Summer 2022 AmeriCorps Summer Associate VISTA Tagnawa Tutors
Brient Kealoha Hutchinson (He/Him)
Contact:
College Attending:
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Major:
BA Creative Media (Concentration in General Creative Media) FA22
Quote:
"“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu
Kody Kawasaki (He/Him)
Contact: vistakkawasaki@gmail.com
College Attending:
Colorado School of Mines
Major:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Quote:
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
- Ernest Hemingway
Diana Castañeda (she/her)
Contact: vistadcastaneda@gmail.com
Earned:
B.A. Astronomy (UH Manoa)
College Attending:
The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Major:
MEd Curriculum Studies
Quote:
"It's a sad song/We keep singing even so" - Hadestown
Emily Maluyo
Contact:
College Attending:
University of Hawai‘i at West O'ahu
Major:
BAS in Health Information Management
BA Public Administration -Healthcare
Quote:
"You only fail when you stop trying"
Elizabeth Jane Maluyo (She/Her)
Contact: vistaelmaluyo@gmail.com
College Attended:
University of Hawaii at West O'ahu
Major:
BAS in Health Professions
Pre-Medical Track
Quote:
"Dreams don't work unless you do"
Grace Chinen
Contact:
College Attending:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Major:
B.S. in Biology
Quote:
“Nothing that makes you happy is a waste of time”
Alden-Dominic Paroni (he/him)
Contact: vistaaparoni@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Major:
BA - Information & Computer Science
Quote:
“Please, be kind. Especially when we don’t know what’s going on.” - Waymond Wang, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Alyssa Anela Buccat (She/her/hers)
Contact:
College Attending:
Oregon Institute of Technology
Degree Completed:
AA - Liberal Arts - Exploratory Health Science
Major:
Pre-Medical Imaging Technology
Quote:
“Kindness is gift everyone can afford to give.”
Andrei Marcos (He/Him)
Contact:
College Attending:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Major:
Civil Engineering
Quote:
“I see now that one’s birth is irrelevant. It’s what you do that determines who you are.” - Mewtwo
Lynette Gaoiran (She/Her)
Contact:
College Attended:
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Major:
BAS in Health Profession - Pre-Med
Quote:
"Every accomplishment started with the decision to try."
Jalen-Rose Condes (He/Him)
Contact:
College Attending:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Major:
BA in Creative Media
Quote:
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sagan Kurose (She/Her)
Email Contact:
vistaskurose@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Current Major/Minor Program:
Biochemistry
Degree Completed:
AA in Liberal Arts
Favorite Quote:
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”
Arianne Castillo (she/her)
Contact:
College Attended:
Whitworth University, WA
Degree Completed
B.A. Psychology ℅ 2022
Quote:
“Gave me cookie, got you cookie.” - Nick Miller, New Girl
Zyrill Dayne Dela Cruz (she/her)
Contact: vistazdelacruz@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Washington
Current Major/Minor Program: Doctor of Pharmacy
Degree Completed:
BS in Chemistry (UH Hilo - 2022)
Favorite Quote:
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.” - St. Jerome
Aleksei Zuniga (she/her)
Contact:
vistaaZuniga@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Portland
Current Major/Minor Program:
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Degree Completed:
AA Liberal Arts (Leeward CC, 2022)
Favorite Quote:
“They say that the best blaze burns brightest, when circumstances are at their worst.” - Sophie Hatter
Leanne Aira Villanueva (She/Her/Hers)
Contact:
vistalvillanueva@gmail.com
College Attending:
Teachers College, Columbia University - NY
Current Major/Minor Program:
Master of Arts in Higher and Postsecondary Education
Degree Completed:
Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration - Management
& Associate in Arts - Liberal Arts
Favorite Quote:
“You only fail if you stop trying”
Kristine Orpilla (She/Her)
Email Contact:
vistakorpilla@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Current Major/Minor Program:
B.S. Computer Science ℅ 2025
Favorite Quote:
“Smile, it's free therapy.” - Douglas Horton
Bernadette Castillo (she/her)
Contact:
vistabcastillo@gmail.com
College Attending:
Menlo College
Current Major/Minor Program:
BS in Marketing, BS in Business Analytics
Favorite Quote:
“Don’t be embarrassed from your failures, learn from them and start again.”
Ashley Valois (She/Her/Hers)
Email Contact:
vistaavalois@gmail.com
College Attending:
Clark University
Current Major/Minor Program:
B.A. Political Science / Philosophy
Degree Completed:
AA in Liberal Arts (2021)
Favorite Quote:
“We are only as great as the doors we open.” - Barack Obama
Chelsea Nartatez (She/Her)
Contact:
vistachenartatez@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Current Major/Minor Program:
BS in Biochemistry
Degree Completed:
AS in Natural Science (Biological Science)
Favorite Quote:
“When your life is against you, always have grit and keep moving forward”
Leila Fernandez
Email Contact:
vistalfernandez@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Current Major/Minor Program:
Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Degree Completed:
AA Liberal Arts (Leeward CC, 2020)
Favorite Quote:
“If you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark that is all you will ever see.” ― Iroh
Marissa Nakamura
(she/her)
Contact:
vistamnakamura@gmail.com
College Attending:
Maryville University
Current Major/Minor Program:
Nursing
Favorite Quote:
“Trust the Process”
Jeyan Francis Cornelio
(he/him)
Contact:
vistajCornelio@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Current Major/Minor Program:
Materials Science & Engineering
Favorite Quote:
“Be the change you want to see”
Remelyn Fagela (she/her)
Contact:
vistarfagela@gmail.com
College Attending:
UH West Oahu
Current Major/Minor Program:
Bachelor of Education - Secondary Education (English)
Degree Completed:
Associate In Science In Teaching - Secondary Education
Favorite Quote:
“Even all the scars from your mistakes make up your constellation.”
Yazmyne Jaide Duldulao (she/her)
Contact:
vistayDuldulao@gmail.com
College Attending/Attended, State:
University of Hawaii, West Oahu
Current Major/Minor Program:
Secondary Education - Mathematics
Degree Completed:
Associates Degree in Liberal Arts (LCC 2022)
Favorite Quote:
“Sometimes we need a few bad days in order to appreciate the good days”
Joebe Sagabaen
Contact:
vistajsagabaen@gmail.com
College Attending:
Current Major/Minor Program:
Favorite Quote:
Raychel Bernardo
Email Contact:
vistarbernardo@gmail.com
College Attending:
Current Major/Minor Program:
Degree Completed:
Favorite Quote:
Chantelle Nartatez (she/her)
Email Contact:
vistachnatartez@gmail.com
College Attending:
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Current Major/Minor Program:
BS in Biochemistry
Degree Completed:
AS in Natural Science at LCC
Favorite Quote:
“Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success”