Attn: We Are Oceania (WAO), 720 North King St., Honolulu HI 96817 ajojoscholars@gmail.com (808) 430-2017

Team JOJO

Team Jojo 

Team JOJO (aka Founders Council) comprises of the original founders of the Dr. Joakim Peter Memorial Scholarship. We are a group of friends and colleagues of the late Dr. Joakim “Jojo” Peter who continue to volunteer in different capacities to sustain the scholarship serving as Scholarship Board members, Local Contacts, Donors, Application Readers, etc. 

ARKANSAS

Lynda Riklon
Community Leader, Marshallese Community

Dr. Sheldon Riklon, M.D
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

RHODE ISLAND

Joe Enlet, M.A
Former Consul General, FSM Consulate General Portland
Ph.D Student, University of Rhode Island

ARIZONA

Dr. Asinech Hellan-Pangelinan, OP
Optometrist

Mike Pangelinan, M.B.A
President, COFA Community Advocacy Network – Arizona (CANN-A)

CALIFORNIA

Dr. Vidalino Raatior, Ed.D
Coordinator of Study Abroad, San Jose State University

BIG ISLAND

Tulpe Day
Immigration Information Specialist, County of Hawaii

Masao David Ueda
President, Micronesians United – Big Island (MU-BI) 

KOSRAE, FSM

Paul Hadik
Education Consultant

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Dr. Natalie Nimmer, Ed.D
Education Commissioner, Republic of the Marshall Islands

CHUUK, FSM

Dr. LJ Rayphand, Ph.D
Dean, Caroline College & Pastoral Institute (CCPI)

Yvonne Pangelinan Houmwarek
Teacher, Xavier High School

OAHU

Dr. Mary Therese Hattori, Ed.D
Director, Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP), East-West Center

Jocelyn Howard, MSW
CEO, We Are Oceania (WAO)

Dr. Michael Levin, Ph.D
Founder, Pacific Web

Deja Marie Ostrowski, J.D
Staff Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii (MLPCH)

Dina Shek, J.D.
Director, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii; Faculty, UH Manoa Richardson School of Law

Innocenta Sound-Kikku
Community Navigator, Pacific Voices, Kokua Kalihi Valley (KKV)

Wayne Tanaka, J.D
Attorney

Dr. James Viernes, Ph.D
Regional Engagement & Development Officer, Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP), East West Center

Paulina Perman
COFA Community Organizer & Leader
Pacific Voices