Fall 2019 newcomers: UH Hilo welcomes new faculty, staff, administrators

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Gregg Chun, Ashley Magallanes, Nyssa Kushi, and Bonnie Irwin at event.
From left, Gregg Chun, Ashley Magallanes, Nyssa Kushi, and Bonnie Irwin at welcome event held Sept, 12, 2019. (Photo: University Relations/UH Hilo)

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo welcomes the following new faculty, staff, and administrators to campus for fall 2019:

Office of the Chancellor

  • Bonnie D. Irwin, Chancellor

Academic Affairs

Office of Academic Affairs

  • Lenore Puuohau-Pummill, Fiscal Specialist

College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management

  • Nicholas Krueger, Instructor
  • Cyra Macanas, Academic Support

College of Arts and Sciences

  • Leanne Day, Assistant Professor of English
  • Bradley Holland, Assistant Professor of Political Science
  • Christopher Knudson, Assistant Professor of Geography
  • Colby Miyose, Instructor of Communication
  • Kimberly Russell, Instructor of English
  • Raquel Zane, Office Assistant

College of Business and Economics

  • Deborah Hughes, Instructor of Accounting
  • Todd Inouye, Assistant Professor of Management
  • Benjamin Zenk, Instructor of Management
  • Sukhwa Hong, Assistant Professor of Data Science & Business Administration
  • Amirhossein Mohammadian, Assistant Professor of Economics

College of Natural and Health Sciences

  • Bryon Applequist, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
  • Scott Ferguson, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

College of Pharmacy

  • Robert Birdsall Jr, IT Specialist

Student Affairs

  • Yukiko Hanashiro, International Admissions Counselor
  • William Kelly, Associate Director for Residence Life
  • Frank Kuo, Assistant Director, Counseling Services
  • Amy McKee, Transfer Counselor
  • Calvin Slayton, Assistant Director of Aquatics and Motor Pool

Administrative Affairs

  • Kevin Hand, Electrician
  • Ivan Ng, Jr, Janitor
  • Deaton Silva, Air Conditioning Mechanic

Athletics

  • Paul Regrutto, Head Men’s Soccer Coach
  • Trek Rundle, Athletic Trainer

Office of Equal Opportunity

  • Ashley Magallanes, Administrative Officer

University Relations

  • Nyssa Kushi, Director of Institutional Marketing

Maunakea

  • Greg Chun, Senior Advisor to the UH Board of Regents, the UH President, and the UH Hilo Chancellor in overseeing the responsibilities of the UH System on Maunakea
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