Dean’s Advisory Council
Office of the Dean
Christine K. Sorensen Dean
Donald Young Associate Dean for Administration
Beth Pateman Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Paul Kingery Associate Dean for Research
Xu Di Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services
Mona Chock Assistant to the Dean
Mark Fukeda Director of Development
Paul McKimmy Director of Technology & Distance Programs
Sheryl Tashima Chief Administrative Officer
COE ADVISORY COUNCIL 2006-2007
Thomas Barlow, President and CEO
Pacific Resources for Education & Learning
Elisabeth Chun, Executive Director
Good Beginnings Alliance
Richard Dubanoski, Dean
College of Social Sciences
Clayton Fujie, Deputy Superintendent
Hawai‘i Department of Education
Janet Fullmer , President
College of Education Alumni Association
Patricia Hamamoto, Superintendent of Education
Hawai‘i Department of Education
Joan Lee Husted, Executive Director
Hawai‘i State Teachers Association
Jean Johnson, Chair
College of Education Faculty Senate
Walter Kahumoku III , Director for Community Building
Kamehameha Schools
Kristen Kawzcynski, Chairperson
College of Education Doctoral Student Association
Karen Knudsen, First Vice Chair
Board of Education
Meredith Maeda, Principal
Castle High School
Sharon Mahoe, Executive Director
Hawai‘i Teacher Standards Board
Dee Jay Mailer, Chief Executive Office
Kamehameha Schools
Alvin Nagasako, Principal
Kapolei High School
Mary “Beth” Pateman, Teacher Education Co-Chair (Elementary)
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education
John Penebacker, 1st Vice Chairperson
Board of Education
Valerie Sonoda, President
Hawai‘i State Parent Teacher Student Association
Robert Stodden, Director
Center on Disability Studies
Roger Takabayashi, President
Hawai‘i State Teachers Association
Carl Takamura, Chief of Staff
Office of U.S. Respresentative Mazie Hirono
Gail Tamaribuchi, Teacher Education Co-Chair (Secondary)
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education
Robert Witt, Executive Director
Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools
Donald Young, Director
Curriculum Research & Development Group
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education