Fall 2016: UH Hilo welcomes 23 new faculty and staff to campus

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New faculty and staff were welcomed to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus at the 2016 Fall Welcome event Sept. 28.

Group of honorees with Chancellor and Vice Chancellor. Newcomers and Chancellor wear kukui nut lei. Fabric backdrop.
From left, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matt Platz; new assistant professors Patricia Kay Hensley, Margary Martin, Louis Lteif, and Matthew Knope; and Chancellor Don Straney. (Photo: Juliann Morris/University Relations/UH Hilo)

NEWCOMERS

Office of the Chancellor

  • Xinayan Wang, Administrative Officer.

Office of Maunakea Management

  • Joy Sayuri Yoshina, Administrative Program Support.

Academic Affairs

College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management

  • Michael Adrian Barnes, Academic Support Specialist.
  • Kealakaʻi Matsumoto, Animal Science Technician.

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Ozan Atalag, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
  • Matthew Knope, Assistant Professor of Biology.
  • Anita Leinwebe, Assistant Professor of Marine Science.
  • Jack Rossen, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.
Chancellor and Mackathy in kukui lei, backdrop of Hawaiian print fabric.
From left, Chancellor Straney; Mackathy Sabado, new accountant clerk in Administrative Affairs; and Budget Director Lois Fujiyoshi. (Photo: Juliann Morris/University Relations/UH Hilo)

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy

  • Chad Kawakami, Assistant Professor.
  • Reid Kubo, Information Technology Specialist.
  • Louis Lteif, Assistant Professor.
  • Lauren Peck, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice.

School of Education

  • Margary Martin, Assistant Professor.

North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center

  • Alan Ku, Testing and Technology Specialist.

School of Nursing

  • Dawn Frizell, Assistant Professor.
  • Patricia Kay Hensley, Assistant Professor.

Administrative Affairs

  • Kelvin Kubo, Air Conditioning Mechanic.
  • Mackathy Sabado, Accountant Clerk.

Student Affairs

  • Kerith Edwards, Mental Health Counselor.
  • Jasmine Gittens, Athletic Trainer.
  • Sarah Anne Lips, Research and Data Specialist.
  • Lydia Christine Mukai, Office Assistant.
  • Keani Santa Isabel, Records Office Specialist.
Group of people with Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, newcomers and Chancellor wear kukui lei, the backdrop is Hawaiian print fabric.
Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Gail Makuakāne-Lundin (left) and Chancellor Straney stand with newcomers in Student Affairs. (Photo: Juliann Morris/University Relations/UH Hilo)
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