Board of Directors
Michael W. Beasley, Esq.,
Chair of the Board PAF; Legal Counsel, Corporate law practice; Brigadier General, US Army, (Retired). Ethnicity: Caucasian
Alvin H. Pauole
Project Manager, The Hana Group, Missile Defense Project; Nuclear Engineer, Rocky Flats; Nuclear Munitions Plant, CO; Captain, nuclear submarines, U.S. Navy (Retired) Ethnicity: Hawaiian
Ethan Scott Kaleoikaika Katsumi Cooper
PAF & PAF Hawaii General Counsel, President, Haka Inc., Washington D.C., Service Disabled Veteran; Owned Small Business; Juris Doctorate, received May 1991, Columbus School Of Law; Ethnicity: Hawaiian
Herbert Lee, Jr.
President & CEO, Board Member PAF/PAF Hawaii; Former Executive Director PAF & PAF Hawaii. MA Political Science- Public Administration, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, BA Political Science; BA Psychology
Louis F. Perez III
Chief Financial Officer PAF & PAF Hawaii
EMBA, BA Finance, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Staff
A Dedication to Maura E. O’Connor
A Lifetime of Work Devoted to ‘Ohana, Students, Teachers, and Environmental Education
The Pacific American Foundation recognizes Maura O’Connor for her leadership, aloha, and special contributions as the curriculum team leader and teacher trainer during a 15-year tenure with PAF. She was an enthusiastic supporter and coach for teachers. She provided encouragement to adopt cultural place-based curriculums strategies with boundless energy and deep Aloha for people and students. Her lessons have inspired thousands of teachers, students and their families throughout Hawai‘i by integrating core subjects including math, science, social studies and language arts through a cultural lens and aligned to state and national standards. Please read on, and learn more about her work.