About PREL

Board of Directors

PREL is governed by a Board of Directors that represents constituent groups in the 10 U.S.-affiliated entities in the Pacific which comprise PREL's Pacific Service Region: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Board members comprise chief state school officers, teachers, government and business leaders, and representatives from higher education, private schools, and the community.

The Board meets three times a year to review programs, approve budgets, make policy decisions, and set strategic planning directions.

Board of Directors

Mr. Vic Angoco

Mr. Vic Angoco

Senior Vice President
Pacific Division, Matson Navigation Company
Hawai'i

Mr. Lyndon Cornelius

Mr. Lyndon Cornelius

Director of Education, Kosrae State Department of Education

Ms. Rosa Lynne Florendo

Ms. Rosa Lynne Florendo

Teacher, Republic of Palau

Mr. Paul Hadik

Mr. Paul Hadik

Consultant, FSM Government, Kosrae, FSM

Mr. Clayton Kaninau

Mr. Clayton Kaninau

Director for the Curriculum and Instruction Branch for the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support, Hawaii State Department of Education

Mr. Vincent Parren

Mr. Vincent Parren

Director of Education, Yap State Department of Education

Dr. Christine Sorensen

Dr. Christine Sorensen

Dean, College of Education, University of Hawai'i
Mr. Joseph Villazon

Mr. Joseph Villazon

Director of Education, Pohnpei State Department of Education
Ms. Gardenia Aisek

Ms. Gardenia Aisek

Director of Education, Chuuk State School System

Mr. Masa-Aki Emesiochl

Mr. Masa-Aki Emesiochl

Minister of Education, Republic of Palau
Dr. Jacinta Galea’i

Dr. Jacinta Galea’i

Acting Director of Education, American Samoa Department of Education 

Dr. Hilda Heine

Dr. Hilda Heine

Minister of Education, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Dr. Mary A.Y. Okada

Dr. Mary A.Y. Okada

President, Guam Community College

Ms. Jackie A. Quitugua

Ms. Jackie A. Quitugua

Associate Commissioner for Instructional Services, CNMI Public School System

Ms. Taling Taitano

Ms. Taling Taitano

Interim Superintendent of Education, Guam Department of Education

Board Officers

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Board of Directors Meetings

December 13-14, 2011, Honolulu HI

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