March 1-6

Presenter: Ms. Stacie Tamaru is a 2011 McKinley graduate who earned a Bachelor's Degree in Travel Industry Management from UH Manoa. She currently holds the position as Housekeeping Manager at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Due to the effects of the pandemic, her current position at the hotel has been on hold and she has been furloughed since May 2020. In order to keep herself busy, she started her own baking side business called Sugar Rush by Stucee. She is not a professionally-trained baker but has learned so much by continuously pursing her passion.

Presenter: Ms. Kelli Sunabe is a 2013 McKinley graduate. In high school she was a Center for Tomorrow's Leaders (CTL) Ambassador, student body corresponding secretary, Ignition mentor, and part of the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. Interested in learning more about how the fashion labor industry worked, she studied fashion merchandising, international business, and human resource management at UH Mānoa. Fueled by her desire to foster cross-cultural understanding and community service, she joined the Peace Corps and volunteered in China as an English teacher at a vocational college. Eager to find areas of international cooperation and laborer empowerment, Kelli is currently pursuing graduate degrees in public administration and international relations at Syracuse University, is a Spring 2021 intern for Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele, and will be a Summer 2021 Department of State intern at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, China. She also sits on the Advisory Board for CTL's Vanguard.

As a kid she would tag along with her Mom as they’d holoholo around town visiting thrift stores and garage sales. She enjoyed how fashion was a medium to express herself and found second hand pieces to do so while spending within a budget.

Presenter: Mr. Peter Quach is a McKinley graduate who currently works at Pearl Harbor. He graduated from the Auto Body Repair and Automotive Tech program at Honolulu Community College and is ASE Certified (Automotive Service Excellence). Working in the automotive field for 5-6 years he has also been employed for Lex Brodie's, Mazda, and Volvo.

Presenter: Mr. Albert Teruya of Teruya's Andagi will be leading this session. Teruya's Andagi is a locally owned and operated business first established by Mr. Teruya's mother, Mieko Teruya, in 1987. Growing up Mr. Teruya had the opportunity to learn about and work in the business. In 2016, he oversaw the transition from the old location in Shirokiya to the current location along Pensacola St. Since then, he has been the owner and operator of Teruya’s Andagi.

Presenter: Mr. Mark Miura is the new Cafeteria Manager at McKinley High School. He comes from an impressive cooking background spanning over 25 years. His most recent position was at the Prince Waikiki as the Banquet Chef and Chef de Cuisine. His profession brought him to the Big Island and Japan on multiple occasions where he had the privilege of cooking for the Japanese royal family. He also has experience with banquet functions for 2 to 5000 people.

Presenter: Mr. Mark Miura is the new Cafeteria Manager at McKinley High School. He comes from an impressive cooking background spanning over 25 years. His most recent position was at the Prince Waikiki as the Banquet Chef and Chef de Cuisine. His profession brought him to the Big Island and Japan on multiple occasions where he had the privilege of cooking for the Japanese royal family. He also has experience with banquet functions for 2 to 5000 people.

Presenter: Ms. Jodi Fong has taught at McKinley High School for 24 years. She started bullet journaling a few years ago to justify her pen and highlighter addiction. She currently does digital planning and applies bullet journaling techniques to her digital planner.

Supplies needed to actively participate: Composition tablet, journal book, or printer paper, colored pencils, highlighters, or pens.

You do not need to actively participate with the supplies in order to attend the session.

Presenter: Ms. Sheena Choy is the Fellows and Alumni Programs Coordinator & Student Leadership Facilitator at the Center for Tomorrow's Leaders, an organization dedicated to developing young leaders for Hawaii. She was born and raised in Honolulu and is a graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute. She received her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Pepperdine University and holds an undergraduate Certificate in Conflict Management from the Straus Institute for Dispute Studies Resolution. She is passionate about connecting cultures, and has explored Asia as a student, intern, homestay participant, and teacher. In her free time, she loves doing yoga, reading, hiking, and having discussions about soul.

Presenters: Mr. Austin Kino was born and raised in Maunalua Bay, Oahu, and is an ocean voyager and entrepreneur. Mr. Kino has been a crew member aboard Hawaii's double hulled voyaging canoe the Hokule’a since 2006, sailing around the world in the Malama Honua voyage as an apprentice navigator. Co- founder of Huli the Movement, an environmental education program that provides students with environmental education field days, Mr. Kino aims to reconnect young people to their aina (land). Drawing on his paddling and voyaging roots he started Holokino Hawaii which offers canoe sailing experiences to customers seeking adventure and an understanding of traditional way finding

Ms. Shannah Young is a 2012 graduate of McKinley High School. She has a degree in Environmental Studies from Washington State and now lives in San Francisco, California. Six years ago, she made a decision to break the dysfunctional cycles of her family and began seeking what it meant to live a meaningful life. She has learned a lot on the way on what it takes to go after one's potential, have healthy loving relationships, and be confident in oneself. Through paddling, she has developed a love of the ocean and can easily say it is her second home. When things ever got tough, as we all know will happen, she asked herself many times what it meant to be the navigator of her own life. She is a strong believer that we all have the power to live our best lives and her mission is to live out her own greatness so others know they can as well.

