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. For 2006–2010, the Board's goals are to develop high-performing learning communities, increase professional development opportunities, promote technology and distance learning, and support PREL's organizational development.

Board of Directors

Mr. Vic Angoco

Mr. Vic Angoco

Vice President
Pacific Division, Matson Navigation Company
Hawai'i

Mr. Masa-Aki Emesiochl

Mr. Masa-Aki Emesiochl

Minister of Education, Republic of Palau
Mr. Paul Hadik

Mr. Paul Hadik

Director of Education, Kosrae State Department of Education
Mr. Nidel Lorak

Mr. Nidel Lorak

Minister of Education, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Dr. Mary A.Y. Okada

Dr. Mary A.Y. Okada

President, Guam Community College

Dr. Rita A. Sablan

Dr. Rita A. Sablan

Commissioner of Education, CNMI Public School System

Ms. Merwyden Suluai

Ms. Merwyden Suluai

Teacher, American Samoa

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. Henry Falan

Mr. Henry Falan

Senator, Yap
Mr. Arnold Yokbay Ken

Mr. Arnold Yokbay Ken

School Administrator, Yap State Department of Education

Ms. Kathryn S. Matayoshi

Ms. Kathryn S. Matayoshi

Interim Superintendent, Hawai'i State Department of Education

Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele

Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele

Director of Education, American Samoa Department of Education

Dr. Christine Sorensen

Dr. Christine Sorensen

Dean, College of Education, University of Hawai'i
Dr. Nerissa Underwood

Dr. Nerissa Underwood

Superintendent of Education, Guam Department of Education

Board Officers

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Updated on Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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