Jennifer N.M. Ontai is an Operations Specialist in the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy at the University of Hawai'i. A graduate of Penn State University (BA in French and History) and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (MA in French), she is responsible for...

Xiaoxin Ivy Mu ( 穆晓馨) has been the International Program Coordinator in Graduate Division at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 2016. A NAFSA member since 2016, Mu served as the ISSS representative for the Hawaii/Pacific District from 2019 to 2021.

Aya Hara-Joesting is the Interim Program Manager of the Office of International Programs and a lecturer at Leeward Community College - University of Hawaii Community Colleges. Aya has been in the field of International Education for almost 20 years. She currently serves as a Two-year College...

Kalehua Kamakawiwo‘ole is an ESL Instructor at Honolulu Community College. She has 30+ years of experience in the field of international education. Kalehua has served as the Membership Secretary, Chair Elect, and is looking forward to her new roles as the Chair for the NAFSA Region XII Hawaii...

Greg has a BA in psychology from Wittenberg University. While in undergrad, he studied abroad in France. He went on to complete his MS degree in Student Affairs and Higher Education at Indiana State University. Greg has had 12+ years of experience working in residence/student life and advising at...

Kumiko Yabe-Domingo is Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Hawaii Tokai International College. Before her current position, she worked as assistant professor at Tokai University International Education Center in April 2018 - March 2021 and Director of International Programs at Hawaii Tokai in...

Sunhee Kim Fujii is an Assistant Faculty Specialist for the Study Abroad Center and College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She is the lead advisor for the London, Mendoza, Seville, and Yongin programs on campus. She received her BA in Korean and Japanese and an MA in...

Gonzalo started his involvement in international education as the Indiana University Leo R. Dowling International Center Coordinator in 2000. Since then he had had various roles as an Intensive English Program Manager, a Study Abroad Coordinator for Short-Term Programs, and a World Language...

Patrick Agullana is the Academic Advisor and Coordinator for the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. With over 19 years of teaching and experience, Patrick has taught internationally in Japan for 10 years. After returning home to Hawai‘i, Patrick has had...