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Photo image of two Wo Learning Champions at a table looking happy. Wo Learning Champions are selected from among faculty and staff at eight institutions in Hawai‘i: the seven community colleges and the Employment Training Center. The The first generation, the founding members of the Wo Learning Champions, served from January 2001 until May 2002. The The second generation, served from September 2002 until December 2003. The third generation, the current Wo Learning Champions, have been serving since January 2004. The Champions have been coordinated by Louise Pagotto from the outset.

Third Generation:
Mia Ako, Kaua`i CC
Cooperative Education Coordinator

Jo Ellen Cerny, ETC
Certified Nurse Assistance Program

Leticia (Letty) Colmenares, Windward CC
Chemistry

Michele Katsutani, Maui CC
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ounselor (chair)

Sharoh Moore, Kapi`olani CC
Counselor

Ida Yoshinaga, Leeward CC
Sociology & Women Studies,

Lisa Yogi, Honolulu CC
Early Childhood Education,

Second Generation:
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Robert Bachini, Windward CC
Instructor/Counselor, Student Services

Jerry Cerny, Honolulu CC
Program & Training Manager
Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training

John Constantino, Kaua`i CC
Instructor/Counselor,
Student Services

Kelli Goya, Kapi`olani CC
Media Designer/Distance Learning Coordinator

Sarah Hodell, ETC/WCC
Counselor, ETC/OCET

Beth Sanders, Hawai`i CC
Associate Professor, Accounting

Wes Teraoka, Leeward CC
Assistant Professor, Geography

Debbie Winkler, Maui CC
Educational Specialist, Acting Director Learning Center

First Generation:
Richard Carmichael, Kaua‘i CC Division Chair, Nursing Professor

Leigh Dooley, Kapi‘olani CC Assistant Professor, Writing/Literature

Ellen Ishida-Babineau, Windward CC Associate Professor, Language Arts

Sharon Fowler,
Employment Training Center, Registrar

Larry Fujinaka, Leeward CC
Associate Professor, Psychology

Vinnie Linares, Maui CC
Professor, Writing/Linguistics

Joni Onishi, Hawai‘i CC
Associate Professor, Accounting

Cynthia Smith, Honolulu CC
Assistant Professor, History

Wo Learning Champions Coordinator:
Louise Pagotto, Kapi`olani CC
Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences and Curriculum Management;
Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics

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Wo Learning Champions Website
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