May 12, 2025  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT] 
  
2025-2026 UH Mānoa Catalog [DRAFT]

Administration



*Dates and institutions of degrees are listed under “Faculty.”

University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents

LEE, Gabriel (Chair)
TOCHIKI, Laurie (Vice Chair)
LOO, Laurel (Vice Chair)
WILSON, Ernest
HIGAKI, Wayne
HANING, William F. III
PALOMA, Diane
ABERCROMBIE, Neil
AKITAKE, Lauren
MIYAHIRA, Mike
FAUMUINA, Joshua

Former Presidents

POPE, Willis T., 1907–1908 (Acting) (Deceased); BS 1898, Kansas State; MS 1916, California; DSc 1926, Hawaiʻi
GILMORE, John W., 1908–1913 (Deceased); BSA 1898, MSA 1906, Cornell
DONAGHHO, John S., 1913–1914 (Acting) (Deceased); AB 1889, AM 1897, Marietta
DEAN, Arthur L., 1914–1927 (Deceased); BA 1900, Harvard; PhD 1902, Yale; LLD 1947, Hawaiʻi
CRAWFORD, David L., 1927–1941 (Deceased); BA 1911, LLD 1933, Pomona; MA 1912, Stanford; LLD 1957, Hawaiʻi
KELLER, Arthur R., 1941–1942 (Acting) (Deceased); LLB 1907, National University Law School; MS 1916, MIT; ScD 1942, Hawaiʻi
SINCLAIR, Gregg M., 1942–1955 (Deceased); BA 1912, LLB 1949, Minnesota; MA 1919, LLD 1954, Columbia; LLD 1951, Ohio State; LLD 1955, UC Berkeley; HHD 1956, Hawaiʻi; DLit 1960, Keio
BACHMAN, Paul S., 1955–1957 (Deceased); BS 1922, Ohio State; MA 1925, PhD 1927, Washington
WILSON, Willard, 1957–1958 (Acting) (Deceased); BA 1929, LLD 1961, Occidental College; MA 1930, Columbia; PhD 1939, Southern California
SNYDER, Laurence H., 1958–1963 (Deceased); BS 1922, ScD 1947, Rutgers; MS 1924, ScD 1926, Harvard; ScD 1960, Ohio State; HHD 1962, North Carolina
HAMILTON, Thomas H., 1963–1968 (Deceased); BA 1936, LLD 1961, DePauw; MA 1940, PhD 1947, Chicago; LHD 1960, Alfred; LLD 1961, Rollins College; LLD 1961, Colgate; DH 1967, Oakland U (Michigan); LLD 1967, Southern California
HIATT, Robert W., 1968–1969 (Acting) (Deceased); BA 1936, San Jose State; PhD 1941, UC Berkeley
TAKASAKI, Richard S., 1969 (Acting) (Deceased); BS 1940, Hawaiʻi; MA 1949, Columbia; MPA 1960, Harvard
CLEVELAND, Harlan, 1969–1974 (Deceased); AB 1938, Princeton; LLD 1956, Rollins College; 1960, Franklin and Marshall College; 1962, Middlebury College; 1962, Kent State; 1968, Arizona State; 1972, Korea U; LHD 1958, Alfred; 1966, Kenyon College; DCL 1966, American; LittD 1968, Pittsburgh
MATSUDA, Fujio (Deceased), 1974–1984; BS 1949, Rose Polytechnic Institute; ScD 1952, MIT SIMONE, Albert J., 1984-1992; BA 1957, Tufts; PhD 1962, MIT
YUEN, Paul C., 1992–1993 (Acting) (Deceased); BS 1952, Chicago; MS 1955, PhD 1960, Illinois Institute of Technology
MORTIMER, Kenneth P., 1993–2001; AB 1960, MBA 1962, Pennsylvania; PhD 1969, UC Berkeley 
DOBELLE, Evan S., 2001–2004; BA 1983, MEd 1970, EdD 1987, Massachusetts-Amherst; MPA 1984, Harvard
McCLAIN, David, 2004–2009; BA 1968, Kansas; PhD 1974, MIT
GREENWOOD, M. R. C., 2009–2013; AB 1968, Vassar; PhD 1973, Rockefeller
LASSNER, David, 2014–2024; BA 1976, MS 1981, Illinois Urbana-Champaign;  PhD 1998, Hawaiʻi

