Class Notes - Professional Achievements

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Lee (Chen) Chen-Norman (1998)
Lee Chen (MFA ' 98 Theatre) After 9-year absence on stage due to raising her two sons (now 8 & 5) as well being a full-time ESL instructor, Lee returned to acting as the lead and successfully portrayed a 70- and 100-year-old character in the Chinese language play, "SpringSummerAutumnWinter" written by the famous Taiwanese playwright May Chang. The play is about a woman's life from 14 years old to 100 years old, covering about 100 years of Chinese history. It was Lee's first Chinese language play in the U.S. Lee also played lead character in two short films during the summer.
Submitted on Oct 2 2009

Robert Hobbs (1983)
Robert Hobbs (1983) writes, "Currently a visual information specialist in the Office of Communications, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I've been there since 1998, with a three year hiatus in Los Angeles, where I was a background actor on the TV show 'ER,' a computer salesman in Woodland Hills and an architectural visualization artist for the Broquard Studio in Beverly Hills. My second book came out in May: "Dark Art: Drawing and Painting Witches & Their Worlds" by David & Charles Ltd. Publishing. Currently working on several publishing projects and a new series of paintings."
Submitted on Sep 25 2009

Kamyau Chan (1981)
Kamyau Chan (1981) writes, "After I finished my PhD in theological studies in 2002, I was able to publish the book, 'Kiss God's Son: From the Structure of the Psalms to Its Structure,' which came out in May 2009. It's in Chinese and published by Tien Dao Publishing Company in Hong Kong."
Submitted on Sep 21 2009

Jason Nomura (1999)
Jason T. Nomura MD, RDMS (1999) was recently promoted at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del. He has accepted a position as the associate director of emergency medicine, critical care and trauma ultrasound, and associate program director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.
Submitted on Jul 16 2009

Ed Totten (1965)
Ed Totten (1965) teaches Japanese language at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif. "Come fall '09, I'll be teaching two sections of Japanese 1. Our daughter gave birth to a boy in March - our first grandchild - bringing us much joy."
Submitted on Jun 19 2009

Janice Crowl (1985)
Janice Crowl (1985) writes, "Currently I reside on Hawai'i Island. I'm a freelance writer and author of 'Container Gardening in Hawaii' (Mutual Publishing, 2007) and a children's book, 'Pulelehua and Mamaki' (Bishop Museum Press, 2009)."
Submitted on Mar 31 2009

Gary Powell (1994)
Gary Powell (1994) was recently named exeuctive director of the Caregiver Foundation - a Hawai'i-based not-for-profit serving the needs of family caregivers. He remains active in business and personal financial security consulting and is currently the president of CSI (Confort Security and Independence). Two of his children will be attending UH Manoa in the fall.
Submitted on Mar 21 2009

Bebi Sewdat (2001)
Bebi Davis (2001) was named 2009 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year.
Submitted on Dec 4 2008

Anna Mae Bell (1991)
Ann Bell (1991) writes, "I was included in the 2008 "Contemporary Author" series Volume 259 by Thompson Gale for my books "Handheld Computers in Schools and Media Centers", "Creating Digital Video in Schools" by Linworth Publishing plus 11 inspirational fiction books by Barbour Press and Heartsong Presents. "
Submitted on Oct 1 2008

Kai Wang (1996)
Kai Wang (MA '96, JD '99 Manoa), formerly a partner of the Hawai'i law firm Carlsmith Ball LLP, has joined the Hong Kong office of Morrison & Foerster LLP upon receiving her LLM degree from Harvard Law School. Kai specializes in the areas of real estate, commercial land use and cross-border commercial transactions.
Submitted on Sep 18 2008

Ryan Arakaki (1997)
Ryan Arakaki (AAT '97 Kapi'olani; BBA '99 Manoa) was recently promoted to director of marketing from marketing manager at Kelly-Moore Paint Company in San Carlos, Calif.
Submitted on Jul 28 2008

Leilani (Rivera) Banks (2005)
Leilani (Rivera) Banks (2005) recently accepted a position at GIS Research Laboratory located in USC as Lab Administrator. Leilani recently was employed at ANEW as an HR Generalist. "Seeking opportunity outside of Hawaii, we moved to L.A. and I was recently hired as the GIS Lab's Administrator. I will be doing office management and accounting as well as build their new website. The greatest challenge is forgetting to not sign my emails "Mahalo Nui Loa" and not missing being so close to the beach."
Submitted on Jun 13 2008

Lani (Kwon) Meilgaard (1991)
Lani (Kwon) Meilgaard (1991) writes, "In celebration of Creating Co-Powerment Workshops, LLC's, third year this summer, I have shifted away from a sliding scale payment system to a 'donations/love offerings accepted' way of service. This is in alignment with this work, which is meant to include, connect and build. As a transformational empowerment coach, I serve and support people going through transition to become aware of, fully embrace and align with their ideal lives."

She offers workshops and one-on-one consultations in Ann Arbor, Mich., California, Hawai'i and around the world. www.creatingcopowerment.com
Submitted on May 16 2008

Allen McDermid (1990)
Allen McDermid (1990, 1997) writes, "Moved to Tokyo in 2005 where I am now the Human Resources Director of Monolith Communications, a Tokyo-based video production and media support company with offices in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, and Australia."
Submitted on Apr 5 2008

Mary (Olsen) Kelly (1976)
Mary (Olsen) Kelly (1976) writes, "Mary Olsen Kelly just received the "Yoplait Champion 2008" award along with 24 others nationwide. The award is given to people who are doing exemplary work in the field of breast cancer education and advocacy. Mary is a seven year survivor who has written two books about breast cancer: Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul, and #1 Best Tools and Tips from the Trenches of Breast Cancer. She also wrote Path of the Pearl, a book about transforming adversity into pearls of strength, healing and beauty."
Submitted on Mar 23 2008

Earl Zablackis (1986)
Earl Zablackis (1986) "Promoted to director, analytical methods validation - U.S. of sanofi pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi aventis group. Responsible for analytical method validation practices for both U.S. and Canadian sites."
Submitted on Feb 25 2008

Anthony Pennings (1993)
Anthony Pennings (PhD '93) was given an Award for Teaching Excellence at New York University, where he has been on the faculty since 2002.
Submitted on Feb 23 2008

Ann Reed (1995)
Ann Cober Reed (1995) recently accepted a position as reference librarian at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located in Princess Anne, Maryland. She retired from Caroline County Maryland Public Schools in 2005 after 29 years as a teacher librarian. In the 2005-06 school year, she was employed with Boys' Latin School of Maryland in Baltimore. She began full-time faculty status at UMES on July 16, 2008.
Submitted on Feb 23 2008

Holden Lim (1989)
Holden Lim (1989) writes, "Holden Lim (1989) writes, "Holden Lim is a Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman, the real estate industry's premier independent real estate investment banking firm. Formed in 2007 when Sonnenblick Goldman merged with Cushman & Wakefield, the firm provides a full range of financial services, including debt and equity placements, joint ventures, investment sales for lodging properties and advisory services basis.""
Submitted on Dec 28 2007

Jennifer (Harney) Bredemeyer (1980)
Jennifer Harney (formerly Mills, 1980) is currently employed as Senior Research Associate at The Joint Commission, located in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois.
Submitted on Oct 20 2007

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