Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706
Personal Phone: 808.754.7732
Pacific Business News (Hawaii) business reporter
Knight Ridder/Tribune (Washington D.C.) business reporter
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Hawaii) general assignment reporter
Hawaii magazine (Hawaii) production assistant/writer
Ka Leo O Hawaii newspaper (Hawaii), editor
Ka Mana'o newspaper (Hawaii), managing editor
Spa Health and Fitness (Waimalu) aerobic instructor and fitness coordinator
Master Degree in Education with emphasis in Educational Technology, Graduate Candidate December 2003, American Intercontinental University
Bachelor Degree in Sociology, University of Hawaii
Bachelor Degree in Journalism, University of Hawaii
Associate of Arts Degree, Leeward Community College
Attended Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Attended Red Rock Community College, Colorado
High School Diploma, James Campbell High School, Ewa Beach
New Hope Christian Fellowship Women Bible Study volunteer (Honolulu) current
Hale Kipa - Hapai Program volunteer (Ewa Beach) current
Hawaiian Humane Society volunteer (Honolulu) current
James Campbell High School cheer coach (Ewa Beach)
Waipahu High School cheer coach (Waipahu)
Project Dana - Hospice Care volunteer (Honolulu)
Holomua Elementary School volunteer (Ewa Beach)
American Cancer Society drive leader volunteer (Honolulu)
Hawaii FoodBank drive leader volunteer (Honolulu)
Hope Chapel West Oahu Women, Music, Teen, Small group volunteer (Ewa Beach)
Great Aloha Fun Run volunteer (Honolulu)
Hope Chapel Mililani Small group, Office volunteer (Mililani)
Hope Chapel Kapolei Small group, Women volunteer (Ewa Beach)
Filipino Community Center volunteer (Honolulu)
Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center - Lili'uokalani Trust drive leader volunteer (Waianae)
TriKids Marathon volunteer (Honolulu)
Muscular Dystrophy - Hawaii drive leader volunteer (Honolulu)
Hawaii Hotels Association volunteer (Honolulu)
Linda Lingle for Governor campaign volunteer (Honolulu)
James Campbell High School Christian Club founder and volunteer (Ewa Beach)
Leeward Community College Media Convention coordinator
USA Today All-American Academic Team Hawaii State Honor
All-American Scholar Award Recipient
Hawaii Newspaper Agency Journalism Award, Excellence in Feature Writing
Hawaii Newspaper Agency Journalism Award, Excellence in Editorial Writing
Institute of Political Journalism scholarship and program participant
Charles Hemenway Scholarship Recipient
Leeward Community College Honor Graduate
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
--- Jesus (My Best Friend)
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. You playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; It is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
--- Nelson Mandela, Inaugural Speech 1994 (A personal Hero)
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it."
--- Maya Angelou, writer (A personal Hero)
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts."
--- Abraham Lincoln, politician (A personal Hero)
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
--- Albert Einstein, scientist (A personal Hero)
"Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference -- with words."
--- Elizabeth Hardwick, journalist
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."
--- Ambrose Redmoon