University of Hawaiʻi System Administration

HENSEL, Wendy F., President
THOMPSON, Nainoa, Advisor on Hawaiian Affairs
GOUVEIA, Jan, Vice President for Administration
HALBERT, Debora, Vice President for Academic Strategy
YOUNG, Kalbert, Vice President for Budget and Finance/Chief Financial Officer
LACRO, Erika, Vice President for Community Colleges
YOSHIMI, Garret, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
OKINAGA, Carrie K. S., Vice President for Legal Affairs and University General Counsel
SYRMOS, Vassilis L., Vice President for Research and Innovation
DOLAN, Tim, Vice President of Advancement

Intercollegiate Athletics

ANGELOS, Craig, Athletics Director; BA 1987, Brigham Young; JD 1990, Creighton
BALDEMOR, Vincent, Associate Athletics Director; BS 1992, DePaul; MBA 1995, Notre Dame; EdD 2019, USC
MANIN, Lois, Associate Athletics Director; BA 1990, Colorado State
TAVAREZ, Will, Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance/Eligibility; MBA, JD 2019, St. Thomas
CHANG, Teri Jean T. W., Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities; BEd 1982, Hawai’i
KURAOKA, Tiffany K., Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations; BA 2000, Claremont McKenna College

UH Mānoa Administration

HENSEL, Wendy F., CEO, University of Hawaiʻi
*BRUNO, Michael, Provost, BS 1980, New Jersey Institute of Technology; MS 1981, UC Berkeley; ScD 1986, MIT
QUINN, April N., Senior Advisor to the Provost; BA 2002, Hamline U; MIPA 2008, Wisconsin-Madison; PhD 2019, Hawaiʻi
ISAWA, Jenine, Fiscal Administrator; BA 1997, Washington
KAʻAI, Elmer, Director of Government Relations & Community Affairs, Office of the Provost, BS 1983, Hawaiʻi
KONO, Teresa, Interim CARES Director, BBA 2001, MBA 2005, Hawaiʻi
NUNOKAWA, Jill, Interim CARES Director, BA 1985, J.D. 1988, Hawaiʻi
SESOKO, Jennel, Director of Branding & Marketing; BA 2008, Seattle University
COFFMAN, Makenakauhaneola, Director of the Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, BA 2002, Stanford; MA 2005, PhD 2007, Hawaiʻi

Academic Excellence

*LYONS, Laura, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Excellence; BA 1985, Morehead State; MA 1989, PhD 1993, Texas-Austin
*MCKIMMY, Paul, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Academic Excellence; BA 1990, Hope; MA 1992, Bowling Green; EdD 1996, Western Michigan
KONO, Teresa, Director of Faculty Excellence; BBA 2001, MBA 2005, Hawaiʻi
*STITT-BERGH, Monica, Interim Director of Program Development and Review; BA 1989, Michigan; MA 1993, PhD 2008, Hawaiʻi
MORIARTY, Sarah, Executive Program Officer; BA 2005, Durham, North Carolina; JD 2008, Hawaiʻi

Enrollment Management

CHUN, Nikki K., Vice Provost for Enrollment Management; BS 2003, MSEd 2006, U of Miami
YOKOOJI, Robynn, Administrative Officer; BS 1985, Hawaiʻi

Research and Scholarship

SABINE, Christopher L., Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship; BA 1986, Texas A&M; PhD 1992, Hawaiʻi
WALTON, Chad, Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship; BS 1999, Northern Arizona; MBT 2002, U of Calgary; PhD 2006, Hawaiʻi

Business and Finance

FRENCH, Alexandra (Sandy), Chief Business Officer for Business and Finance; BA 1980, Reed College; MPA 1987, Lewis & Clark College

Student Success

*OLIVEIRA, Katrina-Ann R. Kapāanaokalāokeola, Interim Vice Provost for Student Success
CRICHFIELD, Theresa, Associate Vice Provost for Students Success and Dean of Students
*QUEMUEL, Christine, Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success (Student Diversity and Inclusion)
*OLIVEIRA, Katrina-Ann R. Kapāanaokalāokeola, Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Academic Success

Graduate Division

*MAEDA, Julienne K., Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science
*KAALOA, Rochelle Piʻilani H., Interim Associate Dean