Presenter: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Manny Pulido is a 1990 McKinley graduate and the JROTC Senior Army Instructor. He has served as the Chief of Strategy and Network Architecture (J681) and Deputy Chief, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber (C4) Strategy, Integration, Resources, and Requirements Division (J68), Headquarters United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Camp H.M. Smith, HI. He also served as the Executive Officer to the Director of Architecture, Operations, Networks and Space (AONS), Office of the U.S. Army Chief Information Officer/G-6, Pentagon, Washington D.C. LtCol. Pulido was responsible for C4 support across the largest regional combatant command enabling joint and coalition operations. In this capacity, he led USINDOPACOM’s digital strategy, technology roadmap, C4 resourcing, and requirements programs supporting 375,000 joint warfighters at the headquarters, four component commands, four sub-unified commands and all joint task forces. He has earned a Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) from Hawaii Pacific University and is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v8).

Presenter: Sgt. Ken Takemura is a recruiter with the Hawaii Army National Guard and a 2011 McKinley graduate. He joined the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2012 as a Field Artilleryman and started his recruiting career in 2018. During his free time he enjoys staying physical by rock climbing and body surfing. He also balances this out with DIY projects; his most recent one being how to make rugs.

Presenter: Mr. Scott Takata is a teacher at McKinley High School. He earned his degrees in Music at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has been involved in the Music Industry for over 40 years. As a performer and educator, he believes that music is more important than ever during the pandemic and would like to help students achieve their musical aspirations.

Presenter: Ms. Jen May Pastores is a documentary photographer and writer rooted in Hawaiʻi. Her background in journalism and photography led her down a path of storytelling: as an artist, a mentor, a poet, and as a daughter collecting her family’s history. Her business, Jen May Photography, was established in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Since then Jen May has photographed hundreds of weddings and portraits, and projects covering community work, cultural events, destination weddings, and intimate celebrations. Over the years, her work has been published and exhibited throughout the country and internationally, including a month-long residency in Cambodia. Her background in teaching photography includes working with youth of all ages, especially with high school students who are interested in visual storytelling. Locally, her work was exhibited at Aupuni Space, Single Double, Chinatown Artists Lofts, Bloomingdales Ala Moana, and Manifest to name a few.

Presenters: Ms. Kelli Sunabe is a proud 2013 McKinley graduate. In high school she was a Center for Tomorrow's Leaders (CTL) Ambassador, student body corresponding secretary, Ignition mentor, and part of the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. Interested in learning more about how the fashion labor industry worked, she studied fashion merchandising, international business, and human resource management at UH Mānoa. Fueled by her desire to foster cross-cultural understanding and community service, she joined the Peace Corps and volunteered in China as an English teacher at a vocational college. Eager to find areas of international cooperation and laborer empowerment, Kelli is currently pursuing graduate degrees in public administration and international relations at Syracuse University, is a Spring 2021 intern for Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele, and will be a Summer 2021 Department of State intern at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, China. She also sits on the Advisory Board for CTL's Vanguard.

Ms. Jessica Van is a proud 2013 McKinley graduate. She was born and raised in Kalihi, Hawaii and currently lives in foggy San Francisco. In high school, you would find Jessica heavily involved in community service and leadership, as well as at a practice on the McKinley Cheerleading team. Jessica will be graduating this June with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, and will be moving to Seattle for a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Despite being far from home, Jessica always finds her way back to Hawaii. She is a first generation to college student and has a deep appreciation for mentorship. As a result, you will always find her involved in multiple organizations that help students achieve higher education. She strongly believes that her years spent at McKinley High School gave her the foundation to be successful today.

Ms. Trisha Ramelb is a proud 2017 McKinley graduate and a proud alumnus of the CTL Ambassadors program and the McKinley Wind Ensemble. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in History at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa. Her experience in peer advising exploratory freshmen at UH Manoa fuels her interest in helping students identify their passion and providing support to students as they navigate higher education. She is excited to help high school students prepare for the new and exciting chapter in their life!