on the CSS Student Recruitment Team and UHM eSports Task…

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Kelly Nishimura

Marketing Specialist, Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success
Communications Committee, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Kelly Nishimura is the Marketing Specialist for the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success (OVPSS), where she leads strategic efforts to promote Student Success programs and initiatives across…

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Leah Taylor

Business Director, Department of Family Medicine & Community, John A Burns School of Medicine Health
Finance Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Leah has worked with the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, John A Burns School of Medicine since 2014 and currently serves as it's Business Director by managing it's…

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Lyn Nakagawa

Assistant Athletics Director, Athletic Training and Student Athlete Well-Being, UH Athletics
Finance Committee, Operations Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Lyn joined the University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department in October of 2007 as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. Since 2021, she has held the position of Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic…

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Marie-Guillen Guillermo

Graduate Advisor, Office of Public Health Studies
Communications Committee, Executive Board, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

I am excited to represent the diverse needs and contributions of our staff community. Having been part of this institution since my undergraduate days, I bring a unique perspective on…

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Kristen McCormack

Assistant Director of Admissions, Enrollment Management
Elections Committee, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Kristen is an Assistant Director in the Office of Admissions at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Originally from New York, she moved to Hawaiʻi in 2014 to pursue her…

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Richard Okubo

Fiscal Administrator, SEED
Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Richard currently works as the fiscal administrator for the SEED Office. Before that, he worked at PBRC-Haumana/MARC Programs and JABSOM-Family Medicine as an IT Specialist. As a new member of…

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Sarah Amend

Program Manager, Public Administration
Elections Committee, Finance Committee, Operations Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Aloha~ I have been with UH Mānoa since July 2024 working as the Program Manager for the Public Administration Program. I have been working in Public Service for seven years…

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Andrew Sensano, MSS Chair

IT Specialist, Outreach College
Elections Committee, Executive Board, Shared Governance Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Andrew has been employed at UH Mānoa for over twenty-two years.  His decision to serve on the Mānoa Staff Senate seemed to be predetermined since as a student here at…

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Seung Yang

Assistant Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Finance Committee, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Seung Yang has served at UH Mānoa since 2018 and is the Assistant Director for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). He oversees funding programs that support undergraduate research and…

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Shane Jackson

Undergraduate Program Advisor, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Finance Committee, Operations Committee, Outreach Committee, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Shane Jackson is the Undergraduate Program Advisor in the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene at UH Mānoa. He has worked in higher education advising and student services since 2012,…

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Whitni Weber White, MSS Senate Secretary

Instructional & Student Support Specialist, Outreach College
Communications Committee, Executive Board, UH Mānoa Staff Senate

Aloha mai kākou. My name is Whitni Weber White and I am an Instructional & Student Support Specialist with Outreach Collegeʻs Student Services department. I am eager to contribute to…

New Senators (July 2025 – June 2027 term)

  • Sarah Amend
  • Shane Jackson
  • Kelly Nishimura
  • Amanda Ponce
  • Trina Stets
  • Kristen Urata
  • Seung Yang

Current Senators (serving till June 2026 term)

  • Bernadette Baraquio
  • Carl Dionne
  • Kristen Ferrer
  • Marie-Guillen Guillermo
  • Tony Hall
  • Michele Inouchi
  • Jaret Leong
  • Chris Magnani
  • Kristen McCormack
  • Lyn Nakagawa
  • Richard Okubo
  • Andrew Sensano
  • Leah Taylor
  • Whitni Weber White
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