Global Engagement

WHITE, Brent T., Chief Global Officer; JD, New York; and Professor of Law
YANG, Pauline, Operations Coordinator; BS 2019, Hawaiʻi

Academic Administration

School of Architecture

ZELL, Mo, Dean

College of Arts, Languages & Letters

*ARNADE, Peter, Dean
*BEREZ-KROEKER, Andrea, Associate Dean for Administration & Operations
*KONDO-BROWN, Kimi, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Shidler College of Business

*ROLEY, V. Vance, Dean
*DAVIDSON, Elizabeth J., Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
VARLEY, Richard, Director, Internships and Career Development
NAKATA, Unyong, Executive Director, Development Office
FITZGERALD, Deborah, Director of Internship and Career Development (Travel Industry Management)
SOMA, Rachel, Director of Professional Development Program (Travel Industry Management)

College of Education

*MURATA, Nathan M., Dean
*ORNELLES, Cecily, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
*NAKAOKA, Denise, Director of Student Academic Services
ABARA, Denise, Associate Director of Student Academic Services
TASHIMA, Sheryl, Chief Administrative Officer; BBA 1982, Hawai’i

College of Engineering

*MORIOKA, Brennan T., Dean; BS 1991, MS 1993, UC Berkeley; PhD 1999, Hawaiʻi
DURBIN, Steven M., Associate Dean; BS 1988, MS 1989, PhD 1994, Purdue
CHOI, Song K., Assistant Dean of Student Services; BS 1986, WPI; MS 1988, CMU; PhD 1995, Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

*OSORIO, Jonathan K. K., Dean
CASHMAN, Edward Makahiapo, Jr., Director, Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai; BA 1991, Hawaiʻi
*BEAMER, Kamanamaikalani, Director, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
*KAUAI, Willy D. K., Director, Native Hawaiian Student Services
*LOPES, R. Keawe, Jr., Director, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language

William S. Richardson School of Law

*NELSON, Camille A., Dean
*ANDRADE, Troy J.H., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
*NAKAMURA, Trisha, Interim Associate Dean for Student Services
CAROLAN, Kari, Director of Online Legal Education
GERRARD, Jill, Interim Director of Career Services and Professional Development
*SKILLING, Liam, Director of Academic Success
*SZYMCZAK, Victoria, Director of Law Library

John A. Burns School of Medicine

SHOMAKER Samuel T., Dean; BS 1976, St. Louis University; JD, 1979, Georgetown; MD, 1986, Hawaiʻi; MSM 2017, Stanford
*BUENCONSEJO-LUM, Lee, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
SEYMOUR, Corinne, Interim Associate Dean for Administration, Finance and Operations; BA 1983, MEd 2008, Hawaiʻi
*WARD, Steven W., Interim Associate Dean for Research
*WOO, Russell, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs at Hawaiʻi Pacific Health

College of Natural Sciences

*WILLIAMS, Philip G., Acting Dean
*SHERWOOD, Alison R., Associate Dean

School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene

*CERIA-ULEP, Clementina, Dean
*WONG, Lorrie, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
*FONTENOT, Holly, Associate Dean for Research

School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

*FLETCHER, Charles, Interim Dean
LEMUS, Judith, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
LERNER, Darren, Interim Associate Dean for Research
ANDAYA, Juanita C., Director of Administrative Services; BBA 1993, Washington State; MBA 2004, Hawaiʻi
LOPEZ, Anita, Director of Research Vessel Operations
GRABOWSKI, Marcie, Outreach Specialist; BA 2001, Missouri; MS 2005, Hawaiʻi
SAITO, Heather, Director of Student Services; BS 2004, MA 2006, Sonoma State

Outreach College

*SLAUGHTER, Tim, Interim Dean
*DOI, Saori, Interim Associate Dean

College of Social Sciences

*KONAN, Denise E., Dean
*ZHANG, Wei, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
*BARILE, John, Associate Dean for Research

Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health

*ORTEGA, Alexander, Dean
*HURWITZ, Eric, Director, Public Health
*NISHITA, Christy, Director, Center on Aging
*STOTZER, Rebecca, Chair, Social Work

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience

*GREWAL, Parwinder, Dean and Director
*CHAN, Catherine, Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
*BOWEN, Walter, Associate Dean and Associate Director for Research
ELLIOT-ENGEL, Jeremy, Interim Associate Dean and Associate Director for Cooperative Extension