Mental Health Therapist

• Dec 2021 - Present

Retention Coordinator/Counselor

• Dec 2017 - Present

More commonly referred to as C.O.P., we offer a statewide entry-level freshman program that provides a summer and first-year residential college experience for individuals who are Hawaiʻi residents and who may not meet the minimum requirements for admission to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM), are academically under prepared, economically disadvantaged, represent a positive role model to communities underrepresented at the UHM, non-traditional, or in need of a structured college entry. COP provides a free, intensive 6-week summer academic and residential program, which is designed to prepare individuals for a successful freshman year at the UHM. Participants are required to live on-campus and enroll in classes focused on upgrading academic and social skills. Participants who successfully complete the COP program requirements are admitted to the UHM in the fall semester and advance to COP's First-Year Academic Program. During the First-Year Academic Program, students are required to live in an on-campus residence hall. Students enroll in classes on a full-time basis and attend group meetings and individual appointments with COP advisors. "One-stop advising" is available at the COP office on issues related to registration, career planning and exploration, financial aid, on-campus employment, and other concerns.

Project Coordinator/Counselor

• Jul 2015 - Dec 2017

COP provides an alternative pathway for individuals who desire to attend the UHM but who lack the minimum requirements for admission. COP provides a free, intensive 6-week summer academic and residential program, which is designed to prepare individuals for a successful freshman year at the UHM. Participants are required to live on-campus and enroll in classes focused on upgrading academic and social skills. Participants who successfully complete the COP program requirements are admitted to the UHM in the fall semester and advance to COP's First-Year Academic Program. During the First-Year Academic Program, students are required to live in an on-campus residence hall. Students enroll in classes on a full-time basis and attend group meetings and individual appointments with COP advisors. "One-stop advising" is available at the COP office on issues related to registration, career planning and exploration, financial aid, on-campus employment, and other concerns. The Pili Pono Native Hawaiian Scholarship program strives to support the educational goals of Kānaka ‘Ōiwi at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa by providing cultural enrichment activities that strengthen Native Hawaiian identity. Pili Pono offers academic advising and tuition assistance that aid in the advancement of Native Hawaiians in higher education. These components will build leadership, college readiness and balance amongst our Native Hawaiian student community.

Paraprofessional Skills Trainer

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

Provide 1 to 1 adult supervision to students who have behavioral health challenges to help them function in school, home, and community settings. The paraprofessional addresses skills of daily living, academic, vocational, behavioral, recreational, and community based activities subject to the goals and objectives in the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) for the student. Provide 1 to 1 adult supervision to students who have behavioral health challenges to help them function in school, home, and community settings. The paraprofessional addresses skills of daily living, academic, vocational, behavioral, recreational, and community based activities subject to the goals and objectives in the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) for the student.

Program Coordinator/Academic Counselor

• Jul 2013 - May 2014

NHSS provides the following services to assist our students on their paths to graduation: Academic, wellness, and career counseling and referral services; Tutoring; Internship opportunities; Community huaka‘i; Summer enrichment program for UH community college system transfer students; and Technology capacity building. NHSS provides spaces for our students to engage in the broader Hawaiian community in activities that are meaningful to their cultural identity and higher educational experience, in general. It is the hope of NHSS that by providing our students with these kinds of formal community engagement opportunities (and, hopefully, more formalized educational opportunities through developing our service learning arm and internship program) will help to reify their sense of responsibility to developing community through, again, higher education.

Program Coordinator/Counselor

• Dec 2008 - Jul 2013

COP provides an alternative pathway for individuals who desire to attend the UHM but who lack the minimum requirements for admission. COP provides a free, intensive 6-week summer academic and residential program, which is designed to prepare individuals for a successful freshman year at the UHM. Participants who successfully complete the COP program requirements are admitted to the UHM in the fall semester and advance to COP's First-Year Academic Program. During the First-Year Academic Program, students are required to live in an on-campus residence hall. Students enroll in classes on a full-time basis and attend group meetings and individual appointments with COP advisors. "One-stop advising" is available at the COP office on issues related to registration, career planning and exploration, financial aid, on-campus employment, and other concerns. The Manawa Kūpono program provides scholarships for Native Hawaiian students from at-risk communities to gain access to, and earn baccalaureate and graduate degrees from, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Academic advising and tuition assistance provided to assist in the advancement of Native Hawaiians in higher education.