President
Justin Tao
jtao@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science

Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Favorite Quote: "Never burn your bridges, it's amazing how many times we have to cross the same river." - Stefan Urquelle from Family Matters

Interests: Ragnarok Online, Eating food, Piano, Ukulele, Saxophone

Extra-Curricular Activities: Watching Food Network, Playing music instruments, History Channel, Studying, Reading textbooks

Future Career(s): Health Administration

Fun Fact: My favorite food is a sandwich. A sandwich is very versatile and can be enjoyed by even the pickiest eaters.


Vice President
Derek Chun
derekc@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Finance

Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Favorite Quote: N/A

Interests: Health issues, especially regarding musculoskeletal rehabilitation; hiking; sports (such as tennis!); stocks; and traveling.

Extra-Curricular Activities: Honolulu Tennis League, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific

Future Career(s): Physical Therapist

Fun Fact: I’ve hiked to the highest point on Oahu (Mt. Kaala), which took eight dreadful hours. And this summer I traveled to India and volunteered in a clinic and at a slum school, as well as explored the surrounding cities during my free time.


Secretary
Loreto Coloma
lgcoloma@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): BS Microbiology

Graduation Date: Spring 2013

Favorite Quote: "Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss." -Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo)

Interests: Microsoft Excel, Pi, Music & Computers

Extra-Curricular Activities: PMA, Volunteering at Kuakini Hospital

Future Career(s): Primary Care Physician or Researcher

Fun Fact: I have yet to visit Loreto, Italy, but in Spring 2010 I happened to pass through Coloma, California.


Treasurer
Peggy Su
peggysu@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Microbiology

Graduation Date: 2013

Favorite Quote: "Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle

Interests: Korean dramas

Extra-Curricular Activities: Volunteering at Kuakini

Future Career(s): Optometrist

Fun Fact: 1. My left thumb is 1 cm shorter than my right thumb. 2. On my last night visiting Taiwan, there was an earthquake that made my hotel room sway to a degree that it looked like the room would collapse. I ended up sleeping under a table for 3 hours until I deemed it was safe enough to come out. I will not be returning there for a while...or at all.


Director Of Community Service
Marissa Agena
myagena@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): History, Political Science (Minor)

Graduation Date: May 2012

Favorite Quote: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”

Interests: K-Dramas, GLEE, and Politics

Extra-Curricular Activities: Sleep (when I’m not busy with work, school, or PMA)

Future Career(s): Health Care Public Advocacy


Director Of Medical Education
Arantxa Jan Medina
arantxa@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Art History

Graduation Date: Spring 2013

Favorite Quote: “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” -Theodore Roosevelt

Interests: Paddleboarding, kayaking, learning new languages, visiting New England in autumn, remembering the 90's :D

Extra-Curricular Activities: UHM Campus Tour Guide, Student Ambassador, Keiki O Ka Aina Mentor, Math & Reading Tutor, Summer 2011 New Student Orientation Leader

Future Career(s): Physician, Emergency Medicine

Fun Fact:When I get really sick and have a sore throat, or if I'm up really late or really early, instead of losing my voice, my voice ends up sounding like Lindsey Lohan's.


Director Of Student Relations
Ruby Sato
rsato7@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Pre-Dental Hygiene

Graduation Date: Spring 2014

Favorite Quote:“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.” –Denis Waitley

Interests: I absolutely love food. Any good suggestions to a great food spot are always welcome! As far as my other interests are concerned, basically I’m into dance, music and swimming. Pretty basic :)

Extra-Curricular Activities: Other than PMA, there isn’t a lot. I am an employee at A&F and occasionally I babysit haha. I’m a pretty boring girl.

Future Career(s): Hopefully a dental hygienist (fingers crossed >_<).


Webmaster
Blake Ishizu
blakej@hawaii.edu

 

 

Major(s): Finance/Biology

Graduation Date: Fall 2013

Favorite Quote: "Life's a beach, I'm just playing in the sand" -Lil Wayne

Interests: Music, Cars, Sports, Exercising, all that good stuff

Extra-Curricular Activities: PMA, FMA, Work, Competitive Eating

Future Career(s): Physician (Radiologist)

Fun Fact: I currently have an alien living in my car.

Previous Boards:

2010-2011
Valynn Pham, President
Nikolas Bonifacio, Vice President
Sara Watanabe, Secretary
Isabel Realica, Treasurer
Liana Kobayashi, Director of Community Service
Jessica Yuen, Director of Medical Education
Justin Tao, Director of Student Relations
Modesto Bala III, Webmaster

2009-2010
Sharon Chi, President
Valynn Pham, Vice President
Jennifer Lam, Secretary
Duane Dominguez, Treasurer
Nikolas Bonifacio, Director of Community Service
Elizabeth Abe, Director of Medical Education
Ivan Chik, Director of Student Relations
Andrew Itsuno, Webmaster

2008-2009
Andrew Itsuno, President
Janet Li, Vice President
Lorrance Majewski, Secretary
Michael Chan, Treasurer
John Patu, Director of Community Service
Sonny Ton, Director of Medical Education
Christopher Chow, Director of Student Relations
Cherie Okada, Webmaster